2018-19 Baseball Roster

#33 Cole Kmet 2017-18 Baseball Roster

Height 6-5

Weight 260 lbs.

B/T L/L

Class Sophomore

Hometown Arlington Heights, IL

High School Saint Viator

Bio / Statistics

Appeared in 26 games, leading the team with 8 saves
Made his college debut at LSU, where he worked 4.0 innings of scoreless relief
At the plate, recorded his first career hit against No. 2 NC State
Worked a career-high 5.1 innings with a career-best four strikeouts at Miami
Played tight end in all 13 of Notre Dame’s football games throughout the 2017 season

Named 2016 American Family Insurance Second Team ALL-USA Illinois
Named 2016 Second Team Chicago Tribune Preps Plus All-State
2016 First Team Illinois High School Coaches Association Class 6A All-Illinois
2016 Pioneer Press All-Area Football First Team
2016 Daily Herald Northwest all-area team
2016 First Team News-Gazette All-Illinois
Caught 48 passes for 773 yards and four TDs as a senior at Saint Viator in 2016
Averaged 96.6 receiving yards/game and 16.1 yards/reception
Added 31 yards rushing and one TD
Recorded 32 tackles, five TFL and four sacks
No. 109-ranked overall player and No. 4 tight end by Scout.com
No. 84-ranked overall player and No. 3 tight end by 247Sports.com
No. 83-ranked overall player and No. 3 tight end by ESPN.com
No. 95-ranked overall player and No. 3 tight end by Rivals.com
Illinois’ No. 3-ranked player by Scout.com, No. 3-ranked player by 247Sports, No. 3-ranked player by ESPN and No. 3-ranked player by Rivals
No. 72-ranked overall player and No. 2-ranked tight end by Tom Lemming’s Prep Football Report
Four-star member of the PrepStar Top 300 Dream Team, ranked as the No. 182 player in the class of 2017 and the No. 3 tight end
Played for coach David Archibald at Saint Viator
Played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio
Majoring in Psychology