Player Dossier

2017-2019

Notre Dame

Cole Kmet

TE • 6'5" • 250 lbs • Lake Barrington, IL, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Cole Kmet reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage Score

20.8

Efficiency

78.2

Consistency

61.4

Season Value

65.1

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason · Notre Dame

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Notre Dame
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Georgia

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Cole Kmet, TE. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason · Notre Dame. Cole Kmet reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason

Notre Dame paired 515 primary output with 78.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2019 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 78.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Georgia

Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2019 Postseason · Notre Dame

Games

10

Receiving Yards / G

51.5

Efficiency

78.2

Usage

20.8

Consistency

61.4

Best Game by takeover score

Iowa State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Iowa State: 33. Georgia: 108. Virginia: 65. Bowling Green: 31. USC: 61. Michigan: 25. Virginia Tech: 28. Duke: 9. Boston College: 78. Stanford: 77

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Iowa State: 2 by 100. Georgia: 9 by 80. Virginia: 4 by 100. Bowling Green: 2 by 100. USC: 6 by 67.8. Michigan: 2 by 83.3. Virginia Tech: 4 by 46.7. Duke: 2 by 30. Boston College: 7 by 74.3. Stanford: 5 by 100

Split Comparison

Wins47.8 · n=8 · -18.8 vs Losses
Losses66.5 · n=2 · +18.8 vs Wins
First Half59.6 · n=5 · +16.2 vs Second Half
Second Half43.4 · n=5 · -16.2 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

10 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Georgia

Best efficiency game

100 vs Iowa State

Result
Sat 12/28@ Iowa StateW 33-923316.516.50023
Sat 11/30@ StanfordW 45-2457715.415.40021
Sat 11/23vs Boston CollegeW 40-777811.111.10126
Sun 11/10@ DukeW 38-7294.54.5005
Sat 11/2vs Virginia TechW 21-2042877110
Sat 10/26@ MichiganL 14-4522512.512.50118
Sat 10/12vs USCW 30-2766110.210.20114
Sat 10/5vs Bowling GreenW 52-023115.515.50121
Sat 9/28vs VirginiaW 35-2046516.316.30037
Sun 9/22@ Georgia100 receiving yards · High volumeL 17-2391081212131

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Notre Dame

    2017-2019

    Opening stop

Season Progression

201720172018201820192019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 PostseasonNotre Dame1446.78.7
2017 Regular SeasonNotre Dame1446.78.70
2018 PostseasonNotre Dame16268.77.6148
2018 Regular SeasonNotre Dame16268.77.60
2019 PostseasonNotre Dame51578.220.8353
2019 Regular SeasonNotre Dame51578.220.80

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Georgia

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

108

Primary metric

108 receiving yards with a 80 efficiency score.

#2

Northwestern

41

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

41 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

Stanford

77

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

77 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

Virginia

65

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

65 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

Boston College

78

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

78 receiving yards with a 74.3 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2019 Postseason · Notre Dame

515 primary output · 78.2 efficiency · 20.8 usage

65.1

#2

2019 Regular Season · Notre Dame

65.1

515 primary · 78.2 efficiency · 20.8 usage

#3

2018 Postseason · Notre Dame

44.2

162 primary · 68.7 efficiency · 7.6 usage

Milestones

1

100+ receiving yards

1

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2017 · Rating 0.9609

St. Viator · Arlington Heights, IL

Committed To
Notre Dame
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2017

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

691

Career Receiving Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 23 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Cole Kmet quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
TE
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
6
Career receiving yards
691