What seemed like a "given" a few months ago when he decided to leave Notre Dame early for the NFL Draft -- that Kyle Rudolph would be a first round draft pick -- is not such a sure thing anymore. I've seen a number of "mock drafts" that don't have him going until the "Jimmy Clausen zone" of the second round.
The "injury thing" has been raised during this long evaluation period that each NFL hopeful must endure. Kyle Rudolph has yet to play a full season since his freshman campaign with Notre Dame. He missed a couple of games his sophomore season due to a shoulder injury that required surgery and he missed most of last season due to a hamstring injury that required surgery. NFL teams take note of that.
So, the question of the day is this -- if Kyle doesn't go in the first round of Thursday's NFL Draft, did he make a huge mistake by leaving early? Here are links to stories over the past twenty-four hours about where Kyle might go:
LINK: ST. LOUIS RAMS?
LINK: BALTIMORE RAVENS?
LINK: ATLANTA FALCONS?
