Cole Kmet NFL Stats, Career Profile & VAL | StatVault | StatVault

Cole Kmet is a career quality starter — a tight end whose body of work places Kmet in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Kmet's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

Cole Kmet

TECHI#85ACT

Cole Kmet

Top 11% all-time TEsElite Playmaker📉 Fades · -23% playoffs 📈 Late Developer · 2023Two-Way ProfileTeam Carrier · #249

Height6'6"

Weight257 lb

BornMar 10, 1999

Age27

CollegeNotre Dame See College Stats

ConferenceIndependent

Rookie yr2020

Draft2020 · Rd 2, Pick 43 · CHI

Archetype Intelligence

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A top 20% all-time tight end who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Average per-snap value reinforces the playmaking ability.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 112 · #960 · High-Value

Worth 112 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 22% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +18.7 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

6 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

46

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

6

Seasons over

cleared the bar

×

+18.7

Avg surplus

peak +30

6 seasons × ~18.7 surplus ≈ VORP 112

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

4 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving									Rushing								Defense													Snap Counts
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2020	—	CHI	13	—	44	28	243	2	63.6%	8.7	5.5	—	12	1	-3	0	-3.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	603	56.4%	—	0.0%	109	24.5%
2020	—	MIN	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2021	—	CHI	17	—	93	60	612	0	64.5%	10.2	6.6	—	29	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	935	83.7%	—	0.0%	121	30.1%
2021	—	ARI	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2022	—	CHI	17	—	69	50	544	7	72.5%	10.9	7.9	—	27	2	9	0	4.5	0.0	1	50.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	971	93.5%	—	0.0%	57	15.4%
2022	—	HOU	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2023	—	CHI	15	—	90	73	719	6	81.1%	9.8	8.0	—	36	3	2	0	0.7	0.0	2	66.7	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	878	77.1%	—	0.0%	58	15.1%
2023	—	NO	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	2	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2024	—	CHI	14	—	55	47	474	4	85.5%	10.1	8.6	—	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	994	87.2%	—	0.0%	52	12.1%
2024	—	SEA	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2025	—	CHI	16	—	48	30	347	2	62.5%	11.6	7.2	—	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	0	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	768	71.4%	—	0.0%	74	18.7%
Career		—	98	—	399	288	2,939	21	72.2%	10.2	7.4	—	146	7	8	0	1.1	0.0	3	42.9	0	8	6	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	1	—	0	0	5,149	78.2%	—	0.0%	471	19.3%

Career EPA67.7·1 rushing · 67 receiving·13.5/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2020	21	CHI	13	9*	1	-3	0	-3.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	6.7
2021	22	CHI	17	14*	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	10.2
2022	23	CHI	17	16*	2	9	0	4.5	0.0	1	50.0	0	15.7
2023	24	CHI	15	13*	3	2	0	0.7	0.0	2	66.7	0	16.8
Career			62	52*	7	8	0	1.1	—	3	—	0	69.2

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2020	21	CHI	13	9*	44	28	243	2	63.6%	8.7	5.5	—	12
2021	22	CHI	17	14*	93	60	612	0	64.5%	10.2	6.6	—	29
2022	23	CHI	17	16*	69	50	544	7	72.5%	10.9	7.9	—	27
2023	24	CHI	15	13*	90	73	719	6	81.1%	9.8	8.0	—	36
2024	25	CHI	14	14*	55	47	474	4	85.5%	10.1	8.6	—	25
2025	26	CHI	16	11*	48	30	347	2	62.5%	11.6	7.2	—	17
Career			92	77*	399	288	2,939	21	72.2%	10.2	7.4	—	146

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2020	21	MIN	1	1*	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2021	22	ARI	1	1*	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2022	23	HOU	1	1*	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	1	—	0	0
2023	24	NO	2	2*	3	2	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2024	25	SEA	1	1*	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2025	26	CHI	1	1*	1	0	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Career			7	7*	8	6	2	0	0	—	—	0	0	1	—	0	0

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2020	21	CHI	16	9*	603	56.4%	—	0.0%	109	24.5%
2021	22	CHI	17	14*	935	83.7%	—	0.0%	121	30.1%
2022	23	CHI	17	16*	971	93.5%	—	0.0%	57	15.4%
2023	24	CHI	17	13*	878	77.1%	—	0.0%	58	15.1%
2024	25	CHI	17	15*	994	87.2%	—	0.0%	52	12.1%
2025	26	CHI	16	11*	768	71.4%	—	0.0%	74	18.7%
Career			100	78*	5,149	—	—	—	471	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2020	21	—	—	9*	—	-1.0	0.3	0	288
2021	22	—	—	14*	—	-0.2	-5.9	0	721
2022	23	—	—	16*	—	1.1	12.2	0	463
2023	24	—	—	13*	—	0.8	32.5	0	557
2024	25	—	—	15*	—	—	27.9	0	393
Career				67*	—	—	—	0	2,422

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk
2025	26	CHI	16	11*	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0
Career			16	11*	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	—	39.6	0

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced Passing (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	OnTgt%	Bad%	Prss	Prss%	Hrry	Hits	Bltz	PktTime	Throwaway	Batted	Scrm
2025	26	CHI	—	11*	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	1	1.4	0	0	0
Career				11*	—	—	0	—	0	0	1	—	0	0	0

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced Rushing (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	YBC	YBC/Att	YAC	YAC/Att	BrkTkl	Att/Br	1D
2020	21	CHI	16	9*	-3	-3.0	0	0.0	0	—	0
2021	22	CHI	17	14*	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	0
2022	23	CHI	17	16*	9	4.5	0	0.0	0	—	1
2023	24	CHI	17	13*	2	0.7	0	0.0	0	—	2
Career			67	52*	8	—	0	—	0	—	3

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced Receiving (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	ADOT	YBC/R	YAC/R	BrkTkl	Drops	Drop%	1D	TgtRate
2020	21	CHI	16	9*	6.5	3.8	4.9	2	2	0.0	12	83.8
2021	22	CHI	17	14*	7.8	6.1	4.1	4	5	0.1	29	74.3
2022	23	CHI	17	16*	6.7	5.2	5.7	3	2	0.0	27	105.0
2023	24	CHI	17	13*	6.2	5.9	4.0	4	1	0.0	36	112.9
2024	25	CHI	17	15*	7.1	6.2	3.9	1	1	0.0	25	119.2
2025	26	CHI	16	11*	8.8	6.6	5.0	2	2	0.0	17	89.5
Career			100	78*	—	—	—	16	13	—	146	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 68 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 68 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 6 scored seasons.

65

Sustained

career value

×.6

71

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 67.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 68· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 65

On-field 46.6

Availability 18.4

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)

2020bestavg 65elite 702025

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #249 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Total Score

40

1 qualifying season

2022 CHI·3 team wins#16

Receiving Touchdowns · 7 · score 40

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

21

Depth

of 100

Reached 19% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

19% of the all-time Receptions leader19

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

13.53 EPA/season over 5 seasons55

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 91%.

Per-Snap Impact

Tight Ends · proprietary · 2012+

51

Solid

SIS

Yards / snap:0.572 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap0.572Touch rate0.079EPA/snap0.013Snap share78.2%Off snaps5,149ReliableCV 0.25

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within tight ends, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average tight ends aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2020

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

TE · 2020 class

4.70s

40-Yard

Above avg · 60th pct

Pos 60thAll 44thClass Pos 70thClass All 43th

37"

Vertical

Strong · 86th pct

Pos 86thAll 81thClass Pos 96thClass All 82th

123"

Broad Jump

Strong · 88th pct

Pos 88thAll 78thClass Pos 77thClass All 64th

7.44s

3-Cone

Low · 10th pct

Pos 10thAll 28thClass Pos 13thClass All 30th

4.41s

Shuttle

Below avg · 32th pct

Pos 32thAll 38thClass Pos 46thClass All 50th

Playoff vs Regular Season

📉 Regular Season Player

Yards / Reception: 10.2 regular season → 7.8 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)

-23%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

3 playoff games

Rushing

Att1Yds1Y/A1.0

Receiving

Tgt9Rec6Yds47TD1Ctch%66.7%Y/R7.8Y/Tgt5.21D2

Defense

Tkl1Solo1

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA-2.4Rec AirYd1

College Stats

Notre DameImported college table

College Receiving

Season	School	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2017	Notre Dame	—	2	14	0	—	7.0	—	—	—
2018	Notre Dame	—	15	162	0	—	10.8	—	—	—
2019	Notre Dame	—	43	515	6	—	12.0	—	—	—
Career		0	60	691	6	—	11.5	—	—	—

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

2020 Draft Class· this player went #43

#35D'Andre SwiftRB #36Xavier McKinneySAF #37Kyle DuggerSAF #38Yetur Gross-MatosDE #39Robert HuntOT #40Ross BlacklockDT #41Jonathan TaylorRB #42Laviska Shenault Jr.WR #44Grant DelpitSAF #45Antoine Winfield Jr.SAF #46KJ HamlerWR #47Marlon DavidsonDE #48Darrell TaylorDE #49Chase ClaypoolWR #50Jaylon JohnsonCB #51Trevon DiggsCB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Cole inherited the Chicago Bears TE room from Jimmy Graham (2020–2021), and handed it to Colston Loveland (2025).

Tim Wrightman 1985–1986Cap Boso 1987–1991Jim Thornton 1988–1991Keith Jennings 1991–1997Chris Gedney 1993–1995Ryan Wetnight

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Movementderived from season history

2025final season
Last recorded season with CHI
2020draft
Drafted by CHI — Round 2, Pick 43

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'6" / 257 lb

Frame

262 lb at 4.70s

Size-speed

37" vert / 123" broad

Explosion

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2023	CHI	0	W16Questionable· QuadricepW17Questionable· KneeW18Questionable· Knee
2020	CHI	0	W9Questionable· GroinW10Questionable· GroinW17Questionable· Shoulder

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 6-season peers. See all →

68

peak 71

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

C+2020

B+2021

B2022

B+2023

B2024

C+2025

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.

99%

Era Translator

Rec Yds translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.

Season	Actual Rec Yds	Rec Yds/G	→ 2025 Rec Yds	→ 2025 /G
2020	243	18.7	335+92	19.7
2021	612	36	666+54	39.2
2022	544	32	575+31	33.8
2023	719	47.9	851+132	50.1
2024	474	33.9	597+123	35.1
2025	347	21.7	369+22	21.7

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries, wikipedia:college-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

112 career value over replacement — #960 all-time of 4,642. 18.7/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #43 (Rd 2) · CHI · 2020 · +18.2 vs expected KV-H

68actual

49.8 expected · Δ+18.2

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