Rookie tight end Cole Kmet has one catch for 12 yards in his first three NFL games, but his blocking is getting rave reviews.
“Cole is steadily becoming a very good blocker,” tight ends coach Clancy Barone said. “I don’t think people saw that in him when he came out of college. We did. He’s got such strong hands [and] a very thick lower body. The guy’s got a lot of good power in him.”
Kmet’s production in the passing game is a work-in-progress.
“I thought it would have happened by now,” Barone said. “In the pass game, we can’t really predict where the ball is going to go.