Cole Kmet
Chicago Bears·#85Pos TEHt 6'6"Wt 258 lbExp 5 yrCollege Notre Dame
Updated August 24, 2026
2026 Cap Hit
$7.8M
APY
$12.5M/yr
Total Guaranteed
$27.5M
Years on Deal
5
Signed
2023
Est. Value
$15.1M/yr
underpaid by $2.6M/yr
Estimate: 4 yrs, $61M total · range $11.9M to $19.6M a year · How it is built →
Comps6 deals
David NjokuCLE · signed 2022
4 yr · $13.7M/yr
84
T.J. HockensonMIN · signed 2026
2 yr · $10.3M/yr
84
Juwan JohnsonNO · signed 2025
4 yr · $10.3M/yr
84
Dalton SchultzHOU · signed 2026
4 yr · $12.6M/yr
86
Pat FreiermuthPIT · signed 2024
3 yr · $12.1M/yr
88
Dawson KnoxBUF · signed 2022
4 yr · $13.0M/yr
88The score is how good each player rated at his position when he signed, out of 100.
| Year | Cap Hit | Base | Bonus | Dead $ | Cap Savings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | $11.6M | $9.9M | $1.6M | ||
| 2025 | $11.6M | $9.9M | $1.6M | $0 | $11.6M |
| 2026 | $7.8M | $1.2M | $5.4M | $10.8M | $0 |
| 2027 | $15.4M | $8.9M | $5.4M | $5.4M | $10.0M |
Cap Scenario What-if
Cap Savings
$0
Dead Money
$0
Release and Trade carry the same cap impact; a Post-June 1 designation spreads the dead money across two seasons.