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Cole Kmet

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#85

Experience: 4 years

Height: 6-6

Age: 24

Weight: 260 lbs

College: Notre Dame

2022 SEASON

  • REC
    50
  • YDS
    544
  • AVG
    10.88
  • TDS
    7
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Receiving

YEARTEAMGRECYDSAVGLNGTD1st1st%20+40+
2022Chicago Bears175054410.9507275461
2021Chicago Bears176061210.22502948.370
2020Chicago Bears16282438.73821242.910
TOTAL50138139910.15096849.3141

Rushing

YEARTEAMGATTYDSAVGLNGTD1st1st%20+40+FUM
2022Chicago Bears17294.580150000
2021Chicago Bears171000000000
2020Chicago Bears161-3-3-3000000
TOTAL50461.580125000

Kick Return

YEARTEAMGRETYDSAVGLNGTD20+40+FCFUM
2022Chicago Bears17
2021Chicago Bears17100000000
2020Chicago Bears16
TOTAL50100000000

Fumbles

YEARTEAMGFUMLOSTFFOWN FROPP FRTD
2022Chicago Bears171011
2021Chicago Bears170001
2020Chicago Bears16110
TOTAL50211200

Defense

YEARTEAMGTotalSoloASTSCKSFTYPDEFINTTDSYDSAVGLNG
2022Chicago Bears17110000
2021Chicago Bears17110000
2020Chicago Bears16110000
TOTAL5033000000000

Biography

PRO CAREER:

  • Completed his third season with the Bears in 2022
  • Originally selected in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft (43rd overall) by the Bears
  • Has played in 50 career games (43 starts), recording 1,399 career receiving yards and nine touchdowns

2022 SEASON (Bears):

  • Started in all 17 games of the 2022 season and led the Bears in receiving yards with 544
  • Logged his first receptions of the season in Week 3 vs. Houston, finishing with three catches for 40 yards
  • Had three catches for 16 yards at New York in Week 4
  • Caught four passes for 45 yards against the Vikings in Week 5
  • Finished with one reception for 15 yards against Washington in Week 6
  • Started at tight end against the Patriots in Week 7, catching two passes for 32 yards
  • Against the Cowboys in Week 8, caught a 10-yard touchdown pass from Fields with 13:45 left in the fourth quarter to give the Bears their fourth touchdown of the afternoon
  • Was his first touchdown of the season, and the third of his career
  • His last touchdown came on Dec. 6, 2020 vs. Detroit
  • In Week 9 vs. Miami, finished the day with five receptions for 41 yards and a career-best two touchdown receptions
  • Found the end zone on the opening play of the second quarter, scoring on an 18-yard pass from Justin Fields
  • Was his career touchdown and his second on the season after scoring at Dallas in Week 8
  • Prior to him, the last time a Bears player caught touchdown passes in consecutive games was Jimmy Graham in Weeks 12 and 13 of the 2021 season
  • Connected again for a score, this time on a four-yard touchdown pass with 11:42 left in the fourth quarter to cap off a 10-play, 65-yard drive
  • He was the first Bears player with multiple receiving touchdowns in a single game since tight end Jimmy Graham on Dec. 27, 2020 at Jacksonville
  • Followed up in Week 10 vs. Detroit with his second straight game with multiple touchdown receptions, hauling in four catches for 74 yards and a pair of TDs
  • First scored on a six-yard pass to finish a 10 play, 76-yard drive with 7:40 remaining in the third quarter
  • On the Bears' next possession, Fields and Kmet connected for a 50-yard touchdown pass with 2:53 remaining in the third quarter to extend the Chicago lead to 23-10
  • His second touchdown reception of the game also marks his fifth in his last three games as well as his second game with multiple touchdown receptions this season
  • The last Bears tight end to log touchdowns in three consecutive games was Trey Burton in 2018, scoring in Weeks 4-7 (Week 5 was a Bye Week)
  • At the conclusion of Sunday's noon-slated games, Kmet currently leads all NFC tight ends in receiving touchdowns (5) and is tied for the third-most in the NFL amongst tight ends
  • Kmet finished with a team-high in receiving yards (74) and matched a team-best four catches
  • Those 74 yards are his season-best as well as the second-most he's recorded in a game in his career
  • Kmet is the second player this season with multiple receiving TDs in back-to-back games, joining Ja'Marr Chase (Weeks 6-7), and the first Bears player with 2 receiving TDs in back-to-back games since Johnny Morris in 1964
  • Hauled in three passes for 35 yards against the Falcons in Week 11
  • Caught three passes for 27 yards against the Jets in Week 12
  • Had 72 yards receiving on a team-best six catches
  • His six catches are tied for the second-most in a game in his career, and his 72 yards is the third-most he's recorded in a single game
  • Caught four passes for 25 yards against the Eagles in Week 15
  • Caught two passes for 27 yards at Detroit in Week 17, one of which went for a touchdown, which was his sixth TD reception of the season and the eighth of his career
  • Had four receptions for 57 yards and a touchdown in Week 18 vs. Minnesota

2021 SEASON (Bears):

  • Started in all 17 games of the 2021 season
  • Surpassed 500 receiving yards on the season in Week 16 at Seattle, Trey Burton was Chicago's most recent tight end to surpass the 500-yard mark, doing so in 2018 with 569 receiving yards on 54 receptions
  • His 612 receiving yards on the season were the second-highest on the team
  • Recorded five receptions for 42 yards vs. the Rams
  • Logged two receptions for 22 yards in the Week 5 win at the Raiders
  • Recorded 49 all-purpose yards in Week 6 vs. the Packers
  • Caught five passes for 43 yards, including in a 22-yard reception, his second-longest to date, in Week 7 at Tampa Bay
  • Logged a career-high 87 yards on six receptions (14.5 avg.) Week 9 at the Steelers
  • Caught eight passes for 65 yards during the Week 12 win at the Lions, his second-highest receiving total of his career, trailing only an 87-yard performance at Pittsburgh (Nov. 8)
  • Hauled in three receptions for 17 yards Week 14 at the Packers
  • Caught six passes for a team-high 71 receiving yards in Week 15 vs. the Vikings
  • Surpassed 500 receiving yards on the season in the Week 16 win at Seattle with four catches for 49 yards (12.3 avg.)
  • Hauled in four receptions for 48 yards (12.0 avg.) in the Bears final game at Minnesota in Week 18

2020 SEASON (Bears):

  • Started nine of 16 games in his rookie season; had 28 catches for 243 yards and two TDs on the season
  • Caught 20 passes over the final five games of the regular season after catching only eight passes over the first 11 games
  • Caught a season-high seven passes for 41 yards in Week 17 vs. the Packers
  • Made his first career catch in the Week 2 win vs. the Giants, a 12-yarder from Mitchell Trubisky
  • Hauled in his first touchdown catch in Week 6 at Carolina, a 9-yard pass from Nick Foles on Chicago's opening drive
  • Had two catches for 45 yards, including a season-long 38-yarder, in Week 7 at the Rams
  • Caught his second touchdown of the season in Week 13 vs. the Lions, an 11-yarder from Mitchell Trubisky; caught a career-high five passes for 37 yards in that game
  • Caught four passes for 41 yards (10.3 avg) in the Week 14 win over the Texans
  • Caught three passes for 16 yards in the Wild Card playoff game at the Saints
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