Draft Analysis: Konata Mumpfield

April 23, 2025 /
  • Height: 5’11”
  • Weight: 186 lbs.
  • College: Pittsburgh
  • Tape watched: Clemson, Boston College, Louisville
  • NFL Comparison: Diontae Johnson

Pros

  • Route Running

A legitimate separator, Konata Mumpfield is deceptive and has excellent burst in his route breaks. Mumpfield is really advanced with how he leans into and around contact in his routes. He knows to reset his stem after attacking different leverages. Mumpfield rarely loses speed on route breaks, showing the ability to run every route in the tree. Mumpfield really excels in the intermediate route range, further showing his ability to set up defenders and generate separation. His quick twitch nature leaves a lot of defenders taking false steps and flipping their hips in the wrong direction.

  • Release

Did I mention Mumpfield is twitchy? Facing various types of press and leverages, Mumpfield was bothered by little. He has several different release moves. Mumpfield’s  most effective are his jab steps and hesitation move. Bigger press corners do succeed in forcing Mumpfield into their leverage. He has short arms and a weak frame that can prevent him from holding his ground.

  • Toughness/Experience

You would be hard-pressed to find a receiver with 49 career game appearances on their resume. Mumpfield is the definition of a veteran college receiver. He has versatility inside and out, and his skillset can be projected in the NFL similarly. Mumpfield missed 0 career games due to injury, a testament to his toughness. He took a lot of big hits over the middle of the field and popped right back up.

Midline

  • Hands

Only a 4.8% drop percentage in four years, Mumpfield has steady hands that go and find the football. Despite an increase in drops over the last two seasons, Mumpfield has a respectable 49.2% contested catch rate over his career. He is not shaken with traffic or contact at the catch point. He will use his body if necessary, but ops for hand catches most of the time.

Cons

  • Measurables

There is no way around it, Mumpfield lacks even average NFL size in any measurable. His arm length and hand size are in the 3rd and 4th percentile of NFL receivers in history. He has a thin, rail body type that allows him to take brutal hits and shoved off of his routes. He is an inadequate blocker as a result.

Mumpfield didn’t help his draft stock nearly enough at the combine, running a 4.59s 40-yard dash and middle of the road agility and explosion scores. I don’t think Mumpfield is slow, he did not show a lack of separation downfield. He also showed a decent ability to leap for the football. This may be a case of bad testing scores that overshadow game tape. It is worth noting, Mumpfield’s pro day 3 cone and short shuttle results were very good, which align with his on-field results.

  • YAC

Not much to write home about with Mumpfield after the catch. He does not force missed tackles, and he breaks even less of them.

Overview

Konata Mumpfield could be a hidden gem of this draft class. There aren’t many route runners that offer his technical ability and football IQ. The Pitt team captain can play all three receiver positions on the field and has four full seasons under his belt of proven success. If he can withstand the physical transition to the big league, Mumpfield has upside as a third receiver and maybe even Top 64 potential.