The Vikings drafted Irv Smith Jr. in the second round of the 2019 NFL Draft.
While the team already had Kyle Rudolph, Smith is a more dynamic pass catcher than Rudolph and it would seem he has a higher ceiling.
With Rudolph getting older, there’s a good chance we’ll see more of Smith in a pass-catching role with the Vikings in 2020.
Andrew Erickson over at Pro Football Focus thinks Smith can be a fantasy football breakout star in 2020.
Here’s a bit of what Erickson wrote about Smith:
Irv Smith Jr. is entering his second year in the NFL after an encouraging rookie season with the Minnesota Vikings. The former second-round pick from Alabama was the highest-graded tight end (65.0) among the 2019 tight end draft class who saw at least 40 targets. Smith also owned the sixth-best catch rate (78.3%) among all qualifying tight ends.
As a rookie, Smith finished with 36 catches for 311 yards and two touchdowns. I would expect those numbers to increase quite a bit in 2020.