No. 75 | Cole Kmet | TE | Notre Dame
Chris Ballard taps back into the Notre Dame pipeline here to take the athletic tight end, Cole Kmet. With the Colts not re-signing Eric Ebron in free agency, that leaves a big hole in the roster at tight end. Now we all love Jack Doyle, but we also all know he isn’t the vertical threat that Ebron was. Getting a player like Kmet here at 75 would give the Colts that vertical threat at tight end that they need in this Reich offense.
Kmet’s release off the line of scrimmage is smooth. He looks very comfortable getting out of a three-point stance in-line and into a route. This makes him a threat as an in-line player who can both block and go out for passes. He’s a decent help blocker if he gets his hands on the defender and in the right place he can move that defender when blocking, but you certainly notice Kmet’s inexperience in this area, as he is often off-target with his hands and thus not very reliable right now.
Other players available: WR Michael Pittman Jr., USC | CB Bryce Hall, Virginia | TE Brycen Hopkins, Purdue