The Bears haven’t fixed their tight end issue for the long term, but the combination of Cole Kmet and Jimmy Graham has been a substantial upgrade over where they were last season.
They signed Graham hoping to squeeze at least one more decent season out of him and have gotten exactly that with 44 catches, 382 yards and six touchdowns. That might not sound like much, but it makes him something the Bears didn’t have last season: a league-average tight end.
They used their first draft pick on Kmet out of Notre Dame, making him the top selection at his position at No.