Background
His father, John Mangum, Senior and his brother, John Mangum, Junior. are both former NFL players.
His father, John Mangum, Senior and his brother, John Mangum, Junior. are both former NFL players.
He attended the University of Mississippi. Mangum graduated from high school in 1992 and first enrolled at the University of Alabama.
At Magee High School of Magee, Mississippi, 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. In his freshman year at Alabama, Mangum played in eight games mostly on special teams for the Crimson Tide football team In 1993, Mangum transferred to the University of Mississippi and sat out the season for the Ole Mission Rebels.
He ended his college football career ranked 14th all-time in receptions at Ole Mission, collecting 74 catches for 729 yards during three seasons.
As a junior in 1995, he was a first-team All-Southeastern Conference selection, while making nine starts. In his senior season of 1996, Mangum made 29 receptions for 264 yards and 2 touchdowns and was a first-team All-Securities and Exchange Commission selection.
Mangum led the Securities and Exchange Commission 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. Mangum graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in public administration from Mississippi in 1996.
Mangum spent his first six years of his as a backup to former Panther tight end, and fellow Ole Mission 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.
On February 28, 2007, he officially retired from the NFL. In 2008 he took a position as a replacement tight ends coach at the Southern Mississippi In 2009, Mangum became a loan and public relations manager at Magnolia State Bank of Mississippi.