Experts Say Texas A&M's Kevin Concepcion Primed for Breakout Season
Experts Say Texas A&M's Kevin Concepcion Primed for Breakout Season originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
The Texas A&M football squad averaged just over 30 points and just under 400 offensive yards per game in 2024.
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Experts say the Aggies could be even more explosive in 2025 — for a number of reasons:
It will be head coach Mike Elko's second season on the sidelines after coming over from Duke after 2023.
It will be quarterback Marcel Reed's second full season behind an offensive line returning all five starters.
2024 leading receiver Noah Thomas is returning after 39 catches for 574 yards and eight touchdowns.
Leading rusher Le'Veon Moss returns after going for 10 touchdowns and 906 yards from scrimmage.
These are important factors. However, the rocket fuel in the Aggies' 2025 attack is likely to come from three Top-50 pass catchers the program gained in the offseason transfer portal. These include Mario Craver and Micah Hudson, from Mississippi State and Texas Tech, respectively, and high NFL draft prospect Kevin Concepcion.
North Carolina State Wolfpack wide receiver Kevin Concepcion (10) transferred to Texas A&M for 2025.Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images
A transfer from NC State, Concepcion is ranked solidly in the top 10 among all NCAA receivers. ESPN has him at No.10. NFL Draft Buzz pinned him at No. 9. And On3 listed the former Wolfback snagger as the third-best receiver in the 2024 transfer portal.
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On June 12, Pro Football Focus — better known as PFF.com — listed Concepcion as one of its 10 Impact Transfer Portal Players to Know. Yes, that's a mouthful. Nevertheless, Aggies nation should be pumped about Concepcion's upside.
Concepcion was the 2023 ACC Rookie of the Year, and earned second-team All-ACC honors as a true freshman. That year, he also broke the NC State freshman record with 71 catches, 839 yards, and 10 TDs.
On June 4, Elko talked to reporters about Concepcion at a Houston Coach's night. He had coached against 'KC' in 2023, when his Duke team smothered NC State 24-3. The freshman wideout still had 99 total yards that night, on six catches and four rushing attempts.
'I played against (Concepcion) his freshman year at Duke,' Elko said. 'He has been a really mature kid. He has that captain make-up.'
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He's also a breakaway bandit. PFF.com noted in its June 12 article that, since 2023, Concepcion is second in YAC (yards-after-catch) with 792, and is 14th in receiving touchdowns, with 16. That's not all. The versatile Concepcion ranks third among all returning wideouts in rushing yards with 357.
He's a vial of nitroglycerin in an offensive room stacked with dynamite.
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Related: Texas A&M Football: 2025 Preview – Offensive Expectations
This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 12, 2025, where it first appeared.
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