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Where is Notre Dame’s Cole Kmet going to be headed to play professional football? Some have him going in the first round while others don’t see him getting selected until the third round of this week’s NFL Draft.
Kmet had a video call with Mackenzie Salmon of The Sports Pulse and discussed exactly that, as you can watch above.
In the short video you can see Kmet discuss growing up and watching Rob Gronkowski star at tight end which simply made me feel old. You can find out just how big of a Gronk fan Kmet was during his high school days.
He also shares his thoughts on the evolution of the tight end position and why it takes longer for tight ends to develop in the NFL compared to players at other positions.
I have trouble believing Kmet ends up being taken by the Patriots at 23 overall but I doubt Kmet is there when New England is scheduled to make their second pick at 87 overall. If Kmet is to be the long-term replacement for Gronkowski in New England, I’d guess it’d mean the Patriots make a trade in order to select him.