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CHI · TE · #85

Cole Kmet

No. 2 on the depth chart

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Is Cole Kmet starting?

Cole Kmet is listed No. 2 at TE on the Chicago Bears depth chart. Colston Loveland is listed ahead of him at No. 1.

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Cole Kmet this week

The Chicago Bears play next in Week 6, on the road against the Atlanta Falcons on Sun, Oct 18 (Fox). Cole Kmet is listed No. 2 at TE going into that game.

At TE for the Chicago Bears, Colston Loveland sits ahead of him, and Sam Roush and Nikola Kalinic are next in line behind him.

Cole Kmet's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: L 7-31 at GB (Oct 11); W 23-12 vs NYJ (Oct 4); W 27-7 vs PHI (Sep 28).

Cole Kmet wears No. 85, is 27 years old, is listed at 6' 6", 257 lbs, has 7 years of NFL experience, came out of Notre Dame.

Is Cole Kmet playing this week?

Cole Kmet is listed No. 2 at TE for Chicago Bears, not the projected starter. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).

CHI TE Depth

1Colston LovelandStarter
2Cole Kmet
3Sam Roush
4Nikola Kalinic
5Hayden Large

Chicago Bears Starting Lineup

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Age
27
Height
6' 6"
Weight
257
Experience
7 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGRecTgtRec YdsRec TDCarRush YdsRush TD
    2026CHI559561000
    2025CHI1630483472000
    2024CHI1647554744000
    2023CHI1673907196320
    2022CHI1750695447290
    2021CHI1760936120100
    2020CHI15284424321-30
    Career7 yrs102293408299522780

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Rush Yds
    0
    even with 2025 per game
    Rush TD
    0
    even with 2025 per game
    Rec Yds
    56
    -10.5/gm vs 2025

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    7
    Games
    102
    Rush Yds
    8

    #48 of 113 at TE in Receiving Yards (2026)

    Advanced

    SeasonReceiving Air YardsReceiving YACReceiving First DownsReceiving EPARACRTarget ShareAir Yards ShareWOPRRushing First DownsRushing EPA
    2026771544.460.735.6%6.1%0.130—
    20254211491713.390.829.0%8.5%0.190—
    20243931812526.121.2110.5%8.7%0.220—
    20235572903632.521.2918.9%14.8%0.3920.80
    20224632862711.231.1719.2%13.5%0.3811.14
    202172124629-5.910.8517.7%16.0%0.380-0.22
    202028813612-0.680.847.4%5.9%0.150-1.02
    Career29201303150—————3—

    Rate/share stats (target share, air yards share, WOPR, RACR/PACR, CPOE, EPA) are per-season only — never summed into a career total.

    RATING

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    Home / Road Split

    Home · 3 games

    Rec
    2-4
    Rec Yds
    13
    TD
    0
    Yds/Rec
    6.5

    Road · 2 games

    Rec
    3-5
    Rec Yds
    43
    TD
    1
    Yds/Rec
    14.3

    2026 Game Log

    Oct 11L@ GBYDS 8
    REC
    1
    TGT
    2
    YDS
    8
    TD
    0

    Final L 7-31

    Oct 4Wvs NYJYDS 13
    REC
    2
    TGT
    2
    YDS
    13
    TD
    0

    Final W 23-12

    Sep 28Wvs PHIYDS 0
    REC
    0
    TGT
    1
    YDS
    0
    TD
    0

    Final W 27-7

    Sep 20Lvs MINYDS 0
    REC
    0
    TGT
    1
    YDS
    0
    TD
    0

    Final L 3-9

    Sep 13W@ CARYDS 35
    REC
    2
    TGT
    3
    YDS
    35
    TD
    1

    Final W 59-37

    Cole Kmet's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Starter
    Cole Kmet plays 60% of his team's offensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share60%

    College

    Notre Dame

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