There are many ways to identify a fantasy football sleeper. Most of the time though, a sleeper is a guy, who for one reason or another is looking at an expanded offensive role, either due to his development or changes on his team’s roster. In the case of Minnesota Vikings tight end Kyle Rudolph, both are true. Not only is he expected to drastically improve in his second NFL season, he also takes over the starting tight end position for the departed Visante Shiancoe.
In the NFL, players normally show the most improvement from year one to year two. Often times the improvement is drastic and Rudolph is a player that fantasy owners can expect to have a big jump up in terms of productions in 2012.
Normally, tight end is not a position with a lot of impact player but Rudolph is the kind of player that has the potential to make an impact as a fantasy player. In his rookie season, he acquitted himself well in limited action, catching 26 passes for 249 yards (9.6 yards per catch) an...
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