• 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.
• 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."
• Received $5,000 for the University of Minnesota Children's Hospital for garnering the 3rd-most votes in the 2019 Walter Payton Man of the Year Challenge.
• Winner of the 2018 Walter Payton Man of the Year Challenge, earning $25,000 from Nationwide to donate to the University of Minnesota Mason Children's Hospital.
• Named the Minnesota Vikings Community Man of the Year in 2017, 2018 and 2019.
• Selected to the Pro Bowl in 2012 and 2017.
• Named 2012 Pro Bowl MVP.
• Earned All-Rookie honors from Pro Football Weekly and National Football Post.
• Selected to 2012 Pro Bowl and named Pro Bowl MVP, an honor only won by 4 other Vikings - Fran Tarkenton, Ahmad Rashad, Randy Moss and Adrian Peterson.
• Earned 2nd career Pro Bowl honors in 2017.
• Only the 4th Vikings TE selected to play in the Pro Bowl.
• Holds Vikings records for most career TDs by a TE (47) and most receptions in a season by a TE (83) in 2016.
• Has caught a TD from 7 different Viking starting QBs since 2011 (Christian Ponder, Joe Webb, Matt Cassel, Teddy Bridgewater, Sam Bradford, Case Keenum and Kirk Cousins).
• In 2012, scored 9 TDs, the 2nd-most in a season by a Vikings TE and tied for the 2nd-most by an NFL TE in 2012.
• Tied Vikings record for TDs in a game by a TE with 2 vs. San Francisco (9/23/12).
• Scored all 3 of his TDs in final 7 games of his 2011 rookie year.
• Was the 1st TE selected in the 2011 NFL Draft.
• Selected #43 overall, the 2nd-highest drafted TE in Vikings history behind Hal Bedsole (#19 overall) in 1964.
• Started all 16 games for the 5th consecutive regular season, finishing with 39 receptions for 367 yards and 6 TDs.
• Caught 3 passes for 36 yards vs. Philadelphia (10/13), moving past Sammy White for 7th on the Vikings all-time catches list.
• With 5 receptions at Detroit (10/20), brought his career reception total to 400 and moved into a tie with Ahmad Rashad for 6th place on the Vikings all-time reception list. Finished the game with a season-high 58 receiving yards and 1 TD, his 1st score of the season.
• Caught his 2nd TD of the season at Kansas City (11/3), finishing with 3 receptions for 23 yards.
• Posted the 4th multi-score game of his career and set a personal best with 14 total points by catching 4 passes for 14 yards and 2 TDs at Dallas (11/10) along with catching a pass to convert on a 2-point attempt.
• Caught 5 passes for a season-high 67 yards and 1 TD vs. Denver (11/17). His 32-yard TD reception in the 4th quarter gave the Vikings a 27-23 lead, completing a comeback that began when the team was down 20-0 at halftime. Became the 10th player in Vikings history to eclipse 4,000 career receiving yards.
• Caught his 6th TD reception in as many games at Seattle (12/2), finishing with 4 catches for 50 yards and 1 score.
• Caught the game-winning 4-yard TD reception in overtime of the Wild Card win at New Orleans (1/5/20), finishing the game with 4 receptions for 31 yards.
• Recorded 2 receptions for 4 yards in the Divisional game at San Francisco (1/11/20).
• Started all 16 games for the 5th time in his career, finishing the season with 64 receptions for 634 yards and 4 TDs.
• Began the season by catching an 11-yard TD pass vs. San Francisco (9/9).
• Hauled in 7 receptions for 72 yards at Green Bay (9/16).
• Caught 5 passes for 48 yards and 1 TD vs. Buffalo (9/23).
• Made 5 receptions for 57 yards at Los Angeles (9/27), his 100th career game.
• Grabbed 5 catches for 41 yards at Philadelphia (10/7), his 4th straight game of at least 5 receptions.
• Tied a season high with 7 receptions (all in the 1st half) vs. Green Bay (11/25), totaling 63 yards.
• Hauled in 3 receptions for 37 yards at New England (12/2) in his 100th career start.
• Turned in the best game of his career at Detroit (12/23), catching 9 passes on 9 targets for 122 yards (a career high) and 2 TDs, the 3rd multi-score game of his career. Helped spark the Vikings offense by scoring on a 44-yard Hail Mary as time expired in the 1st half, his 40th career TD and the 2nd-longest play of his career.
• Started all 16 games and earned his 2nd trip to the Pro Bowl.
• Team went 13-3, the 2nd-most wins in team history, won the NFC North and advanced to the NFC Championship Game.
• Recorded 6 catches for 45 yards and his 2nd TD grab of the year at Chicago (10/9).
• Tied team-lead with 6 receptions for 27 yards and his 3rd TD of the season vs. Cleveland (10/29) at Twickenham stadium in London, England as a part of the NFL's International series.
• Hauled in 4 passes for 63 yards and 2 TDs at Detroit (11/23) on Thanksgiving Day, the 2nd multi-TD game of his career.
• Caught 4 passes for 36 yards and a TD at Atlanta (12/3), giving him 36 career TDs, breaking a tie for 5th all-time in Vikings history with ROH member Ahmad Rashad.
• Hauled in 3 receptions for 41 yards at Carolina (12/10), including his 7th TD of the year and 4th in his last 3 games.
• Had 5 catches for 28 yards vs. New Orleans (1/14/18) in the Divisional Round as team clinched berth to the NFC title game.
• Caught a 25-yard TD pass, his 1st career playoff score, at Philadelphia (1/21/18) in NFC Championship Game.
• Played in all 16 games in back-to-back seasons for 1st time.
• Had 3 receptions for 31 yards and his 1st TD of the season and the 1st Vikings TD in U.S. Bank Stadium vs. Green Bay (9/18).
• Caught 7 passes for 70 yards while catching his 2nd TD of the year at Carolina (9/25).
• Registered his 3rd consecutive game with a TD after hauling in 5 passes for 55 yards, including a 7-yard TD vs NY Giants (10/9).
• Moved into 2nd place all-time for most receptions by a TE in Vikings history with 213 career grabs after grabbing 5 passes for 31 yards at Chicago (10/31).
• Hauled in his 4th TD reception of the year vs. Detroit (11/6).
• Totaled 5 receptions for 69 yards and a TD at Washington (11/13) his 2nd consecutive game with a TD.
• Hauled in a game-high 9 catches for 64 yards at Detroit (11/24).
• Totaled 4 receptions for 60 yards and his 6th TD of the year and 28th of his career at Jacksonville (12/11), tying Steve Jordan for the most career TDs by a TE in franchise history.
• Capped 2016 off with the best single-game performance on his career vs. Chicago (1/1/17), hauling in a career-high 11 catches for a career-high 117 yards while breaking Steve Jordan's franchise- record with his 29th career TD reception.
• Played and started every game, including Wild Card Playoff.
• Helped team win NFC North title for 1st time in his career.
• Earned 2nd career playoff berth.
• Helped Adrian Peterson to lead the NFL in rushing with 1,485 yards on the ground.
• Had career-high 495 yards receiving and had 2nd-best totals of his career in receptions (49) and TDs (5).
• Set single-game career high with 106 yards receiving vs. Green Bay (11/22), including a career-long 47-yard TD.
• Caught season-high 7 passes in win at Atlanta (11/29).
• Appeared in 9 games, making 8 starts.
• Hampered by sports hernia and ankle injuries that would hold him out 7 weeks during the season.
• Opened the season with a 7-yard TD reception from Matt Cassel in win at St. Louis (9/7).
• 2nd TD of the season came vs. Carolina (11/30) on the opening drive on a 4-yard TD toss from Teddy Bridgewater.
• Had season-high 7 receptions and 69 receiving yards at Detroit (12/14).
• Had promising season cut short by injury after 30 catches and 3 TDs in the opening 8 games of the season.
• Placed on Injured Reserve on 12/9.
• Inactive for 5 games after foot injury suffered at Dallas.
• Hauled in 1st TD of the season on 20-yarder from Christian Ponder at Chicago (9/15).
• Started season opener at Detroit (9/8) and caught 2 passes.
• Hauled in career-best 9 catches for career-best 97 yards and a 23-yard TD vs. Carolina (10/13).
• Led team with 4 catches for 51 yards vs. Green Bay (10/27).
• Caught 31-yard TD at Dallas (11/3), his longest play of the season, and injured foot on play.
• Tabbed as Pro Bowl MVP after a 5-reception, 122-yard, 1-TD effort in the all-star game. Was a late addition to Pro Bowl roster for NFC.
• Had breakout season with 9 TDs, the 2nd-most by a Vikings TE in a season in team history and 2nd-most in the NFL in 2012.
• Hauled in 6-yard TD pass with 31 seconds remaining in game at Indianapolis (9/16) to tie game 20-20 after being down 20-6 entering the 4th quarter of game that Colts won on late FG 23- 20.
• Had career-best 2 TD catches vs. San Francisco (9/23), matching the Vikings single-game best by a TE.
• Caught a TD pass and 2-point conversion pass at Washington (10/14).
• Earned All-Rookie honors from Pro Football Weekly and National Football Post.
• Assumed larger role in offense as season progressed, catching all 3 of his TDs in the final 7 games of the season.
• Started 8 games and played in 15.
• Snared season-long 41-yard pass at Kansas City (10/2).
• Scored 1st career TD on 1-yard pass from fellow rookie Christian Ponder vs. Oakland (11/20).
• Hauled in TDs vs. Denver (12/4) and at Washington (12/24).
• Ended 3-season Notre Dame career ranked among the all-time leading TEs in school history.
• Set ND record for receiving yards in a game by a TE vs. Michigan in 2010 with 164 yards.
• Ranks 2nd for receptions in a game by an Irish TE with 8 catches vs. Michigan and at Michigan State in consecutive games in 2010.
• Hauled in the 2nd-longest pass play in Notre Dame history with a 95-yard TD vs. Michigan in 2010.
• Was just shy of the school-record 96-yard pass play.
• The 1st ND true freshman TE to start a season opener in 2008.
• Played 2 sports at Cincinnati's Elder High.
• Selected to play in U.S. Army All-America game.
• Earned 1st Team All-America honors by USA TODAY as a senior
• Ended high school career as the 2nd-leading scorer in Elder High history and the 2nd player to break the 1,000-point mark.
