'08 OH TE Kyle Rudolph (Signed LOI to ND)

[EnviedOne]

Kyle Rudolph - TE(6'7"/229lbs)
Elder High School (Cincinnati, OH)

Combine
Forty: 4.6
Bench Reps:
Bench Max:
Squat Max:
Shuttle:
Vertical:

Star Ratings
Rivals:
Scout:

Statistics
2006:
-Receiving: 32 Rec 400 Yds 7 TDs

Rankings and Accolades
- Rivals100
- Scout 100
- All State, All Metro, All Region 2006
- Rivals #1 TE

Schools of Interest:
Notre Dame (Solid Verbal)
Ohio State
Boston College
Michigan
Virginia
Tennessee

Media
The Enquirer [Local Press]
Cincinnati Post
Derrick Ventre connects with Kyle Rudolph
Ventre to Rudolph
Derrick Ventre passes to Kyle Rudolph for an Elder touchdown
Derrick Ventre passes to Kyle Rudolph for an Elder touchdown
Ventre passes to Rudolph
Derrick Ventre passes to Kyle Rudolph
Derrick Ventre completes a screen pass to Kyle Rudolph
Derrick Ventre passes to Kyle Rudolph
John Groene completes a pass to Kyle Rudolph
Groene to Kyle Rudolph for an Elder touchdown
Kyle Rudolph catches his third touchdown pass
Groene passes to Kyle Rudolph
John Groene passes to Kyle Rudolph for a two-point conversion
Kyle Rudolph makes a one-handed touchdown catch
EHSports.com

[EnviedOne]

Kid is an admitted lean to OSU right now, but did mention that he likes Notre Dame and will give them a serious look.

[ndalltheway05]

I go to school with kyle and know hes visited ohio state at least two or three times. He is a great basketball player also. I know boston college and ohio st have both offered for football but said he could play basketball also because that is his first love, which is pretty impressive especially at ohio state. He has to be one of the best red zone weapons in the country. His height, enormous hands, and jumping ability make it almost an automatic touchdown every time in the red zone. One game this season against lasalle, ben martin's team, he had three consecutive touchdowns off jumpballs to win the game. He basically can't be stopped on a jumpball. I'm really hoping we offer him but i don't think tight end is one of our bigger worries regarding the next few years.

[ndalltheway05]

heres videos of two of his three td catches against lasalle.

http://www.ehsports.com/Video.aspx?VID=70

http://www.ehsports.com/Video.aspx?VID=74

[ndalltheway05]

Charlie offered kyle during his visit to south bend yesterday and told him that they think hes best tight end in the country for 08. They told him that they want two tight ends in next years class, including him and that other TE from california and charlie told him that they try to have 4 to 5 tight ends on the roster each year and they usually use three of them. Kyle was a big osu lean before this visit but now after seeing how charlies utilizes his tightends, osu and nd are about even, possibly even nd with a slight lead even though its still real early obviously.

[mwinely]

Thanks ndalltheway! That is some great information. We all appreciate it.

[EnviedOne]

Originally Posted by ndalltheway05

Charlie offered kyle during his visit to south bend yesterday and told him that they think hes best tight end in the country for 08. They told him that they want two tight ends in next years class, including him and that other TE from california and charlie told him that they try to have 4 to 5 tight ends on the roster each year and they usually use three of them. Kyle was a big osu lean before this visit but now after seeing how charlies utilizes his tightends, osu and nd are about even, possibly even nd with a slight lead even though its still real early obviously.

Very nice. While OSU is obviously the better program, I don't think there is a program in the country that utilizes tight ends better. If you're a top tight end with dreams on playing on Sunday, Notre Dame should be your top choice.