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BALLER MOVE: Target Around Round 10
CURRENT ADP: Overall #114/ TE# 11
ANALYSIS: While Olsen is someone to target early in your drafts, Rudolph can be picked up in the later rounds. Kyle Rudolph has always had immense potential as a big, athletic pass catcher with the Vikings. He has yet to put everything together, mostly due to injuries and poor quarterback play. In 2015, Rudolph will look to stay healthy out of the gate and be the reliant tight end that Teddy Bridgewater will look to often, especially in the red zone.
As you can see in my recent article that focuses on Kyle Rudolph as a sleeper, there are plenty of positives to look at with this 260-pound beast. Bridgewater is a quarterback that doesn’t mind getting out of the pocket. When that happens, there will be times when he needs to check down to a possession receiver. Rudolph can serve as that guy. Bridgewater should also look to the big tight end often in the red zone, which could lead to double-digit touchdowns for Rudolph, something he fell just short of in 2012 (his only full season). If he can stay healthy, Rudolph has the ability and opportunity to put up top 12 numbers at tight end. If you wait and miss out on the top options (which is a strategy I turn to often), Rudolph is a nice high-upside pick at the end of drafts.
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