Kmet is tough to trust, given his lack of production in the past two games. He has one catch for 14 yards on one target in his past two outings against Washington and Arizona, but this is a good matchup against the Patriots. New England has allowed a tight end to score a touchdown in each of the past two games against the Jets and Titans with Tyler Conklin and Nick Vannett, and both scored at least 11.3 PPR points. I would only consider using Kmet in deeper leagues, but he could have a bounce-back performance, given the matchup with the Patriots.
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Bears' Cole Kmet: Not targeted in defeat
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Kmet posted no stats in the Bears' 29-9 loss to the Cardinals on Sunday.
During Weeks 3 through 6, Kmet was one of the highest scoring tight ends in the league. Since Chicago's Week 7 bye, the offense has been terrible. In the last two games, Kmet has one catch for 14 yards. Unless the Bears figure out their woes on offense, Kmet should be considered a boom-or-bust fantasy option.
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Bears' Cole Kmet: TEs to Sit
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Kmet has two games this season with at least 24 PPR points and four games with 6.7 PPR points or less. It's tough to trust him, especially when the Bears have a loaded receiving corps with D.J. Moore, Keenan Allen and Rome Odunze. The Cardinals have allowed one touchdown to a tight end all season, and only George Kittle in Week 5 and Will Dissly in Week 7 have scored more than 7.4 PPR points against Arizona this year.
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Bears' Cole Kmet: Hot streak ends
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Kmet caught a 14-yard pass on his only target in the Bears' 18-15 loss to the Commanders on Sunday.
With Caleb Williams completing just 10 passes for 131 yards, there was not much production to go around for the Chicago pass catchers. The one target Kmet saw was the first time since Week 1 that the tight end had fewer than three targets. Aside from one game with 10 targets, Kmet is averaging three targets over his other six games. Due to the lack of consistent passes thrown to Kmet, the potential for a poor performance is always present.
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Bears' Cole Kmet: Two more scores in London win
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Kmet brought in all five targets for 70 yards and two touchdowns in the Bears' 35-16 win over the Jaguars on Sunday in London.
Kmet delivered his first multi-touchdown effort of the season via scoring grabs of 31 and two yards in the second quarter. The talented tight end also co-led the Bears in receptions and targets while setting the pace in receiving yards by a comfortable margin. Kmet's performance was his second-most productive of the season behind his 10-97-1 line against the Colts in Week 3, and he heads into a Week 7 bye with the chemistry between him and first overall pick Caleb Williams clearly on an upswing.
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Bears' Cole Kmet: TEs to Sit
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Kmet scored 25.7 PPR points in Week 3 at Indianapolis, but he's been at 8.7 PPR points or less in every other game this season. It will be tough to trust him when all the receivers in Chicago are healthy, which is the case for D.J. Moore, Keenan Allen and Rome Odunze heading into Week 6 against Jacksonville in London. The Jaguars have allowed two touchdowns to tight ends this season, but Kmet isn't likely to get enough targets to warrant trusting him in Week 6.
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Bears' Cole Kmet: Four targets in victory
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Kmet caught three passes on four targets for 57 yards in the Bears' 36-10 win over the Panthers on Sunday.
After doing little during the first two games of the season, Kmet has come alive over the past three contests. During that time, the tight end is averaging five catches and 63 yards. However, Kmet has just one big game on the season, so he should be viewed primarily as a solid-floor fantasy option.
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Bears' Cole Kmet: Logs full practice Thursday
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Kmet (knee) practiced fully Thursday.
Kmet showed up on the Bears' first Week 5 practice report Wednesday as limited due to a knee injury, but he was able to handle a full allotment of reps one day later, effectively clearing him ahead of Sunday's game against the Panthers. Aside from a 10-97-1 showing on 11 targets Week 3 at Indianapolis, he's combined for eight catches (on nine targets) for 65 yards and no touchdowns in his other three outings this season.
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Bears' Cole Kmet: Limited by knee injury
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Kmet was a limited practice participant Wednesday due to a knee injury.
Kmet handled a full workload in Sunday's 24-18 win over the Rams, playing 93 percent of snaps and catching all three of his targets for 34 yards. He's back to a near-every-down role after opening the season in a timeshare with Gerald Everett, and while a knee injury may limit Kmet's practice participation this week, his ability to do some work Wednesday suggests he's on track to play this Sunday against the Panthers.
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Bears' Cole Kmet: Three catches in Week 4 win
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Kmet caught three passes on three targets for 34 yards in the Bears' 24-18 win over the Rams on Sunday.
After a 10-catch outburst against the Colts in Week 3, Kmet saw his workload reduce considerably with the return of Keenan Allen from a two-game absence due to a heel injury. Kmet did finish tied for second in receptions and as the runner-up in receiving yards on the afternoon for Chicago, but his production Sunday is likely to be much closer to the norm than what he was able to do in the aforementioned loss to Indianapolis.
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Bears' Cole Kmet: TEs to Start
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Even with Keenan Allen (heel) likely returning in Week 4, I would still take the chance on Kmet as a low-end starter in all leagues. He had a breakout performance in Week 3 against the Colts with 10 catches for 97 yards and a touchdown on 11 targets, and it would be a surprise if he just disappeared from the offense in Week 4 against the Rams. The Rams have also allowed three tight ends to score at least 8.5 PPR points this season.
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Bears' Cole Kmet: Week 4 Waiver Priority List
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We'll see what happens when Keenan Allen (heel) returns for the Bears, but Kmet looked great in Week 3 against the Colts with 10 catches for 97 yards and a touchdown on 11 targets. I hope he'll remain heavily involved in the offense even when Allen returns, but there will be a lot of mouths to feed for Chicago. For Week 4, I plan to start Kmet in all leagues against the Rams, and he's worth adding for 10-15 percent of your remaining FAB.
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Bears' Cole Kmet: Breaks out in Week 3
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Kmet caught 10 of 11 targets for 97 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 21-16 loss to the Colts.
After two quiet games to begin the season, Kmet started to click with rookie quarterback Caleb Williams in this one, capping his huge day with a six-yard score late in the fourth quarter as the Bears tried to mount a comeback. The tight end may have benefitted from the absence of Keenan Allen (heel) to monopolize intermediate routes, but if Williams is going to attempt 50-plus passes a game -- he went 33-for-52 for 363 yards Sunday -- there should be plenty of volume to go around even when all of Chicago's top targets are healthy. Kmet will look to keep rolling in Week 4 against the Rams.
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Bears' Cole Kmet: TEs to Sit
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Kmet could benefit if one or both of Rome Odunze (knee) or Keenan Allen (heel) are out, but I still can't trust Kmet as a starter in most Fantasy leagues in Week 2 at Houston. In Week 1 against Tennessee, Kmet only had one catch for 4 yards on one target, and Caleb Williams also struggled, passing for fewer than 100 yards. It would be great if Kmet saw a spike in targets if anyone is missing for Chicago's receivers, but I need to see him produce at a high level first before trusting him in most leagues.
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Bears' Cole Kmet: TEs to Sit
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If the preseason was any indication then Kmet's Fantasy value this season could be in trouble. He was sharing playing time with new addition Gerald Everett, which could continue all season in Shane Waldron's offense, and the Bears loaded up their receiving corps with Keenan Allen and Rome Odunze coming to Chicago. The Titans also upgraded their secondary this offseason, and Kmet isn't worth starting in most leagues in Week 1.
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Bears' Cole Kmet: Rotates with Everett
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Kmet caught his lone target for nine yards in Saturday's 27-3 preseason win over Cincinnati.
Kmet and Gerald Everett rotated on the first-team offense for a second straight week, with the latter catching two of four targets for 10 yards in Saturday's win. Everett's involvement -- after signing a two-year, $12 million contract -- creates reasonable concerns about Kmet not matching his robust snap shares from the past three seasons, but Kmet could still take the lion's share of playing time once the games actually matter.
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Bears' Cole Kmet: Connecting with new QB
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Kmet (forearm) is building chemistry with new rookie quarterback Caleb Williams at OTAs, Alyssa Barbieri of USA Today reports.
Kmet suffered a broken right forearm during Chicago's season-ending loss to the Packers in Week 18, but he looks fully healthy at OTAs. The starting tight end could have some extra opportunities to establish a rapport with Williams, given that Rome Odunze is managing a hamstring issue, while Keenan Allen has stayed away from the voluntary activities. Still, the likeliest scenario in this passing game could be that Kmet takes a back seat to all of DJ Moore, Allen and Odunze, and even with his pedigree as the No. 1 overall pick, it seems a long shot that Williams can support four solid fantasy options as a rookie. Kmet will be a sleeper option at the tight end position in 2024 fantasy drafts.
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Bears' Cole Kmet: Active as expected Week 18
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Kmet (knee) is active for Sunday's game against the Packers.
Early Sunday reports indicated Kmet was strongly trending toward active status, and that's now been made official. Kmet was also in uniform in Week 17 against the Falcons and on the field for 13 snaps, but he theoretically stands to have a better chance at a normal workload Sunday after managing to practice in full Friday. Robert Tonyan, Kmet's backup, could still see a slightly elevated snap count against his old Packers squad if Kmet is limited in any way.
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Bears' Cole Kmet: Likely to suit up
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Kmet (knee) is listed as questionable but is expected to be available for Sunday's game against the Packers, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
Kmet should be formally cleared when Chicago releases its inactive list 90 minutes prior to the 4:25 p.m. ET kickoff. Though Kmet looks poised to play through the knee injury for the second week in a row, it's unclear how much larger of a role he'll be able to handle Sunday after he was limited to just 13 snaps on offense in the Bears' 37-17 win over Atlanta in Week 17. The tight end at least appeared to be healthier in practice this week, as he turned in a limited practice Thursday before upgrading to full activity Friday.
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Bears' Cole Kmet: Limited in return to practice
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Kmet (knee) practiced on a limited basis Thursday.
Kmet is a step ahead of last week's practice regimen as he tends to a knee issue, putting in a limited session one day earlier this time around. Still, he entered last weekend listed as questionable for this past Sunday's game against the Falcons, for which he was active but blanked in the box score. It remains to be seen if Kmet has a designation ahead of this Sunday's contest at Green Bay, something that will be revealed on Friday's injury report.
