Adam Trautman (TE, NO) - 2020 Fantasy Football Draft Sleeper

4 years ago by Brandon Murchison

BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~168 Overall

CURRENT ADP: 180+ (Undrafted)

ANALYSIS: It was hard to find a tight end that fell into a great spot following the NFL Draft but Trautman is on the shortlist. He was one of the few complete tight ends in this draft and can do it all very well. His in-line ability as a blocker is adequate but his route running ability may be tops in the class. His productive 2019 season (916 yards and 14 TD) got him noticed and rightfully so. He gets in and out of breaks violently and has some of the best hands (only two drops in 2019) in the class at any position.

Being selected to the Saints is both a good and bad thing. He will have it hard fighting for opportunities against veteran TE Jared Cook, but the team could surprise us by cutting him to save some cap, and it is not that Cook is a lock to play all 16 games entering his age-33 season.

This could mean that after Michael Thomas and Alvin Kamara, and again assuming Cook is ousted or misses time, the rookie tight end could be the next in line to gather a high usage rate. Trautman has the athleticism to be a force in fantasy. It is hard to pencil him as a league-winner, obviously, but he might be a good play to target late in deep-league drafts.