Travis Rudolph
| No. 19 – New York Giants | |
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| Position: | Wide receiver |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | September 15, 1995 West Palm Beach, Florida |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 186 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | West Palm Beach (FL) Cardinal Newman |
| College: | Florida State |
| Undrafted: | 2017 |
| Career history | |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Roster status: | Practice squad |
Travis Rudolph (born September 15, 1995) is an American football wide receiver for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida State.
Early years
Rudolph attended Cardinal Newman High School in West Palm Beach, Florida. As a senior, he had 63 receptions for school records 1,237 yards and 15 touchdowns. Rudolph was rated by Rivals.com as a five-star recruit and was ranked as the number one receiver in his class.[1] He committed to Florida State University to play college football.[2]
College career
As a true freshman at Florida State in 2014, Rudolph played in 13 games with six starts and had 38 receptions for 555 yards and four touchdowns.[3][4] In his second season at Florida State, Rudolph played 13 games with 11 starts. He led the team in receptions (59), receiving yards (916), and touchdown receptions (7). In the 2015 Peach Bowl, he caught 7 receptions for 201 yards, both career-highs in catches and receiving yards. This performance also broke the record for most receiving yards by a Seminole in bowl history, breaking Javon Walker's record of 195 receiving yards set during the 2002 Gator Bowl.[5] As a junior in 2016, Rudolph played 13 games with 840 receiving yards and seven touchdowns. After the season, Rudolph decided to forgo his senior year and enter the 2017 NFL Draft.[6]
Professional career
New York Giants
Rudolph signed with the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent following the 2017 NFL Draft.[7][8] He was waived on September 2, 2017 and was signed to the Giants' practice squad the next day.[9][10]
Personal life
In August 2016, while visiting a middle school in Tallahassee with other FSU players, Rudolph made national headlines after he sat and ate lunch with Bo Paske, an autistic student who was eating by himself.[11]
In April 2017, just days before the 2017 NFL Draft, Rudolph’s father, Darryl, was shot & killed while working at a strip club in West Palm Beach, FL. Police say Rudolph was working in a back storage room when a coworker, in an adjacent room, accidentally discharged a rifle while moving it off a shelf. The bullet traveled through the wall and struck Rudolph in the neck.[12]
Rudolph is a cousin of NFL wide receiver and return specialist Devin Hester.[13]
References
- ^ "Yahoo Sports - Sports News, Scores, Fantasy Games".
- ^ Hays, Chris (January 2, 2014). "Travis Rudolph commits to FSU as Seminoles keep racking up recruits". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
- ^ "FSU's Travis Rudolph assuming leadership role among WRs".
- ^ Sonnone, Brendan. "FSU's Travis Rudolph adapting to becoming leader of receiving corps".
- ^ "Travis Rudolph Bio".
- ^ Deen, Safid. "FSU's Travis Rudolph declaring for NFL draft".
- ^ "Florida State's Travis Rudolph signs with New York Giants as an undrafted free agent". Tomahawk Nation. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
- ^ Salomone, Dan (May 11, 2017). "Complete guide to Giants' 2017 undrafted free agents". Giants.com.
- ^ Eisen, Michael (September 2, 2017). "New York Giants announce 2017 53-man roster". Giants.com.
- ^ Eisen, Michael (September 4, 2017). "Giants add WR Travis Rudolph, LB Nordly Capi to practice squad". Giants.com.
- ^ Shanker, Jared (August 31, 2016). "FSU WR Travis Rudolph makes 'fans for life' by eating lunch with autistic child". ESPN. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
- ^ Ruiz, Andrew (April 24, 2017). "Father of Florida State football star Travis Rudolph dies from accidental gunshot wound". WPTV. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
- ^ Porter, Matt (June 14, 2012). "Cardinal Newman WR Travis Rudolph commits to Miami". Palm Beach Post. Retrieved 13 May 2017.