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.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | Snap Counts | Passing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | |||||
| 2020 | 21 | CHI | 16 | — | 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% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 22 | 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 | 28.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 23 | 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 | 12.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 24 | CHI | 17 | — | 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 | 13.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 25 | CHI | 17 | — | 55 | 47 | 474 | 4 | 85.5% | 10.1 | 8.6 | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 994 | 87.2% | — | 0.0% | 52 | 12.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | 26 | CHI | 16 | — | 48 | 30 | 347 | 2 | 62.5% | 11.6 | 7.2 | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 768 | 71.4% | — | 0.0% | 74 | 17.5% | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 |
| 2026 | 27 | CHI | 5 | — | 9 | 5 | 56 | 1 | 55.6% | 11.2 | 6.2 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 234 | 60.2% | — | 0.0% | 24 | 18.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 105 | — | 408 | 293 | 2,995 | 22 | 71.8% | 10.2 | 7.3 | — | 150 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 3 | 42.9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
112 career value over replacement — #985 all-time of 4,695. 18.7/season above a replacement-level TE.
Pick #43 (Rd 2) · CHI · 2020 · +18.6 vs expected KV-H
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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.
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6 seasons × ~18.7 surplus ≈ VORP 112
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