2.09 Tampa Bay Meat Goats - TE Irv Smith Jr.

Tampa Bay had passed on TJ Hockenson in Round 1; it’s very fortunate for them that this year’s draft is deep enough at TE that the Meat Goats may have found their new starting tight end here in Round 2.  Note: Kyle Rudolph (the Vikings' TE for the last seven years) becomes a free agent after 2019.  A recent breakdown in talks for a long-term extension for Rudolph could lead to a trade elsewhere.  Another possibility: Vikes could use more 2-TE sets, which would make disappointing WR Laquon Treadwell the odd man out, rather than Rudolph.  They did not pick up Treadwell’s fifth-year option, which is not much of a surprise given his career thus far (56/517/1 in three seasons)