Cole Kmet

Completed his third season with the Bears in 2022
Originally selected in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft (43rd overall) by the Bears
Has played in 50 career games (43 starts), recording 1,399 career receiving yards and nine touchdowns

2022 SEASON (Bears):

Started in all 17 games of the 2022 season and led the Bears in receiving yards with 544
Logged his first receptions of the season in Week 3 vs. Houston, finishing with three catches for 40 yards
Had three catches for 16 yards at New York in Week 4
Caught four passes for 45 yards against the Vikings in Week 5
Finished with one reception for 15 yards against Washington in Week 6
Started at tight end against the Patriots in Week 7, catching two passes for 32 yards
Against the Cowboys in Week 8, caught a 10-yard touchdown pass from Fields with 13:45 left in the fourth quarter to give the Bears their fourth touchdown of the afternoon
Was his first touchdown of the season, and the third of his career
His last touchdown came on Dec. 6, 2020 vs. Detroit
In Week 9 vs. Miami, finished the day with five receptions for 41 yards and a career-best two touchdown receptions
Found the end zone on the opening play of the second quarter, scoring on an 18-yard pass from Justin Fields
Was his career touchdown and his second on the season after scoring at Dallas in Week 8
Prior to him, the last time a Bears player caught touchdown passes in consecutive games was Jimmy Graham in Weeks 12 and 13 of the 2021 season
Connected again for a score, this time on a four-yard touchdown pass with 11:42 left in the fourth quarter to cap off a 10-play, 65-yard drive
He was the first Bears player with multiple receiving touchdowns in a single game since tight end Jimmy Graham on Dec. 27, 2020 at Jacksonville
Followed up in Week 10 vs. Detroit with his second straight game with multiple touchdown receptions, hauling in four catches for 74 yards and a pair of TDs
First scored on a six-yard pass to finish a 10 play, 76-yard drive with 7:40 remaining in the third quarter
On the Bears' next possession, Fields and Kmet connected for a 50-yard touchdown pass with 2:53 remaining in the third quarter to extend the Chicago lead to 23-10
His second touchdown reception of the game also marks his fifth in his last three games as well as his second game with multiple touchdown receptions this season
The last Bears tight end to log touchdowns in three consecutive games was Trey Burton in 2018, scoring in Weeks 4-7 (Week 5 was a Bye Week)
At the conclusion of Sunday's noon-slated games, Kmet currently leads all NFC tight ends in receiving touchdowns (5) and is tied for the third-most in the NFL amongst tight ends
Kmet finished with a team-high in receiving yards (74) and matched a team-best four catches
Those 74 yards are his season-best as well as the second-most he's recorded in a game in his career
Kmet is the second player this season with multiple receiving TDs in back-to-back games, joining Ja'Marr Chase (Weeks 6-7), and the first Bears player with 2 receiving TDs in back-to-back games since Johnny Morris in 1964
Hauled in three passes for 35 yards against the Falcons in Week 11
Caught three passes for 27 yards against the Jets in Week 12
Had 72 yards receiving on a team-best six catches
His six catches are tied for the second-most in a game in his career, and his 72 yards is the third-most he's recorded in a single game
Caught four passes for 25 yards against the Eagles in Week 15
Caught two passes for 27 yards at Detroit in Week 17, one of which went for a touchdown, which was his sixth TD reception of the season and the eighth of his career
Had four receptions for 57 yards and a touchdown in Week 18 vs. Minnesota

2021 SEASON (Bears):

Started in all 17 games of the 2021 season
Surpassed 500 receiving yards on the season in Week 16 at Seattle, Trey Burton was Chicago's most recent tight end to surpass the 500-yard mark, doing so in 2018 with 569 receiving yards on 54 receptions
His 612 receiving yards on the season were the second-highest on the team
Recorded five receptions for 42 yards vs. the Rams
Logged two receptions for 22 yards in the Week 5 win at the Raiders
Recorded 49 all-purpose yards in Week 6 vs. the Packers
Caught five passes for 43 yards, including in a 22-yard reception, his second-longest to date, in Week 7 at Tampa Bay
Logged a career-high 87 yards on six receptions (14.5 avg.) Week 9 at the Steelers
Caught eight passes for 65 yards during the Week 12 win at the Lions, his second-highest receiving total of his career, trailing only an 87-yard performance at Pittsburgh (Nov. 8)
Hauled in three receptions for 17 yards Week 14 at the Packers
Caught six passes for a team-high 71 receiving yards in Week 15 vs. the Vikings
Surpassed 500 receiving yards on the season in the Week 16 win at Seattle with four catches for 49 yards (12.3 avg.)
Hauled in four receptions for 48 yards (12.0 avg.) in the Bears final game at Minnesota in Week 18

2020 SEASON (Bears):

Started nine of 16 games in his rookie season; had 28 catches for 243 yards and two TDs on the season
Caught 20 passes over the final five games of the regular season after catching only eight passes over the first 11 games
Caught a season-high seven passes for 41 yards in Week 17 vs. the Packers
Made his first career catch in the Week 2 win vs. the Giants, a 12-yarder from Mitchell Trubisky
Hauled in his first touchdown catch in Week 6 at Carolina, a 9-yard pass from Nick Foles on Chicago's opening drive
Had two catches for 45 yards, including a season-long 38-yarder, in Week 7 at the Rams
Caught his second touchdown of the season in Week 13 vs. the Lions, an 11-yarder from Mitchell Trubisky; caught a career-high five passes for 37 yards in that game
Caught four passes for 41 yards (10.3 avg) in the Week 14 win over the Texans
Caught three passes for 16 yards in the Wild Card playoff game at the Saints

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