WATCH: Saints rookie tight end Adam Trautman catches his very first TD pass

New Orleans Saints rookie tight end Adam Trautman, a 3rd-round draft pick out of Dayton, caught his first career touchdown against Tampa Bay

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The New Orleans Saints had high hopes for small-school tight end Adam Trautman when they traded all of their remaining draft picks to go get him early this summer, and the rookie has steadily worked to earn more responsibilities in the offense. On Sunday night, he passed one big career milestone by scoring his first career touchdown.

Trautman, a rookie third-round draft pick out of Dayton, was matched up against Devin White — the same Devin White who starred for the LSU Tigers and was selected with the fifth overall pick in 2019’s draft by Tampa Bay. And the former basketball player looked the part by outleaping White for the lob and winning at the catch point, carefully planting both feet in the end zone for six points.

It’s great to see the rookie contributing after so-so early returns on this year’s Saints draft class. Here’s hoping for many more highlight reel-worthy moments from him.

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