3. Tight End
Kyle Rudolph has been the Vikings’ stalwart tight end for quite some time, but now the team has another tight end who could become the No. 1 option.
Irv Smith Jr. is coming off a rookie season where he had 311 receiving yards and two touchdown receptions. Rudolph had 367 receiving yards and six touchdown receptions.
If Smith Jr. becomes the main passing option among tight ends, Rudolph could still be a goal line target. Those two, together with Tyler Conklin, help make the tight ends a very solid position group for the Vikings.