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Cole Kmet
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DATED ROSTER · Chicago Bears · TE

Cole Kmet

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Initial roster observationObserved Sep 20, 2026, 7:00 am EDT · Historical profile reference

Cole Kmet is listed at TE on the Chicago Bears roster checked September 20, 2026. The official source lists the roster status as Active roster (ACT).

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The details below are dated roster facts. Roster status, practice participation, and game-day availability are different; this profile does not turn one into another.

Roster observations

UPDATED Updated Oct 10, 2026, 9:37 am EDT

Selected report: Chicago Bears · Active roster · Season 2026

Dated roster observations; not a complete career or transaction history
Observation windowRecord dateTeamRoster statusEffective dateRecord
Season 2026 · Week 5Oct 10, 2026, 9:37 am EDT
Updated		Chicago BearsActive rosterNot suppliedWeekly roster
Season 2026 · Week 4Oct 10, 2026, 9:37 am EDT
Updated		Chicago BearsActive rosterNot suppliedWeekly roster
Season 2026 · Week 3Oct 10, 2026, 9:37 am EDT
Updated		Chicago BearsActive rosterNot suppliedWeekly roster
Season 2026 · Week 2Oct 10, 2026, 9:37 am EDT
Updated		Chicago BearsActive rosterNot suppliedWeekly roster
Season 2026 · Week 1Oct 10, 2026, 9:37 am EDT
Updated		Chicago BearsActive rosterNot suppliedWeekly roster
Dated observationSep 20, 2026, 7:00 am EDT
Observed		Chicago BearsActive rosterNot suppliedDated roster

Weekly rows describe the supplied week, not a dated transaction. Observed dates show when a record was checked, not when a contract or roster move took effect. Conflicting records remain separate. Only retained observations are shown; game-day status belongs to the availability report.

Season statistics

League ranks50th in receiving TD (1)

UPDATED Updated Oct 10, 2026, 11:19 am EDT

2026 regular season (weeks 1–5) · Only recorded categories appear.

Receiving

Cole Kmet · Receiving · 2026 regular season (weeks 1–5)
Receiving yardsReceptionsTargetsYards per receptionReceiving touchdownsReceiving fumbles
484712.010

These are recorded player totals for the stated season. An absent category is not a zero. Games played and career totals are not inferred. Browse player statistics

Game log

Most recent recorded game2026 Week 4 vs NYJ (W 23–12) 2 rec, 13 rec yds

LIVE DATA Updated Oct 4, 2026, 3:58 pm EDT

2026 regular season (weeks 1–4) · 4 supplied game records

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Receiving
Cole Kmet · Receiving by game
WeekMatchupRec YdsRecTgtsYds/RecTDLong
4NYJ at CHI W 23–12 13226.507
3PHI at CHI W 27–7 001—00
2MIN at CHI L 3–9 001—00
1CHI at CAR W 59–37 352317.5122

Statistics by season

UPDATED Updated Oct 5, 2026, 7:34 am EDT

Regular-season records. Totals use each recorded season once, even when team splits and a combined row are both shown. Rates are recalculated from the counted totals. A dash means a value is missing or cannot be calculated reliably; these records do not establish complete career coverage. The current-season row is as of the update time above and can differ from the season statistics section, which adds up box scores through the latest recorded final.

Receiving by season
SeasonTeamGPRECTGTSYDSAVGTDLNGFDFUMLST
2020CHI1628442438.72381211
2021CHI17609361210.20252900
2022CHI17506954410.97502710
2023CHI1773907199.86533610
2024CHI17475547410.14312500
2025CHI16304834711.62311700
2026CHI4474812.0122300
Recorded total1 known team104292406298710.2225314931
Rushing by season
SeasonTeamGPCARYDSAVGTDLNGFDFUMLST
2020CHI161-3-3.00-3000
2021CHI17100.000000
2022CHI17294.508100
2023CHI17320.701200
Recorded total1 known team67781.108300
Passing by season
SeasonTeamGPCMPATTCMP%YDSAVGTDINTLNGSACKRTGQBR
2020CHI1600—0—0000——
2021CHI1700—0—0000——
2022CHI1700—0—0000—30.9
2023CHI1700—0—0000—40.8
2024CHI1700—0—0000——
2025CHI16010.000.0000039.62.0
2026CHI400—0—0000——
Recorded total1 known team104010.000.0000039.6—
Defense by season
SeasonTeamGPTOTSOLOASTSACKFFFRYDSINTYDSAVGTDLNGPDSTFSTFYDSKB
2020CHI16110000000—000000
2021CHI17110000000—000000
2022CHI17110010000—000000
2023CHI17321000000—000000
2024CHI17110000000—000000
2025CHI16101000000—000000
Recorded total1 known team100862010000—000000

2026 splits

2026 splits
SplitRecRec YdsRec TD
Home2130
Away2351
1st half2291
2nd half2190
4th quarter1130
Wins/ties4481

Checked Oct 5, 2026. Rows with no recorded production are omitted.

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