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Kmet to the NFL
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish will lose Cole Kmet to the NFL draft, per his twitter account this afternoon.
Thank You Notre Dame☘️☘️☘️ pic.twitter.com/IDCVJoUIMh
— Cole Kmet (@ColeKmet) January 2, 2020
This was highly speculated after he had not made and definite statements after claiming to be returning to play baseball in the Spring a couple of months back. Kmet has been rated by multiple analysts as TE1 in this years draft class, and received a second round grade. After a slower start to his career, Kmet finished the 2019 season with 43 receptions, 515 yards, and 6 touchdowns. All of this despite missing the first two games to a broken collarbone.
What’s Next
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Though all of Irish nation is sad to see Kmet leave with his massive upside heading into 2020, the recruiting and development has been great for Tight End U. Notre Dame’s leading returning tight end will be Tommy Tremble (16 rec, 183 yards, 4tds) along with Brock Wright and George Takacs. All 3 of those could be factors next year along with a pair of 4 stars from the 2020 class in Michael Mayer and Kevin Bauman. Mayer has received some incredibly (well deserved) hyped and could be a day one contributor. We wish Kmet well, our sweet Herculean prince.
2020 Notre Dame Football Scholarship Chart
| Position / Year | Freshmen | Sophomore | Junior | Senior | 5th Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position / Year | Freshmen | Sophomore | Junior | Senior | 5th Year |
| Quarterback | Drew Pyne | Brendon Clark* | - | - | Ian Book |
| Running Back | Chris Tyree | Kyren Williams* | Jahmir Smith*, C'Bo Flemister* | Jafar Armstrong*, Avery Davis* | - |
| Tight End | Michael Mayer, Kevin Bauman | - | George Takacs*, Tommy Tremble* | Brock Wright | - |
| Wide Receiver | Jordan Johnson, Jay Brunelle, Xavier Watts | Kendall Abdur-Rahman* | Micah Jones*, Kevin Austin*, Braden Lenzy*, Lawrence Keys III*, Joe Wilkins* | Javon McKinley, Bennett Skowronek | |
| Center | - | Zeke Correll* | Jarrett Patterson* | - | - |
| Guard | - | Hunter Spears* | John Dirksen* | Dillan Gibbons*, Aaron Banks* | Tommy Kraemer, Colin Grunhard |
| Tackle | Tosh Baker, Michael Carmody | Andrew Kristofic*, Quinn Carroll* | - | Robert Hainsey, Josh Lugg* | Liam Eichenberg |
| Defensive Tackle | Aidan Keanaaina, Rylie Mills | Howard Cross*, Jacob Lacey | Jayson Ademilola, Ja'mion Franklin* | Kurt Hinish, Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa | - |
| Defensive End | Alexander Ehrensberger, Jordan Botelho | NaNa Osafo-Mensah*, Isaiah Foskey* | Justin Ademilola*, Ovie Oghoufo* | Kofi Wardlow* | Ade Ogundeji, Daelin Hayes |
| Linebacker | - | Jack Kiser*, Osita Ekwonu*, Marist Liufau*, JD Bertrand* | Bo Bauer, Jack Lamb*, Shayne Simon, Paul Moala | Drew White*, Jordan Genmark Heath, Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah* | - |
| Safety | - | Litchfield Ajavon*, Kyle Hamilton | D.J. Brown*, Houston Griffith | Isaiah Pryor* | - |
| Cornerback | Clarance Lewis, Caleb Offord, Ramon Henderson | K.J. Wallace*, Isaiah Rutherford*, Cam Hart*, | TaRiq Bracy | - | Shaun Crawford**, Nick McCloud |
| Specialists | Alex Peitsch (LS) | Jay Bramblett | - | Jonathan Doerer | - |
| Totals | 17/85 (17) | 38/85 (21) | 60/85 (22) | 75/85 (15) | 85/85 (10) |