Kris Mangum

Kris Thomas Mangum (born August 15, 1973 in Magee, Mississippi) is a former American football player who played tight end for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League throughout his entire NFL career. He attended the University of Mississippi. His father, John Mangum, Sr. and his brother, John Mangum, Jr. are both former NFL players.

High school career
Mangum caught 36 passes for 640 yards and eight touchdowns and added 113 tackles, four sacks, two interceptions and two fumble recoveries as a senior.

College career
He ended his college football career ranked 14th all-time in receptions at Ole Miss, collecting 74 catches for 729 yards during three seasons, after transferring from the University of Alabama following his freshman year. As a junior in 1995, he was an All-Southeastern Conference selection, while making nine starts. Mangum led the SEC with 36 catches for 391 yards and two touchdowns, the most receptions by a Rebels tight end since Wesley Walls established the mark in 1988.

In 1996 he was a finalist for the Conerly Trophy.

NFL career
Mangum spent his first six years of his NFL career as a backup to former Panther tight end, and fellow Ole Miss alum, Wesley Walls. Upon his retirement, he was currently the longest tenured player on offense for the Panthers. He scored his first NFL touchdown on a 15-yard reception against the Kansas City Chiefs in 2000. Mangum produced career highs of 34 catches, 497 receiving yards and three touchdowns in 2004. In the 2006 season the Panthers only had 2 QBs on their roster and claimed that Kris Magnum would fill the role if both went down.

After the 2006 NFL season, Mangum announced his retirement. On February 28, 2007, he officially retired from the NFL. In 2008 he took a position as a replacement tight ends coach at the University of Southern Mississippi.