New Cleveland Browns coach Todd Monken coached Zay Flowers in Baltimore.
Cleveland Browns head coach Todd Monken sees a lot of Zay Flowers in rookie KC Concepcion.
Monken coached Flowers on the Baltimore Ravens.
"There are some traits that are similar to (Flowers)," Monken said, via NFL.com. "But I love when people spoke about KC, it reminded me of Zay in that, in terms of how he practiced, what he brings in every day. And if you're looking for that comparison, that I can compare, I believe he's going to bring that like Zay did."
Concepcion had 61 catches last college football season for 919 receiving yards and nine receiving touchdowns. He is projected to be a legitimate vertical threat for the Browns next season.
The Browns selected Concepcion with the 24th overall pick in this year's draft out of Texas A&M.
"I do think there are some similarities [to Flowers] in terms of movement skills, the twitch," Browns GM Andre Berry said. "Honestly, some of the questions regarding the hands coming out, I think the one thing that maybe gets a little bit lost is KC is a much bigger player than Zay, but I think there is some overlap in the characteristics. If we get a player who's comparable to Zay Flowers when we're sitting here from three years, we'll be elated."
Concepcion joins a receiving group in Cleveland that features Jerry Jeudy and Cedric Tillman, as well as young players such as Isaiah Bond, Luke Floriea and Gage Larvadain.
The Browns also signed Tylan Wallace in free agency, tendered Jamari Thrash and signed Isaiah Wooden to a reserve/futures contract in January.
"We're going to be a special offense," Concepcion said. "Everybody has a different strength. So I just feel like if we can all put it together, we will definitely be an expolsive offense."
We'll see who Concepcion is catching passes from next season. Most people believe the Browns will start Deshaun Watson or Shedeur Sanders.
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