Kyle Rudolph Class: Sophomore Hometown: Cincinnati, OH High School: Elder Height / Weight: 6-6 / 260 Position: Tight End Birthdate: 11/09/1989

CAREER: Tremendous young player became the first tight end in Notre Dame history to start every game as a freshman ... caught 29 passes for 340 yards and two touchdowns ... established freshman receiving records at Notre Dame for total receptions and receiving yards in a season ... registered a career-long catch of 29 yards during his first season with the Irish ... enters 2009 atop a talented Notre Dame tight end depth chart with Mike Ragone, walk-on Bobby Burger and freshmen Tyler Eifert and Jake Golic.

2008 (FRESHMAN): Started all 13 games for the Irish ... hauled in 29 catches for 340 yards (11.7 avg.) and two touchdowns during rookie campaign ... made his career debut in season opener vs. San Diego State and brought in his first career reception for five yards during the victory ... became the first freshman to ever start a season opener at tight end for Notre Dame ... posted his first multi-reception game (two catches for 29 yards) against Michigan State ... both catches were for 10-plus yards and resulted in first downs against the Spartans ... set then career-highs in receptions (three), receiving yards (32) and longest catch (19), while also recording the first touchdown catch of his career in win over Purdue ... two of three receptions were for first downs, while the other went for a touchdown on a first and goal play against the Boilers ... registered a career-high five receptions and then career-highs in yards (70) and long reception (29 yards) vs. Stanford ... added his second career touchdown vs. the Cardinal ... hauled in two catches for 26 yards against Pittsburgh ... set a new school record for pass receptions by a freshmen tight end in a single season during the game against the Panthers ... made his 11th career start and recorded three catches for 29 yards (9.7 avg.) against Syracuse ... established a school record for single-season receiving yards by a freshman tight end during game against the Orange ... caught four passes for a career-high 78 yards in Hawai'i Bowl victory ... had a 29-yard reception against the Warriors to set a career-best long reception.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Chosen to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio ... named first-team All-American by USA Today after totaling 37 catches for 673 yards (18.2 yards per catch) and 11 touchdowns as a senior ... placed on the Scout.com All-America first team ... lone tight end among the 11 finalists for the high school Maxwell Award ... one of five future Irish players placed on the EA Sports All-America third team ... named the second-best player and top tight end in the Detroit Free Press' Best of the Midwest Top 20 list ... considered the No. 1 tight end in the recruiting class by Tom Lemming/CSTV, Rivals.com and Scout.com ... rated by Lemming/CSTV and Rivals.com as the 20th-best prospect in the nation ... ranked 21st in the country and No. 2 in Ohio by Scout.com ... considered the 23rd-best player by Sports Illustrated/TAKKLE.com ... No. 105 on the ESPN 150 list ... received first-team all-Southwest Ohio as a senior after being named second team as a junior ... named second-team all-state by the Associated Press following his senior year ... caught four passes for 57 yards including two touchdowns to help Elder defeat Charlotte (N.C.) Independence, 41-34 in overtime, to end Independence's 109-game winning streak (at the time, Independence was ranked No. 3 in the nation) ... gained 111 yards receiving and a touchdown to help the Panthers knock off Moeller ... caught five passes for 120 yards and three TDs in Elder's 49-34 victory over Cleveland Benedictine ... helped lead team to the playoffs where they lost in the first round to the eventual state champions ... as a junior, caught 30 passes for 400 yards and seven TDs en route to earning first-team all-city and all-conference honors ... an accomplished basketball player who played center for his high school team and was the conference player of the year three times and all-Southwest Ohio in 2007 ... is the second-leading scorer in school history and became just the second Panther to surpass 1,000 career points ... set the school record for most career rebounds when he corralled his 568th rebound on Jan. 11, 2008 ... against Moeller (No. 1 in Ohio, No. 9 in the nation) on Jan. 25, 2008, scored 25 of Elder's 52 points as the Panthers almost upset the top-ranked team in Ohio, 58-52 ... played for coach Doug Ramsey at Elder ... born Nov. 9, 1989 ... member of National Honor Society ... son of Dan and Jamie Rudolph ... oldest of three children ... enrolled in Mendoza College of Business.

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