Notre Dame and St. Viator High School (Arlington Heights, Illinois) product Cole Kmet met the NFL world officially Monday morning at the NFL Combine, weighing in and getting sized up in front of the masses.
Kmet is seen by most as the best tight end in the draft and at worst, some rank him second. Not a surprise at all but Kmet measured out as a massive human being compared to his tight end peers at the start of the combine.
Cole Kmet’s Measureables:
Height – 6-5 2/8″
Weight – 262 pounds
Hands – 10 4/8″
Arms – 33″
Wingspan – 79″
As we know by watching him Kmet is clearly a large piece of furniture to have to move. Here’s how he stacks up, or past, compared to two of the other highest regarded tight ends in the 2020 NFL Draft:
Hunter Bryant of Washington:
Height – 6-2 2/8″
Weight – 248 pounds
Hands – 10″ right hand, 10 3/8″ left hand
Arms – 32″
Wingspan – 76 4/8″
Brycen Hopkins of Purdue:
Height – 6-3 7/8″
Weight – 245 pounds
Hands – 10 1/8″
Arms – 32 1/8″
Wingspan – 76″
As you can see he’s bigger than his biggest competition to be the first overall tight end taken in this draft. The question this week isn’t so much is he the best tight end prospect in this draft but it’s more about if Kmet’s workouts mirror that and make him that much better of a prospect than any other at the position.
A great work out can make his value appear that much better and increase his chances as a the first rounder. A workout more on the level with Hopkins, Bryant or others and be may still be seen as the top tight end prospect but the need to take him considerably ahead of the others wouldn’t be there.
Here’s to hoping Kmet rips up the workouts this weekend.