PRO 2025 Rookie Spotlight: Konata Mumpfield, WR Pittsburgh
Rookie Spotlight: Konata Mumpfield, WR Pittsburgh (Kuh-nah-tay)
Height: 5-11 (Shrine)
Weight: 188 (Shrine)
Hands: 8 1/2″ (Shrine)
Arm: 29 5/8′ (Shrine)
2025 Age: 23 (10-24-02)
NFL Play-Style Comparison: Denarius Moore
Other RW Staff Comps: Xavier Gipson, Willie Snead
Draft Grade:Day Three
Projected 40: 4.50
Breakout Age: 19 (Freshman – Akron)
Event: Shrine Bowl
Offensive Market Share Metrics (Final Season)
Receptions: 18%
Receiving Yards: 24%
Receiving TDs: 19%
High School: Dacula HS (Hoschton, Georgia)
As a high school prospect: Class of 2020; 2-star (5.4)
College Attended: Akron(1), Pittsburgh(3)
Pros
– Route savviness with creativity factor out of breaks on intermediate/downfield routes
– 37% of routes came from the slot in 2024, down from 75% in 2023
– Seems to play with much greater length than he’s measured with
– Natural Pass Catcher
Cons
– Erratic in his route containment
– Feet are a bit out-toeing
– Not a consistent tackle breaker
– Only 5 games with 6+ receptions in the last two seasons
– Does not possess a game-breaking top gear or acceleration
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Scouting Notes:
Konata Mumpfield, from Dacula HS in Georgia, received just one Division 1 offer coming out of High School and it’s where he began his collegiate career, Akron. He picked up where he left off in high school, blistering the MAC Conference for 751 yards and 8 touchdowns, his 4th career game came against Ohio State, where he stuffed the stat sheet with 7 receptions 67 yards, and 1 touchdown.
Starting his career as a Freshman All-American and All-MAC Second Team honoree, allowed Mumpfield to enter the transfer portal after just one season and jump to the Power-5 level, at Pittsburgh. In each of his three seasons at Pittsburgh, Mumpfield surpassed 40 receptions and 550 yards receiving.
As a prospect, Mumpfield brings some of the best downfield route-running creativity, however, he can get a bit erratic at times with flailing arms and loose movements. His speed isn’t going to scare many defenses, but if he’s used in the slot, as we saw at Pittsburgh more than 600 times in his career, there is game-breaking potential with the natural hands, ability to extend despite a lack of measurable length, and athleticism that Mumpfield presents.
