Notre Dame TE Kmet Drafted in Second Round By Hometown Bears

After an impressive junior year, Notre Dame’s Cole Kmet declared for the NFL Draft and his decision paid off being drafted in the 2nd round.

Although Notre Dame tight end Cole Kmet though he would be returning to South Bend for his senior year, that all changed when he saw the lack of elite tight end’s in this draft. Although no TE’s were selected on the drafts first night, Kmet was still chosen early in the second round by Chicago Bears, the 43rd overall pick.

The Illinois native didn’t blow up until last season when he caught 43 balls for 515 yards and got into the endzone six times. Kmet is seen as more of a receiver than a blocker, something that he will need to work on at the NFL level. Even with that flaw, Kmet knows he needs to be better in that area, put enough on film to impress Chicago to select him on the drafts second evening.

There were initial thoughts that Kmet could be chosen in the first round, but this draft has shown it’s fairly deep. It was one extra night that Kmet had to wait, and in the long run if he performs as well as the Bears thinks he can, it’ll be a small blip on his career.