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Tight end, Notre Dame, 2008–10
Kyle Rudolph
- Number
- No. 9
- Height
- 6′6″
- Hometown
- Cincinnati, OH
- Born
- Nov 9, 1989, in Cincinnati, Ohio
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Kyle Rudolph played tight end at Notre Dame (2008–10). The Minnesota Vikings took Rudolph in round 2, No. 43 overall in the 2011 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
8catches, career hightwice; last at Michigan State, 2010164receiving yards, career highvs. Michigan, 2010Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008* | Notre Dame | 29 | 340 | 11.7 | 2 | 29 |
| 2009 | Notre Dame | 33 | 364 | 11.0 | 3 | 52 |
| 2010* | Notre Dame | 28 | 328 | 11.7 | 3 | 95 |
| Career | 90 | 1,032 | 11.5 | 8 | 95 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Notre Dame | 9 | TE | |
| 2009 | Notre Dame | 9 | TE | |
| 2010 | Notre Dame | 9 | TE | 6′6″ |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2010 Notre Dame 6 games, 28 catches, 328 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Purdue | W 23–12 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 12 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Michigan | L 24–28 | 8 | 164 | 1 | 95 |
| Sep 18 | at Michigan State | L 31–34 | 8 | 80 | 1 | 18 |
| Sep 25 | vs. Stanford | L 14–37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 2 | at Boston College | W 31–13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 9 | vs. Pittsburgh | W 23–17 | 5 | 38 | 0 | 12 |
2009 Notre Dame 9 games, 33 catches, 364 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Nevada | W 35–0 | 4 | 29 | 1 | 19 |
| Sep 12 | atMichigan | L 34–38 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 24 |
| Sep 19 | vs.Michigan State | W 33–30 | 6 | 95 | 0 | 52 |
| Sep 26 | atPurdue | W 24–21 | 4 | 52 | 1 | 22 |
| Oct 3 | vs. Washington | W 37–30 | 4 | 53 | 1 | 30 |
| Oct 17 | vs. USC | L 27–34 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| Oct 24 | vs.Boston College | W 20–16 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Oct 31 | vs. Washington State | W 40–14 | 6 | 59 | 0 | 16 |
| Nov 7 | vs. Navy | L 21–23 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 14 |
2008 Notre Dame 11 games, 29 catches, 340 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | vs. San Diego State | W 21–13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Sep 20 | atMichigan State | L 7–23 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 18 |
| Sep 27 | vs.Purdue | W 38–21 | 3 | 32 | 1 | 19 |
| Oct 4 | vs.Stanford | W 28–21 | 5 | 70 | 1 | 24 |
| Oct 11 | at North Carolina | L 24–29 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 12 |
| Nov 1 | vs.Pittsburgh | L 33–36 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 21 |
| Nov 8 | atBoston College | L 0–17 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 8 |
| Nov 15 | vs.Navy | W 27–21 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Syracuse | L 23–24 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 13 |
| Nov 29 | atUSC | L 3–38 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Dec 24 ✦ | vs. Hawai’i | W 49–21 | 4 | 78 | 0 | 29 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2011 | Combine or pro day 2011 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′6⅛″ | |
| Weight | 259 lb | |
| Arm length | 34″ | |
| Hand size | 10¾″ | |
| Wingspan | 80⅝″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.83 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.67 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 34½″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′5″ | |
| Bench press | 19 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.24 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.37 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
12 seasons, 158 games with a stat; latest team: Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Pro Bowls: 2 (2012, 2017)
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 26 | 249 | 3 |
| 2012 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 53 | 493 | 9 |
| 2013 | Minnesota Vikings | 8 | 30 | 313 | 3 |
| 2014 | Minnesota Vikings | 9 | 24 | 231 | 2 |
| 2015 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 49 | 495 | 5 |
| 2016 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 83 | 840 | 7 |
| 2017 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 57 | 532 | 8 |
| 2018 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 64 | 634 | 4 |
| 2019 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 39 | 367 | 6 |
| 2020 | Minnesota Vikings | 12 | 28 | 334 | 1 |
| 2021 | New York Giants | 15 | 26 | 257 | 1 |
| 2022 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5 | 3 | 28 | 1 |
| NFL career | 158 | 482 | 4,773 | 50 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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