Cole Kmet stats

Bears

Tight End · #85

Age 27 · 6' 6" · 257 lbs

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Cole Kmet recorded 10 receptions, 87 receiving yards and 1 receiving touchdown in 7 games of 2026 for the Chicago Bears. Last game: .

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Totals

GP
7
REC
10
TGTS
14
YDS
87
AVG
8.7
TD
1
LNG
22
FD
5

Ranked among NFL players who qualify (REC, TGTS, YDS, TD: 4+ games, 30+ TGTS; AVG: 4+ games, 30+ REC) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Totals by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.REC: Passes caught.TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.LNG: Longest single play, in yards.FD: First downs this player moved the chains for.
2020CHI1628442438.723812
2021CHI17609361210.202529
2022CHI17506954410.975027
2023CHI1773907199.865336
2024CHI17475547410.143125
2025CHI16304834711.623117
2026CHI71014878.71225

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS · LNG · FD

Career regular season

GP
107
REC
298
TGTS
413
YDS
3,026
AVG
10.2
TD
22
LNG
53
FD
151

Career Postseason

GP
3
REC
6
TGTS
9
YDS
47
AVG
7.8
TD
1
LNG
14
FD
2

Per game

GP
7
REC
1.4
TGTS
2
YDS
12.4
AVG
8.7
TD
0.1
LNG
22
FD
0.7

Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.

Per game by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.REC: Passes caught.TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.LNG: Longest single play, in yards.FD: First downs this player moved the chains for.
2020CHI161.82.815.28.70.1380.8
2021CHI173.55.536.010.20.0251.7
2022CHI172.94.132.010.90.4501.6
2023CHI174.35.342.39.80.4532.1
2024CHI172.83.227.910.10.2311.5
2025CHI161.93.021.711.60.1311.1
2026CHI71.42.012.48.70.1220.7

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS · LNG · FD

Career regular season, Per game

GP
107
REC
2.8
TGTS
3.9
YDS
28.3
AVG
10.2
TD
0.2
LNG
53
FD
1.4

Fantasy

GP
7
PPR
24.7
HALF
19.7
STD
14.7
PPG
3.5

Fantasy points in ESPN’s default scoring, worked out here from the season lines: PPR with a point per catch, half-PPR with half, standard with none.

Fantasy by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.PPR: Fantasy points with a point per catch — the scoring most leagues use.HALF: Fantasy points with half a point per catch.STD: Standard fantasy points: nothing for a catch, only yards, touchdowns and turnovers.PPG: PPR fantasy points per game played.
2020CHI1662.048.034.03.9
2021CHI17121.291.261.27.1
2022CHI17147.3122.397.38.7
2023CHI17181.1144.6108.110.7
2024CHI17120.496.973.47.1
2025CHI1678.763.748.74.9
2026CHI724.719.714.73.5

What the columns mean: PPR · HALF · STD · PPG

Career regular season

GP
107
PPR
735.4
HALF
586.4
STD
437.4
PPG
6.9

Bio

Age
27 yearsMar 10, 1999
Height
6' 6"
Weight
257 lbs
Experience
7 yearsDebut 2020
Birthplace
Lake Barrington, IL
Draft
2020Rd 2, Pk 43
College
Notre Dame
Salary
$10 million2026

Latest performance

Cole Kmet

Oct 22 · vs NE · W 30-24

REC
3
TGTS
3
YDS
28
AVG
9.3
TD
0
LNG
14

Snap counts, 2026

61% of his club's offensive snaps a game (329 in 7 games); 55% in week 7.

His offensive snaps and snap share by week
WkOppSnapsSnap %ST
1CAR4357%10
2MIN5169%2
3PHI4360%5
4NYJ6873%5
5GB2942%2
6ATL5774%6
7NE3855%6

NFL snap counts, every player

2020 NFL combine

TE, 6'6", 262 lb · Notre Dame

His combine measurements and their percentile
MeasureResultPercentile
40-yard dash4.70s63rd
Vertical jump37"87th
Broad jump10' 3"86th
3-cone drill7.44s13th
20-yard shuttle4.41s37th

Percentile: the share of TEs measured at the combine since 2000 he beat. The 2020 combine

Games

All games

Next

vs NOSun, Nov 22

vs NO since 2020

4
GP
11
REC
89
YDS
2
TD
Most recent games
DateOpponentRECYDSTD
Thu, Oct 22vsNEW 30-243280
Sun, Oct 18atATLW 31-23230
Sun, Oct 11atGBL 31-7180
Sun, Oct 04vsNYJW 23-122130
Mon, Sep 28vsPHIW 27-7000
Sun, Sep 20vsMINL 9-3000

What are Cole Kmet's career stats?

Cole Kmet has played 7 seasons for the Bears. He has 298 receptions for 3,026 yards and 22 receiving touchdowns. His best season so far is 2023: 73 receptions, 719 receiving yards and 6 receiving touchdowns.

Best single games

  • Rushing Yards: 9 vs MIA on Nov 6, 2022, L 35-32
  • Receptions: 10 @ LAC on Oct 29, 2023, L 30-13
  • Receiving Yards: 107 vs ARI on Dec 24, 2023, W 27-16
  • Receiving Touchdowns: 2 vs DET on Nov 13, 2022, L 31-30
Cole Kmet's best game in each stat, by season
YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.REC: Passes caught.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
2026—2351
2025—5461
2024—10972
20231101072
202296742
2021—887—
2020—7451

What the columns mean: REC

Regular season only, from NFL game logs since 2020.

Cole Kmet college stats

Cole Kmet played 3 seasons at Notre Dame Fighting Irish (2017 to 2019): 60 catches for 691 yards and 6 touchdowns.

passing

Cole Kmet's college passing by season
SeasonSchoolCMPCMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver.ATTCMP%CMP%: Share of passes that were caught. The league average sits near 65%.YDSYDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.AVGAVG: Passing yards per throw, incompletions included. The league average sits near 7.TDTD: Touchdown passes thrown.INTINT: Passes thrown to the other team — lower is better.LNGSACKSACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.RTGRTG: Passer rating on the NFL's 0-158.3 scale, built from completion rate, yards, touchdowns and interceptions.
2017Notre Dame Fighting Irish0100000000

receiving

Cole Kmet's college receiving by season
REC: Passes caught.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.AVG: Passing yards per throw, incompletions included. The league average sits near 7.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2017Notre Dame Fighting Irish2147011
2018Notre Dame Fighting Irish1516210.8024
2019Notre Dame Fighting Irish4351512637

defensive

Cole Kmet's college defensive by season
TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made alone, with no teammate sharing the credit.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PD: Passes the defender broke up or deflected.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.FF: Times the defender knocked the ball loose, whoever recovered it.INT: Passes thrown to the other team — lower is better.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2017Notre Dame Fighting Irish101000000
2018Notre Dame Fighting Irish110001000
2019Notre Dame Fighting Irish220000000

scoring

Cole Kmet's college scoring by season
SeasonSchoolPASSRUSHRECREC: Passes caught.RETTDTD: Touchdown passes thrown.2PT2PT: Conversions run or caught from the two-yard line after a touchdown, worth two points instead of the kick's one.PATFGPTSPTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.
2019Notre Dame Fighting Irish0060600036

returning

Cole Kmet's college returning by season
SeasonSchoolATTYDSYDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.TDTD: Touchdown passes thrown.FCLNGATTYDSYDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.TDTD: Touchdown passes thrown.LNG
2017Notre Dame Fighting Irish1110011111011

College seasons as ESPN files them for the school he played for. Game by game: Cole Kmet's college game log.

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Playoff games

Cole Kmet played 3 games across 2 NFL postseasons — 1 won, 2 lost.

Cole Kmet's line in each playoff game
CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
2025GBW 31-27100
2025LARL 20-17 OT0311
2020NOL 21-90160

What the columns mean: CAR

Totals, from NFL game logs since the 1994 postseason — earlier games are not counted.