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| HT/WT: 6-6, 257 lbs |
| Birthplace: Lake Barrington, IL |
| Age: 27 |
| School: Notre Dame |
| Experience: 7 |
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1:52Breaking Down Caleb Williams' Rise with the Bears
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2026 Receiving
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REC
Receptions
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YDS
Receiving Yards
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AVG
Average Yards per Reception
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TD
Receiving Touchdowns
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LNG
Longest Reception
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| Regular Season | 10 | 87 | 8.7 | 1 | 22 |
Top Cole Kmet News
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Bears' Cole Kmet: Officially placed on IR
The Bears placed Kmet (knee) on injured reserve Friday.
Kmet suffered a season-ending right knee injury during the fourth quarter of the Bears' 30-24 win over the Patriots on Thursday. Even with the emergence of Colston Loveland, Kmet was still a key piece in Chicago's offense as a run blocker, and he'll end his 2026 regular season with a 10-87-1 receiving line (on 14 targets) across seven games. Rookie third-rounder Sam Roush is the only other healthy tight end on the 53-man roster other than Loveland, so the Bears could look to bolster the position group by trade or free agency.
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Bears' Cole Kmet: Being sent to IR
Bears coach Ben Johnson said Friday that Kmet (knee) will be placed on injured reserve, Kevin Fishbain of The Athletic reports.
With Kmet now out for an extended period, potentially the remainder of the season, Chicago will be without its top blocking tight end after he exited Thursday night's game against the Patriots. His absence should open up more playing time for Sam Roush, but the Bears figure to make a move at the position.
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Bears' Cole Kmet: Believed to have serious knee injury
Kmet is believed to have suffered a serious right knee injury in Thursday night's win over the Patriots, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
That was obvious when he was immediately carted off the field late in the fourth quarter. Kmet has appeared in all seven games this season, recording 10 catches for 87 yards and a touchdown on 14 targets. His loss will be felt immensely in the blocking department, where he handles most of those duties to free up Colston Loveland to run routes. Sam Roush will be next up at the position for Chicago.
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Bears' Cole Kmet: Done for night with knee injury
Kmet exited Thursday night's game against the Patriots with a right knee injury and will not return.
Kmet caught a short pass near the sideline and was tackled by a pair of defenders, but he immediately grabbed at his knee and was carted to the locker room. Prior to going down in the fourth quarter, Kmet caught all three targets for 28 yards. For the season, the blocking specialist has 10 catches for 87 yards. Sam Roush will be in line for more snaps alongside Colston Loveland.
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Bears' Cole Kmet: Two catches in Week 4 win
Kmet caught both of his targets for 13 yards in Sunday's 23-12 win over the Jets.
Kmet played 68 of 93 offensive snaps in a game Chicago thoroughly dominated. The veteran tight end remains behind Colston Loveland on the depth chart, but he still plays a significant amount of snaps most weeks. Kmet just doesn't get too involved in the passing game, as he has four catches for 48 yards and a touchdown on seven targets across four contests this season.
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Bears' Cole Kmet: Held without catch in Week 2 loss
Kmet failed to catch his only target in Sunday's 9-3 loss to the Vikings.
While Kmet played 51 of 74 offensive snaps in Week 2, he ran just 13 pass routes and was asked to block 37 times. Kmet plays a bunch in a Chicago offense that likes to use multiple tight ends, but his route participation isn't strong enough to warrant serious fantasy consideration if Colston Loveland is healthy.
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Bears' Cole Kmet: Catches touchdown in big win
Kmet caught two of his three targets for 35 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 59-37 win over the Panthers.
Kmet did not have a major role in Sunday's win through the air, mostly dominating as a run blocker for the Bears' 291 rushing yards and six rushing touchdowns. Despite being sent to trench warfare for most of the night, Kmet still found time to catch a touchdown early in the second quarter to preserve his dual-threat status around the league.
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Bears' Cole Kmet: Listed as co-starter entering Year 7
Kmet is listed as a starting tight end along with Colston Loveland on the Bears' unofficial depth chart heading into the Sept. 13 season opener versus the Panthers.
The Bears make ample use of 12- and 13-personnel groupings that will allow Kmet and Loveland to frequently share the field together, but Loveland remains the clear top receiving option of the two and will be a featured part of the passing game. Kmet, meanwhile, will function primarily as a blocker, though he's not a total non-entity as a receiver. The 27-year-old churned out a career-best 73-719-6 receiving line on 90 targets in 2023, though Kmet's production has fallen off precipitously over the past two seasons. That trend may only continue into 2026 while Loveland preps for a heightened role after he was more of a part-time player for the first half of his rookie campaign.
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