Adam Trautman is a career quality starter — a tight end whose body of work places Trautman in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Trautman's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Snap Counts | Defense | Advanced Receiving (2018+) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | ADOT | YBC/R | YAC/R | BrkTkl | Drops | Drop% | 1D | TgtRate | |||||
| 2020 | 23–24 | NO | 15 | — | 16 | 15 | 171 | 1 | 93.8% | 11.4 | 10.7 | — | 9 | 393 | 39.3% | — | 0.0% | 155 | 36.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.0 | 3.6 | 7.8 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 132.0 |
| 2021 | 24–25 | NO | 13 | — | 43 | 27 | 263 | 2 | 62.8% | 9.7 | 6.1 | — | 13 | 642 | 75.5% | — | 0.0% | 57 | 16.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.7 | 5.6 | 4.1 | 0 | 4 | 0.1 | 13 | 85.7 |
| 2022 | 25–26 | NO | 15 | — | 22 | 18 | 207 | 1 | 81.8% | 11.5 | 9.4 | — | 9 | 521 | 56.8% | — | 0.0% | 76 | 19.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.4 | 4.7 | 6.8 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 9 | 121.0 |
| 2023 | 26–27 | DEN | 17 | — | 35 | 22 | 204 | 3 | 62.9% | 9.3 | 5.8 | — | 10 | 755 | 70.8% | — | 0.0% | 16 | 3.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.5 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 95.4 |
| 2024 | 27–28 | DEN | 17 | — | 22 | 13 | 188 | 2 | 59.1% | 14.5 | 8.5 | — | 8 | 574 | 51.8% | — | 0.0% | 76 | 15.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.5 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 8 | 117.2 |
| 2025 | 28–29 | DEN | 17 | — | 23 | 20 | 195 | 1 | 87.0% | 9.8 | 8.5 | — | 11 | 651 | 57.3% | — | 0.0% | 103 | 22.2% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 11 | 116.5 |
| 2026 | 29–30 | DEN | 5 | — | 4 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 50.0% | 5.0 | 2.5 | — | 0 | 146 | 47.0% | — | 0.0% | 18 | 13.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 99 | — | 165 | 117 | 1,238 | 10 | 70.9% | 10.6 | 7.5 | — | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | — | 60 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
24 career value over replacement — #2948 all-time of 4,695. 4/season above a replacement-level TE.
Pick #105 (Rd 3) · NO · 2020 · +14.3 vs expected KV-H
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