Cole Kmet

Chicago Bears
Tight End #85

Personal

Age	27
Birthdate	March 10, 1999
Height	6'6"
Weight	260 lb

Draft

College	Notre Dame
Year	2020
Pick	Round: 2, Overall: 43
Team	CHI

Fantasy Value

Week 1 Projections
Catches	Yards	Touchdowns
1.65	17.92	0.12

You can see where those projections compare to other TEs in our Tight End Rankings.

Player News

Cole Kmet: Cole Kmet Is Getting Harder to Draft

Chicago Bears tight end Cole Kmet is getting harder to make a redraft case for. He caught 30 passes for 347 yards and two touchdowns last season, and his offensive snap share fell from 88% in 2024 to 70%. Colston Loveland was the bigger problem. The 2025 first-rounder led Chicago with 58 catches for 713 yards and six touchdowns as a rookie, and nothing this summer suggests the passing-game pecking order is changing. Loveland caught another red-zone touchdown from Caleb Williams during Thursday's joint practice with Cincinnati, then had a 10-yard reception on the starters' only drive Saturday night. Chicago also used the 69th overall pick on Sam Roush, giving an offense that already leans heavily on two- and three-tight-end sets another option. Kmet can still play plenty because of his blocking, but that does not guarantee enough targets for fantasy. RotoBaller has him at TE40 and 285th overall in PPR. Unless Loveland misses time, Kmet looks more like depth than a tight end fantasy managers need to draft.

Aug. 23, 2026 10:46 AM EST

Player Stats

YEAR	TM	GM	Receiving						Rushing
YEAR	TM	GM	REC	TGT	%	YDS	TD	YPC	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD	FUM
2020	CHI	16	28	44	63.6	243	2	8.7	1	-3	-3.0	0	1
2021	CHI	16	56	88	63.6	564	0	10.1	1	0	0	0	0
2022	CHI	16	46	64	71.9	487	6	10.6	2	9	4.5	0	0
2023	CHI	16	70	86	81.4	678	6	9.7	3	2	0.7	0	0
2024	CHI	16	45	53	84.9	471	4	10.5	0	0	0	0	0
2025	CHI	16	28	45	62.2	331	2	11.8	0	0	0	0	0