Cooper Kmet

St. Viator HS: Three-year starter for head coach Dave Archibald … started nine games a senior, throwing for over 3,000 yards with 28 touchdown passes … also rushed for over 300 yards and three touchdowns … scored seven touchdowns in a game to set a new school single-game record … earned all-area and all-conference honors as a captain in final season … as a junior, threw for over 2,900 yards and 23 touchdowns in nine starting assignments … earned all-state, all-area and all-conference honors while helping team to the second round of the IHSA playoffs for the first time in 10 years … as a sophomore, tallied 650 passing yards and five touchdowns, wile running for 125 yards and a score in four starts … helped team to first playoff appearance in 10 years. Personal: Born Oct. 6, 2006 in Barrington, Illinois … son of Frank and Kandace Kmet … one of four siblings … his older brother, Cole, played football at Notre Dame and plays for the Chicago Bears … brother Casey also played baseball at Notre Dame … his father, Frank, played football at Purdue and later in the NFL.