The Facts: It's Smith's time to shine in Minnesota. With veteran TE Kyle Rudolph no longer in town, Smith is ready to step into the No. 1 TE role in 2021. The former second-round pick told NFL Network's Good Morning Footballon Thursday that he plans on having a break-out campaign. "I have very high expectations, especially for myself," Smith said. "I don't want to put an exact number out there because I don't want to say 'I'm gonna score 15 touchdowns or however many,' but it's gonna be a lot."

Diehards Line:Smith continued: "I'm going to be scoring a lot, making a lot of plays and helping my offense in any way, helping my team. I just want to be able to be a playmaker out there, whether it's in the run game, pass game, scoring touchdowns, making a key block, whatever it is. I just want to, at the end of the day, win a Super Bowl and have the accolades that I want for myself at the end of the year. ..." Without making predictions, Smith added that he hopes to soar past the 900-yard mark for the season. As a rookie in 2019, Smith earned 311 yards and two TDs on 36 catches. Last year, he put up 365 yards and five scores on 30 receptions in 13 games. His expectations would blow those numbers out of the water.