Brian Kelly has produced some terrific tight ends in his three decades as a college coach and he’s certain his newest NFL Draft pick will be just as good.
He believes the Bears landed a star by taking Cole Kmet in the second round of the draft last week, making him the highest-chosen tight end. After what Kelly saw from Kmet the last three seasons at Notre Dame, he has enormous expectations of what he’ll do in the NFL.
“I’ve had Travis Kelce, Tyler Eifert, Kyle Rudolph, Durham Smythe — a number of tight ends that are doing exceedingly well in the NFL,” Kelly said Tuesday.