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Tight Ends

No. 9 Kyle Rudolph, Sophomore (6'6, 260)

True freshman do not start at tight end their first year in college football.

Rudolph became the exception to this rule last year, forced to start for the Irish after transfers from Konrad Reuland (Stanford) and Will Yeatman (Maryland).

Coming out of Cincinnati as the No. 1 tight end recruit, Rudolph lived up to expectations last year setting record stats for a Notre Dame freshman tight end, while also being named to the Freshman All-American team.

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