Usage comparison · Tight ends

Cole Kmet vs Drew Sample

Cole Kmet gets more of the deep throws (6% of his team's air yards vs 1%), and they get the same share of their teams' passes (6%). Cole Kmet has played 5 games and Drew Sample 3 games. Near the end zone, Drew Sample has had more chances (1 vs 0 plays within 20 yards) and a bigger share of his team's chances there (3% vs 0%). Cole Kmet is scoring more fantasy points a game (3.3 vs 2.5, PPR), though their chances usually score the same: 2.9 expected points a game Est..

2026 season · Weeks 1–5 · Updated Oct 12, 2026

TECHI

Cole Kmet
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
3.3
Expected points per gameEst.
2.9

5 games with a target, carry or dropback

TECIN

Drew Sample
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
2.5
Expected points per gameEst.
2.9

3 games with a target, carry or dropback

Side by side

Season totals through week 4. Shares are of each player's team totals in the games he played. For counts and shares, the bigger number is in bold and the bars grow from the centre line.
Cole Kmet and Drew Sample, season usage side by side
StatCole KmetDrew Sample
Games53
Passes thrown to him
Targets96
Target share6%6%
Air-yards share6%1%
Catches55
Receiving yards5624
Near the end zone
Red-zone chances01
Red-zone share0%3%
End-zone targets10
Touchdowns
Touchdowns10
Expected touchdownsEst.0.30.1
Fantasy points
Fantasy points per game (PPR)3.32.5
Fantasy points (PPR)16.67.4
Expected points per gameEst.2.92.9
Points vs expectedEst.+0.4−0.5

Week by week

Each bar is one game. Pick a stat to compare.

Target share by week

Out of all the passes his team threw in his games, the part thrown to him.

  • Cole Kmet
  • Drew Sample

— no game with a target, carry or dropback that week.

Target share by week
WeekCole KmetDrew Sample
112%against CAR9%against TB
23%against MIN— no game with a target, carry or dropback
33%against PHI5%against PIT
46%against NYJ— no game with a target, carry or dropback
55%against GB3%against MIA

Next to each number: that week's opponent. — no game with a target, carry or dropback that week.

Where they rank

Each player's place among players at his position who meet the leaderboard's minimum. Open a leaderboard for the full list.
Leaderboard ranks for Cole Kmet and Drew Sample
LeaderboardCole KmetDrew Sample
Target share leadersBelow the minimum (at least 10 targets in at least 2 games)Below the minimum (at least 10 targets in at least 2 games)
Air-yards share leadersBelow the minimum (at least 10 targets in at least 2 games)Below the minimum (at least 10 targets in at least 2 games)
Red-zone share leadersBelow the minimum (at least 3 red-zone opportunities in at least 2 games)Below the minimum (at least 3 red-zone opportunities in at least 2 games)
Red-zone opportunity leaders#77of 101 tight ends#52of 101 tight ends
End-zone target leaders#26of 101 tight ends#66of 101 tight ends
Expected fantasy points leadersEst.#60of 101 tight ends#62of 101 tight ends

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