
Tight end, Notre Dame, 2017–19
Cole Kmet
- Number
- No. 84
- Height
- 6′5″
- Weight
- 250 lb
- Class (2019)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Lake Barrington, IL
- Born
- Mar 10, 1999, in Lake Barrington, Illinois
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Cole Kmet played tight end at Notre Dame (2017–19). The Chicago Bears took Kmet in round 2, No. 43 overall in the 2020 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
9catches, career highat Georgia, 2019108receiving yards, career highat Georgia, 2019Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Notre Dame | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2018 | Notre Dame | 15 | 162 | 10.8 | 0 | 24 |
| 2019 | Notre Dame | 43 | 515 | 12.0 | 6 | 37 |
| Career | 60 | 691 | 11.5 | 6 | 37 | |
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Notre Dame | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Notre Dame | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Notre Dame | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Notre Dame | 84 | TE | Fr. | ||
| 2018 | Notre Dame | 84 | TE | So. | ||
| 2019 | Notre Dame | 84 | TE | Jr. | 6′5″ | 250 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Notre Dame | 5 | -0.48 | – | – | -2.4 | – |
| 2018 | Notre Dame | 17 | 0.63 | – | – | 10.7 | – |
| 2019 | Notre Dame | 56 | 0.86 | 89th (n=499) | 0.54 | 48.2 | 8% |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2019 Notre Dame 10 games, 43 catches, 515 yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | at | L 17–23 | 9 | 108 | 1 | 31 |
| Sep 28 | vs. | W 35–20 | 4 | 65 | 0 | 37 |
| Oct 5 | vs. | W 52–0 | 2 | 31 | 1 | 21 |
| Oct 12 | vs. | W 30–27 | 6 | 61 | 1 | 14 |
| Oct 26 | at | L 14–45 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 18 |
| Nov 2 | vs. | W 21–20 | 4 | 28 | 1 | 10 |
| Nov 9 | at | W 38–7 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| Nov 23 | vs. | W 40–7 | 7 | 78 | 1 | 26 |
| Nov 30 | at | W 45–24 | 5 | 77 | 0 | 21 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. | W 33–9 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 23 |
2018 Notre Dame 9 games, 15 catches, 162 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 24–17 | 1 | −1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. | W 24–16 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Sep 29 | vs. | W 38–17 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| Oct 6 | at | W 45–23 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 11 |
| Oct 13 | vs. | W 19–14 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Oct 27 | vs. | W 44–22 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 24 |
| Nov 3 | at | W 31–21 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 24 |
| Nov 17 | vs. | W 36–3 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. | L 3–30 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
2017 Notre Dame 4 games, 2 catches, 14 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | vs. | W 52–17 | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 21 | vs. | W 49–14 | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 4 | vs. | W 48–37 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 11 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | W 21–17 | – | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2020 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′5¾″ |
| Weight | 262 lb |
| Arm length | 33″ |
| Hand size | 10½″ |
| Wingspan | 79″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.70 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.60 sW |
| Vertical jump | 37″ |
| Broad jump | 10′3″ |
| 3-cone drill | 7.44 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.41 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
7 seasons, 102 games with a stat; latest team: Chicago Bears.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Chicago Bears | 15 | 28 | 243 | 2 |
| 2021 | Chicago Bears | 17 | 60 | 612 | 0 |
| 2022 | Chicago Bears | 17 | 50 | 544 | 7 |
| 2023 | Chicago Bears | 16 | 73 | 719 | 6 |
| 2024 | Chicago Bears | 16 | 47 | 474 | 4 |
| 2025 | Chicago Bears | 16 | 30 | 347 | 2 |
| 2026 (so far) | Chicago Bears | 5 | 5 | 56 | 1 |
| NFL career | 102 | 293 | 2,995 | 22 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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