Cleveland rookie receiver KC Concepcion has breakout performance with 8 catches for 129 yards

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Walker, T. M. (2026, October 25). Cleveland rookie receiver KC Concepcion has breakout performance with 8 catches for 129 yards. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/cleveland-rookie-receiver-kc-concepcion-has-breakout-performance-with-8-catches-for-129-yards/article_c646b643-ada0-5ac2-84d3-44de8b973a3d.html

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KC Concepcion Jr., Cleveland's rookie wide receiver drafted 24th overall, had a standout performance in the Browns' 27-24 win over the Tennessee Titans. He recorded eight catches for 129 yards and added three carries for 23 yards, showcasing his agility and ability to evade defenders. Concepcion’s best efforts came in the first half, with five of his receptions being among Cleveland's longest plays of the game. Head coach Todd Monken praised Concepcion as a weapon who is hard to bring down both catching passes and running with the ball.
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KC Concepcion Jr., a Cleveland Browns rookie receiver, had an impressive breakout performance in the team's 27-24 win over the Tennessee Titans on October 23, 2026. Concepcion caught eight passes for 129 yards and three carries for 23 yards, all achieved before halftime. The 6-foot wide receiver showed his agility by eluding defenders effectively. Despite a missed deep pass in each half, Cleveland Browns' coach Todd Monken praised Concepcion's potential as a versatile weapon on the field. This performance solidifies Concepcion’s significance to the team after being drafted as the 24th pick earlier this year.

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🔮 Watson said one play they failed to connect on could have been a touchdown as he tried to take advantage of the Tennessee defense.
🔮 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee safety Amani Hooker couldn’t remember the most recent time the Titans strung together back-to-back wins, and his guess off.
🔮 That could be a lot of pressure on someone who just turned 19 with one year of college at Duke.
🔮 This time, the Texans forced two turnovers and Will Anderson Jr. had three of Houston’s four sacks.
🔮 “I feel like this team has a lot more potential, a lot more that they could do in that whole game,” Chambliss said.
🔮 Coach Robert Saleh believes the Tennessee Titans will be good, really good.
🔮 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee quarterback Cam Ward said Wednesday that performing on the field will cut out all the social media criticism being thrown at his family in the wake of an 0-3 start.
🔮 Ward ranks 25th among qualifying quarterbacks with 504 yards passing, is tied with Baker Mayfield and Caleb Williams with two touchdown passes and ranks 21st with a 80.9 passer rating.
🔮 Tennessee coach Josh Heupel said Brandon, a freshman, could have helped himself getting rid of the ball faster and the offensive line could have been better.
🔮 The linebacker’s day for the record books also will be remembered for his vulgar celebration after one sack.
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Concepcion PERSON · 8× Browns ORG · 3× Cleveland ORG · 3× Watson PERSON · 3× Tennessee ORG · 2× KC Concepcion Jr. PERSON · 1× NASHVILLE GPE · 1× NFL ORG · 1× Tenn. GPE · 1× the Tennessee Titans ORG · 1×

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The 6-foot receiver turned in the best performance of his young career with eight catches for 129 yards — all of which came in the first half of the Browns’ 27-24 win over the Tennessee Titans.
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🔮 Watson said one play they failed to connect on could have been a touchdown as he tried to take advantage of the Tennessee defense.

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Cleveland rookie wide receiver KC Concepcion Jr. showed Sunday exactly why the Browns made him the 24th selection in the NFL draft. asserted
him → show → draft
The 6-foot receiver turned in the best performance of his young career with eight catches for 129 yards — all of which came in the first half of the Browns’ 27-24 win over the Tennessee Titans. asserted
all → turn → Titans
He also had three carries for 23 yards, displaying his slithery ability to elude defenders. asserted
He → have → defenders
Concepcion considers Sunday a preview of the coming attractions. asserted
Sunday → consider → attractions
“To be honest, I enter every week expecting to have a game like this,” Concepcion said. asserted
Concepcion → enter → this
I just can’t wait to keep stacking weeks.” asserted
I → wait → weeks
Concepcion caught eight of the 10 balls thrown to him with one missed reception in each half. asserted
Concepcion → catch → half
The first was when Deshaun Watson tried to find him deep inside the final two minutes of the first half, and the other came early in the third quarter on another long pass. asserted
other → try → pass
“KC is going to make that play more times than not, but we still used him to run the ball a little bit,” Cleveland first-year coach Todd Monken said. asserted
Monken → go → ball
“He’s hard to bring down. asserted
He → ’ → ?
Concepcion had five of the 10 longest plays for Cleveland (5-2) with a 32-yard catch his longest play of the game. asserted
Concepcion → have → game
Tennessee sat starting cornerback Alontae Taylor for a second straight week; this time he dressed but did not play. asserted
he → sit → week
Safety Kevin Winston Jr. credited Concepcion with finding room to work from the slot position. asserted
Jr. → credit → position
“He got put in a great position to get open and he had a great game, so a bunch of respect to him,” Winston said. asserted
Winston → put → him
“But we got to get back and make that doesn’t happen in the future.” asserted
that → got → future
Watson said one play they failed to connect on could have been a touchdown as he tried to take advantage of the Tennessee defense. uncertain
he → say → defense
“I gave him the ball, and he wasn’t really expecting it,” Watson said. asserted
Watson → give → it
“Those are the things, being a young receiver and still building that confidence and that chemistry with each other, that it’ll get better for sure.” asserted
it → build → other
The rookie took the blame for the drop, something he said he’s been working on. asserted
he → take → drop
“I let that one get away from me, man,” Concepcion said. asserted
Concepcion → let → me
But I felt like I did a great job not dwelling on the play, not being too focused on a drop and moving on. asserted
I → feel → drop
And on the end around, I finally got my number called again, and I made a play.” asserted
I → get → play
Concepcion also is talking more with Watson to make sure he knows what his veteran quarterback expects from him. asserted
quarterback → talk → him
The rookie leads the Browns in catches with 30 and is second to fellow rookie Denzel Boston (372) with 315 yards receiving this season. asserted
rookie → lead → yards
“Me and Deshaun, our chemistry, it’s still growing,” Concepcion said. asserted
Concepcion → grow → Me
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