Cole Kmet Scouting Report: The Next TE Miss For Ryan Pace?

Follow me on Twitter: @TheJeffSchlegel


6'6" 262 lbs.
Junior
Notre Dame

SIZE: 10.0
- 33" arms, 10 1/2" hands
- Prototype height/weight/length for position
QUICKNESS/SPEED: 8.5
- 4.7 40yd
- 37" vertical, 10'3" broad jump, 7.44 3 cone
- Quick reaction to snap, consistently first off line
- Straight line burst is solid for size
- Speed is adequate but not special for size/position
HANDS: 7.5
- Tends to let ball get into his body
- Flashes ability to attack ball with hands, not consistently
- Had some drops that you don't want from security blanket TE
ROUTE RUNNING: 8.5
- Gets off line quickly, can catch defenders off base
- Subtle feel for navigating traffic, getting through LOS
- Recognizes soft spots in zone, feel for sitting properly
- A bit high in his breaks, lacks sudden agility
- Adequate size route tree
SEPARATION: 8.0
- Bad habit of slowing routes or getting caught watching QB
- Uses hands well to fend off press coverage of LBs/S
- Able to conform route to find small crease in defense
- Lacks great agility and speed to get wide open
BLOCKING ABILITY: 7.5
- Really top notch ability as a seal blocker
- Can navigate LOS to get to 2nd level assignments
- Needs better initial punch and power
- Can get walled off by longer defenders
- Gets off balance and can get pushed around
CATCH RADIUS: 8.0
- Tall with decent length to suggest he can get bad throws
- Ball gets too close to his body, limiting overall range
- Can work back to get bad balls
RUN AFTER CATCH: 8.0
- A nightmare for DBs and LBs to tackle in open field
- Absorbs contact easily and can fight for extra yards
- Not going to make anyone miss in open field
- YAC all about power and will vs. elusiveness and skill
DURABILITY: 8.0
- Broken collarbone led to missing 3 games in 2019
- High ankle sprain and left elbow injury in 2018
- Missed two games due to high ankle sprain
- Has frame to hold up and is tough
INTANGIBLES: 10.0
- Comes from program that has produced a few NFL TEs
- Dad Frank was a former 4th round pick of the Buffalo Bills
- Uncle Jeff Zgonina played 17 seasons in NFL
- Talented baseball player with prospects in that sport
- 3.5ish GPA in Poly Sci and Economics
- Junior who only turned 21 in March
- 64th percentile adjusted SPARQ, good but not great
- Known as a high character guy

NFL COMPARISON: Kyle Rudolph
DRAFT GRADE: Early 3rd round