It’s become a running joke for Vikings tight end Kyle Rudolph as he has watched the front office draft a newer, younger player to his position in each of the last four years. Yet each season, Rudolph remains the room’s unquestioned leader inside the building.
But as Rudolph, one of the longest-tenured Vikings players, enters his age 29 season in the final year of his contract, there remains speculation about the team’s long-term outlook at tight end.
During an interview on our Access Vikings podcast, former NFL scout Dan Hatman outlined some reasons why drafting another tight end, perhaps before the fifth or sixth round this time, is a possibility.