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NFL mock draft 2026: Cleveland Browns select KC Concepcion, WR, TAMU
The Browns add some serious juice with Texas A&M WR KC Concepcion in the SB Nation Community Mock Draft.
As we do every draft season, all 32 NFL sites at SB Nation come together to fill out an entire first-round mock draft leading up to the actual event that takes place from April 23-25. One by one, our site managers will make their picks and provide their reasoning behind the selection. From there, I will provide further analysis on top of giving a final opinion on the pick!
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With the 24th overall pick in the 2026 SB Nation Community Mock Draft, Dawgs By Nature’s Chris Pokorny and the Cleveland Browns select KC Concepcion, wide receiver, Texas A&M!
Pokorny’s analysis:
SB Nation NFL Mock Draft: With the 24th pick the Cleveland Browns select...
KC Concepcion, WR, Texas A&M
I remain heavily on board with the Browns exiting the first round of this year's draft with an offensive tackle and a wide receiver. It doesn't matter what order it happens in. In this case, the Browns selected OT Monroe Freeling at No. 6 overall, and then a fair amount of wide receivers were still available here, like KC Concepcion, David Boston, and Omar Cooper. They each have varying strengths, but I like incorporating Concepcion's speed into the mix to help create some misdirections in the offensive playbook.
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My analysis: Concepcion is the best separator in this class and that’s a heck of a useful option in the passing game for any quarterback. His speed off the line of scrimmage will threaten any cornerback to worry about getting beat deep and his suddenness to snap off routes in the short to intermediate areas only make him that much frustrating as a cover. He really forces defenders into tough spot, keeping them from ever being able to guess on a route or else he’s taking it to the house.
The Browns defense will always have a floor with the likes of Myles Garrett rushing the passer, but the offense could use some extra juice to pair with running back Quinshon Judkins, tight end Harold Fannin Jr., and fellow wideout Jerry Jeudy.
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