Adam Trautman

BIOGRAPHY

Adam Trautman was born February 5, 1997, in Williamsburg, Michigan. He is a tight end in the NFL. Trautman redshirted his true freshman season as he changed positions from quarterback to tight end. As a redshirt freshman, he caught 24 passes for 238 yards and three touchdowns. He had 43 receptions for 537 yards and five touchdowns and was named second-team All-Pioneer Football League in his sophomore season. As a junior, Trautman led the team with 41 receptions, 604 yards, and nine touchdowns and was again named second-team All-PFL. As a Senior, he was named the PFL Offensive Player of the Year and first-team All-PFL after catching 70 passes for 916 yards and 14 touchdowns. He finished his collegiate career with 171 receptions for 2,295 yards and 31 touchdowns. Trautman played in the 2020 Senior Bowl, catching two passes. Trautman was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the third round with the 105th overall pick of the 2020 NFL Draft. He was the first Dayton football player to be drafted since Bill Westbeld in 1977. 

Trautman made his NFL debut on September 13, 2020, in the season opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, becoming the first Dayton player to appear in an NFL game in 45 years. He caught a 17-yard pass from Drew Brees for his first career reception on September 21, 2020, on Monday Night Football in a 34–24 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders. In Week 9, against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he had three receptions for 39 yards and his first professional touchdown reception in the 38–3 victory.