Cole Kmet

Cole Kmet (born March 10, 1999) is an American football tight end for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Notre Dame. He was drafted 43rd overall in the 2nd round of the 2020 NFL Draft.

Cole Kmet
No. 85 – Chicago Bears
Position:Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1999-03-10) March 10, 1999
Lake Barrington, Illinois
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:262 lb (119 kg)
Career information
High school:St. Viator (Arlington Heights, Illinois)
College:Notre Dame
NFL Draft:2020 / Round: 2 / Pick: 43
Career history
Roster status:Unsigned draft pick
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

Kmet attended St. Viator High School in Arlington Heights, Illinois. He played baseball and football in high school.[1] As a senior in football, he had 48 receptions for 773 yards and four touchdowns. Kmet played in the 2017 U.S. Army All-American Bowl.[2][3] He committed to the University of Notre Dame to play college football.[4]

College career

Football

As a true freshman at Notre Dame in 2017, Kmet played in all 13 games and had two receptions for 14 yards. As a sophomore in 2018, he played in 11 games and had 15 receptions for 162 yards. Kmet took over as the starting tight end his junior year in 2019.[5] He missed the first three games of the season due to a broken collarbone.[6] In November, he announced that he would return to Notre Dame for his senior season rather than enter the 2020 NFL Draft.[7][8]

On January 2, 2020, Kmet announced he would forgo his senior season at Notre Dame and would enter the 2020 NFL Draft.[9]

Baseball

Kmet also played baseball at Notre Dame.[10] As a freshman in 2018, Kmet appeared in 26 games as a relief pitcher and made one start. He finished the season 2–5 with a 5.05 earned run average (ERA), 39 strikeouts and a team-leading eight saves.[11] As a sophomore in 2019, Kmet appeared in eight games with one start, before suffering an arm injury.[12] He finished the season 0–2 with a 2.89 ERA and 27 strikeouts.

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 5 3⁄4 in
(1.97 m)		 262 lb
(119 kg)		 33 in
(0.84 m)		 10 1⁄2 in
(0.27 m)		 4.70 s 4.41 s 7.44 s 37.0 in
(0.94 m)		 10 ft 3 in
(3.12 m)
All values from NFL Combine[13]

Considered a top tight end prospect for the 2020 NFL Draft, CBS Sports ranked him as the best tight end in the draft, while Pro Football Focus ranked him as the second-best. He was projected as a second-round pick.[14][15] The Chicago Bears selected him 43rd overall, a pick that was previously acquired from the Las Vegas Raiders along with Khalil Mack as part of the trade that sent two first-round picks (Josh Jacobs and Damon Arnette) to the Raiders.[16]

Personal life

Cole Kmet's father Frank Kmet and uncle Jeff Zgonina have played in the NFL.[17]

References
  1. ehansen@ndinsider.com @EHansenNDI, Eric Hansen South Bend Tribune. "Future Notre Dame TE Cole Kmet has double vision on football, baseball". Notre Dame Insider.
  2. "Cole Kmet relishes being first U.S. Army All-American from his school". October 5, 2016.
  3. report, Daily Herald (October 5, 2016). "U.S. Army All-American Bowl appearance suits St. Viator's Kmet". Football Focus.
  4. Skrbina, Paul. "St. Viator junior tight end commits to Notre Dame". chicagotribune.com.
  5. "Product of a football family, a heartfelt talk brought Notre Dame's Cole Kmet back to the sport". Indianapolis Star.
  6. Tribune, Tyler James | South Bend. "Healthy TE Cole Kmet finally gets chance to live up to hype at Notre Dame". Notre Dame Insider.
  7. "Notre Dame Football: Cole Kmet Says He's Staying". November 13, 2019.
  8. "Cole Kmet, Liam Eichenberg plan to return in 2020 | Irish Insights | Journal Gazette". journalgazette.net.
  9. https://www.si.com/college/notredame/football/notre-dame-football-cole-kmet-to-the-nfl
  10. Litman, Laken. "Jeff Samardzija's advice to Cole Kmet, the next great dual-sport athlete at Notre Dame". Indianapolis Star.
  11. Pope, LaMond. "Cole Kmet's full focus is back on football after stint with Notre Dame baseball team". chicagotribune.com.
  12. Tribune, Carter Karels South Bend. "Two-sport athlete Cole Kmet out indefinitely for Notre Dame baseball team". Notre Dame Insider.
  13. "Cole Kmet Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  14. "2020 NFL Draft Prospect Rankings: Tight ends".
  15. Renner, Michael (2020-04-12). "2020 NFL Draft Position Rankings: Tight Ends | College Football and NFL Draft". PFF. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  16. Seligman, Andrew (April 25, 2020). "Bears open draft by taking TE Cole Kmet, CB Jaylon Johnson". Yahoo! Sports. AP. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  17. Narang, Bob (January 11, 2020). "St. Viator grad Cole Kmet makes difficult decision to declare for NFL draft". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
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