Watch: Saints draft pick Adam Trautman puts on a show in his college highlight reel

Dayton tight end prospect Adam Trautman was picked by the New Orleans Saints in a trade in the 2020 NFL Draft, and his highlights explain it

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Here’s a stunner: the New Orleans Saints boldly traded back into the third round, exchanging all of their remaining picks in the 2020 draft for No. 105. And they made that move with a singular target in mind, picking small-school tight end Adam Trautman out of Dayton.

And Trautman’s highlight reel makes it easy to see why the Saints valued him so highly. He’s a natural hands-catcher who doesn’t need to shield the football with his body when it’s thrown to him. He can catch it at the high point of the arc while running in stride, sometimes with just one hand. See him in action for yourself:

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