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Cole Kmet — Chicago Bears TE

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Primary72
Roster Value84/100High-End Starterhigh confidenceVeteran score driven by current role, availability, experience, and same-team continuity.
Experience
96
Expected Games
17/17
Prime
96
Draft Pedigree
76
This Year
$7.8M
Per Game
$457K
CHICHI
Projected Role
Rotational
Roster Status
Active
Age
27
Height
6'6"
Weight
258 lb
College
Notre Dame

Roster Value components

Player Roster Value is a roster-asset estimate, not a performance grade. Each input is a transparent 1–100 read; a dash means we don't have a confident read yet.

Role72
Experience96
Durability98
Continuity99
Prime96
Draft pedigree76
Contract Fit60

Where Cole Kmet fits · Tight Ends

CHI tight ends, last season vs this season — Cole Kmet is highlighted. This shows where he sits in the room now, alongside last season's group for context.

NEW arrived this offseasonRE-UP re-signedLEFT left after last season- returning players are unmarked

This season · 2026Tight Ends Coach: Jim Dray
82Colston Loveland7816/175465948289$6.1M22.36'6"245
72Cole Kmet8417/179699989676$7.8M27.46'6"258
62Sam RoushNEW648/1700505068$1.8M——267
45Hayden LargeNEW435/17005050—$1.0M——250
45Qadir Ismail385/17005096—$885K26.46'6"215
45Nikola Kalinic333/171201893—$1.0M29.56'4"245
45Stephen Carlson405/1737143292—$1.1M29.66'4"240
Last season · 2025Tight Ends Coach: Jim Dray
82Colston Loveland7816/175465948289$6.1M22.36'6"245
72Cole Kmet8417/179699989676$7.8M27.46'6"258
45Stephen Carlson405/1737143292—$1.1M29.66'4"240
45Nikola Kalinic333/171201893—$1.0M29.56'4"245
45Qadir Ismail385/17005096—$885K26.46'6"215
45Thomas GordonLEFT385/17005096—$885K25.96'5"250
40Durham SmytheLEFT5817/17890988648$3.0M31.06'4"248

Contract

This season$7.8M
Total deal$50M

Roster move

Primary72
TECole KmetRoster value84/100
Exp96
Exp gms17/17
Prime96
Draft470
Stayed
CHI
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$7.8MThis yr
$50MTotal
$457KPer gm

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