Kmet is going to end up a 1st rounder. His brother being on the baseball team is the only chance of him coming back.
He’d be a very high draft pick if he left, but he appears committed to playing baseball this spring with his brother which may cause him to delay his pro aspirations for another year.
and still go to the NFL. So while I'm glad he's staying to play baseball I don't take that as an indicator that he'll be with the football team in 2020.
The NFL draft will be late April, and it's unlikely that the Irish make the NCAA tournament in baseball. He'll be available for any team that drafts him right after the season ends.
Most players pursuing the NFL don't even attend classes at ND in the spring while they prepare for the draft.
The entire focus is improving your numbers for the combine which can impact how you're ultimately paid.
I can't imagine playing baseball would be a good idea.
To go play baseball and make yourself available for the draft.
But even if he didn't take the what has become the standard route for those going to the draft, a team certainly could look at his body of work on the field and make a determination of his worth and draft him.
I do agree that in today's world that could cause him to drop in the draft and cost him some money.
I think it's pretty unheard of in this day and age for a guy to play a spring sport and prep for the draft.
If he's going to enter the draft, he'll have to go to the combine and spend the spring traveling the country for pre-draft interviews and workouts.
Not to mention his own personal focus and workout regiment will have to be 100% football.
In the last 20 years, and that's really saying something. Eifert was probably a better pass catcher, Rudolph was probably a tougher cover, Niklas a more devastating blocker, but Kmet's combo of size, hands, speed and blocking ability is very rare. I wouldn't be surprised if he makes the leap.
I like Kmet's game a lot, but Eifert was considerably more of a threat as a receiver.
to be a more complete TE.
The collarbone injury no doubt set him back in terms of strength.
He also lacks strength in his lower base. That has been apparent to me in the games thus far. He could do a much better job of breaking tackles once he builds some more strength.
His blocking is inconsistent. Should be much better...and will be in due time.
Even with some of those shortcomings that scouts might ding him for--he will likely be a 1st round pick if he opts to come out.
who stayed his senior year to play with his brother, Kmet appears to want to play a year with his brother on the baseball team. I don't believe he'd be able to be drafted and then finish out the season playing baseball, but I could be wrong.
Agree though that he's the most well-rounded of the bunch.
Just couldn't play football.
There are players, like Jeff Samardzija, who signed Pro Baseball contracts and returned to play college football.
Got a $400 k signing bonus from the Orioles, after which, he still played college basketball