Kyle Rudolph

TE

#82

Experience: 11 years

Height: 6-6

Age: 31

Weight: 265 lbs

College: Notre Dame

2020 SEASON

REC

28
YDS

334
AVG

11.9
TDS

1

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Recent Games

WK	OPP	RESULT	REC	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	FUM	LOST
16	@Saints	L 33 - 52
15	Bears	L 27 - 33
14	@Buccaneers	L 14 - 26
13	Jaguars	W 27 - 24	0	0			0
12	Panthers	W 28 - 27	7	68	9.7	25	0
11	Cowboys	L 28 - 31	3	28	9.3	12	0
10	@Bears	W 19 - 13	4	63	15.8	22	0	1	1
9	Lions	W 34 - 20	3	40	13.3	22	0
8	@Packers	W 28 - 22	1	12	12	12	0
6	Falcons	L 23 - 40	3	47	15.7	19	0
5	@Seahawks	L 26 - 27	1	10	10	10	0
4	@Texans	W 31 - 23	2	27	13.5	19	0
3	Titans	L 30 - 31	2	11	5.5	8	1
2	@Colts	L 11 - 28	0	0			0
1	Packers	L 34 - 43	2	28	14	22	0

Career Stats

WRTE Career

SEASON	TEAM	G	GS	REC	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	ATT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	FUM	LOST
2011	Minnesota Vikings	15	8	26	249	9.6	41	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2012	Minnesota Vikings	16	16	53	493	9.3	29	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2013	Minnesota Vikings	8	8	30	313	10.4	31	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2014	Minnesota Vikings	9	8	24	231	9.6	23	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2015	Minnesota Vikings	16	16	49	495	10.1	47	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2016	Minnesota Vikings	16	16	83	840	10.1	44	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2017	Minnesota Vikings	16	16	57	532	9.3	34	8
2018	Minnesota Vikings	16	16	64	634	9.9	44	4
2019	Minnesota Vikings	16	16	39	367	9.4	32	6
2020	Minnesota Vikings	12	12	28	334	11.9	25	1						1	1
TOTAL		140	132	453	4488	9.96	47	48	0	0	0	0	0	2	1

Biography

• Teamed with Second Harvest Heartland to create Rudy's Meal Plan, which donated 82,000 meals to kids in need due to Covid 19 in spring 2020.

• Caught the game-winning TD pass in the 2019 Wild Card win at New Orleans, the 2nd postseason TD of his career.

• Had 6 receiving TDs in 2019, tied for 2nd-most among NFC TEs.

• Has the 5th-most receptions in franchise history with 425.

• Has started 81 consecutive games, a franchise record among TEs and the longest active streak among active NFL TEs.

• The Minnesota Vikings nominee for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award in 2017, 2018 and 2019.

• Received $5,000 for the University of Minnesota Children's Hospital for receiving the 3rd-most votes in the 2019 Walter Payton Man of the Year Challenge on social media.

• His 425 career catches and 4,154 receiving yards trail only Steve Jordan for the franchise lead among TEs in both categories.

• Holds record for most career TD receptions by a TE in franchise history with 47, and is 5th all-time among all Viking players.

OFF THE FIELD

• Married wife Jordan in 2016 and has since welcomed 3 children, twin girls Andersyn and Finley, and son, Henry.

• Named the Minnesota Vikings Community Man of the Year in 2017, 2018 and 2019.

• Partnered with University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital to develop Kyle Rudolph's End Zone, a play area for children receiving treatment and their families.

• Spends countless hours at Masonic Children's Hospital hosting and participating in events, like his annual Holiday Huddles.

• Visited Iceland during the 2017 offseason with teammates DT Linval Joseph and DE Danielle Hunter as a part of the team's Viking Heritage trip.

• Majored in management-consulting at Notre Dame and is 2 semesters shy of earning his degree.

• Member of National Honor Society at Cincinnati's Elder High.

• Active with the Vikings Fuel Up To Play 60 initiative with the Vikings and Midwest Dairy Association, a program that works with schools to raise awareness on diet and physical fitness.

• Has worked closely with the Minnesota Muscular Dystrophy Association "Muscle Team."