KC Concepcion is off to the NFL after a huge year at Texas A&M with 919 yards, nine touchdowns, and two punt-return scores that flipped games fast.
Texas A&M is still staring at the wreckage of a season that felt like it was building toward something bigger until the 10-3 loss to Miami slammed the door in the first round of the College Football Playoff.
Now comes the part that always hits hardest ... the goodbyes.
The Aggies are bracing for transfer portal churn, but the other exit ramp is already filling up, too, with NFL declarations. After cornerback Will Lee III announced his intentions to head to the league, Texas A&M is losing one of its most explosive weapons as well.
Wide receiver and return ace KC Concepcion has declared for the 2026 NFL Draft, per reports from On3's Hayes Fawcett. Concepcion arrived in College Station last offseason as one of the most coveted portal receivers in the country after two seasons at NC State, and he delivered exactly what A&M needed. Instant offense, field-flipping electricity, and a weekly reminder that one touch can change everything.
Concepcion finished the 2025 season with 61 receptions for 919 yards and nine touchdowns, all career highs, and added 10 carries for 75 yards and another score. But his loudest impact came on special teams, where he went from "occasional returner" to outright problem.
He posted 26 punt returns for 456 yards and two touchdowns, with his return volume and yardage ranking second nationally. During the regular season, he was one of just five players to record at least two punt-return touchdowns, the kind of stat that wins games.
His season started with a bang with an 80-yard punt-return touchdown vs. UTSA that produced Texas A&M's first points of the year, and later he torched LSU with a 79-yard punt return that helped swing a major win.
Those weren't just nice highlights. They were momentum hijacks and instant gut-punches to opponents and instant life to an Aggies team that rode emotion as much as execution.
Concepcion hinted the decision wasn't finalized before the playoff game, saying he was still talking it through with his family and coaches.
But after a breakout year on offense and a national-level impact on special teams, the writing was pretty clear. His stock is hot, and the league is calling.
Now Texas A&M turns the page.
With Concepcion gone, the Aggies will look to Mario Craver and Ashton Bethel-Roman to take the lead in the receiving room and to replace the kind of player who didn't just move the chains, but changed the temperature of the entire stadium.