Cole Kmet in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: U.S. Air Force video by Staff Sgt. Ryan C. Grossklag, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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

Best season
515
Receiving yards, 2019 (Notre Dame, 11–⁠2)
Drafted
No. 43
Round 2, 2020 NFL Draft (Chicago Bears)

Career highs

9catches, career highat Georgia, 2019108receiving yards, career highat Georgia, 2019

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017Notre Dame2147.0011
2018Notre Dame1516210.8024
2019Notre Dame4351512.0637
Career6069111.5637

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2017Notre Dame210000
2018Notre Dame110000
2019Notre Dame220000
Career540000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Notre Dame84TEFr.
2018Notre Dame84TESo.
2019Notre Dame84TEJr.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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2017Notre Dame5-0.48––-2.4–
2018Notre Dame170.63––10.7–
2019Notre Dame560.8689th (n=499)0.5448.28%

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
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 21atGeorgiaL 17–⁠239108131
Sep 28vs.VirginiaW 35–⁠20465037
Oct 5vs.Bowling GreenW 52–⁠0231121
Oct 12vs.USCW 30–⁠27661114
Oct 26atMichiganL 14–⁠45225118
Nov 2vs.Virginia TechW 21–⁠20428110
Nov 9atDukeW 38–⁠72905
Nov 23vs.Boston CollegeW 40–⁠7778126
Nov 30atStanfordW 45–⁠24577021
Dec 28 ✦vs.Iowa StateW 33–⁠9233023
2018 Notre Dame 9 games, 15 catches, 162 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 1vs.MichiganW 24–⁠171−100
Sep 8vs.Ball StateW 24–⁠16118018
Sep 29vs.StanfordW 38–⁠17119019
Oct 6atVirginia TechW 45–⁠23318011
Oct 13vs.PittsburghW 19–⁠141808
Oct 27vs.NavyW 44–⁠22431024
Nov 3atNorthwesternW 31–⁠21241024
Nov 17vs.SyracuseW 36–⁠3117017
Dec 29 ✦vs.ClemsonL 3–⁠30111011
2017 Notre Dame 4 games, 2 catches, 14 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 30vs.Miami (OH)W 52–⁠17––––
Oct 21vs.USCW 49–⁠14––––
Nov 4vs.Wake ForestW 48–⁠37214011
Jan 1 ✦vs.LSUW 21–⁠17––––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2020
Height6′5¾″
Weight262 lb
Arm length33″
Hand size10½″
Wingspan79″W
40-yard dash4.70 s
10-yard split1.60 sW
Vertical jump37″
Broad jump10′3″
3-cone drill7.44 s
20-yard shuttle4.41 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.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2020Chicago Bears15282432
2021Chicago Bears17606120
2022Chicago Bears17505447
2023Chicago Bears16737196
2024Chicago Bears16474744
2025Chicago Bears16303472
2026 (so far)Chicago Bears55561
NFL career1022932,99522

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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