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Adam Trautman — fantasy football 2026

Every game, every stat category, and what the board says. 3.5 points per game in 2025, usage worth 3.2.

29 years old · 6 seasons of experience · 2020 draft class

Updated 2026-08-16 · free, no account, no paywall
Every figure below comes from our database. Where a stat is not held, the row is absent rather than zero.

What we project for 2026

Our board has him at 37.8 points, 2.5 per game — 16.3 catches, 161 yards, 0.9 TDs. That is TE5, 313 overall.

The range runs from a floor of 1.2 points per game to a ceiling of 4.5, with the median at 2.5. Boom rate 81%, bust rate 51%. The spread is the actual bet, not the middle number.

The offense he plays in, 2026

Denver Broncos returns 4 of 6 continuity slots, replacing wr1, oc. Bo Nix at quarterback, Sean Payton as head coach, Davis Webb calling it. The offense projects to 35 pass attempts a game at medium confidence and 26.4 rushes.

In: Jaylen Waddle (wr1), Lil'Jordan Humphrey (wr6), Dane Key (wr7), Jonah Coleman (rb3).

His own projected target share for 2026 is 5.4%, with a bear case of 4.7% and a bull case of 6.9% and a full range of 2.6% to 7.8%. That comes from 25 historical comparables, not from a depth chart.

The projected target split across the offense:

Courtland Sutton19.7%
Troy Franklin10.9%
Jaylen Waddle9.8%
RJ Harvey9%
Evan Engram8.3%
Pat Bryant7.6%

Our written view on this offense in 2026

What the offense looks like: The Jaylen Waddle trade is probably bad for Waddle & Suttons value. It is likely worse for Sutton than Waddle though. The RB room is also nearly impossible to predict. What we do know: if a RB is featured on this offense they are a weekly RB1, but JK Dobbins, Harvey, and now Coleman will be difficult to trust when all three are healthy. WR 3 - WR 6 on Denver all are promising young WR and could be potential trade targets for WR needy teams early in 2026.

Key additions: A key add is Broncos QB coach Davis Webb was promoted to OC & will handle play calling in 2026. Webb was a potential head coach candidate & Denver maintains a great weapon on their coaching staff. Broncos traded 1st round pick for WR Jaylen Waddle from dolphins. He will likely function as teams WR1. Broncos also drafted RB Jonah Coleman in the 4th round from washington & TE Justin Joly in the 5th round.

Key departures: No key departures on offense

Notes: Bo Nix will be 100% healthy by camp following foot injury in NFL playoffs. Broncos traded their 2026 1st round pick for Dolphins WR Jaylen Waddle. This will significantly reduce Sutton's role as the alpha in the offense. Pat Bryant & Troy Franklin will likely have trade interest but if they stay on the team will have reduced roles. Broncos backfield is incredibly difficult to project & will need to be monitored all summer. Denver extended JK Dobbins & Drafted Jonah Coleman in the 5th round. Dobbins expected to be 1A and Harvey 1B, with Coleman as reserve, but Sean Payton as HC can do whatever he wants. Broncos drafted TE Justin Joly in the 5th round who has a small chance to be relevant because Evan Engram is legit trash

How the volume number was reached: Same QB Bo Nix returning — anchor to 2025 actuals (36 att/g); Regressed 42% toward league mean 33.5, floored at 30 → 35 att/g; New OC Davis Webb — pass rate and tempo may shift.

How that share projection was built

25 historical comps for TEs age ~27, prior share 7.7%, same team, OC change. Distribution: median 6.6%, p25-p75 [5.3%, 9.3%], tails [1.5%, 11.0%]. Closest comps: Adam Trautman 2023→2024 (DEN: 9.6%→5.2%); Tommy Tremble 2023→2024 (CAR: 8.5%→9.8%); Tommy Tremble 2022→2023 (CAR: 8.6%→8.3%).

self-anchored 30% to own 7.7% role (1yr), 70% to comp median 6.6%

The named comps are the closest historical matches and the arrow is what their share actually did the following season. That is the working, not a summary of it — if you disagree with the projection, this is the part to argue with.

Offensive environment: DEN rates 22.9 against a league average of 23, 0.1 below it on opponent-adjusted least squares (multi-capture merge).

2026 schedule

Opponent-adjusted pass defense faced, against 2025 ratings. Positive is an easier slate.

Full season-2.6 · harder
Weeks 1–6-4.8 · harder
Weeks 12–17+0.8 · neutral
Fantasy playoffs (15–17)-9.2 · harder

Read this narrowly. Our own testing found that season-long strength of schedule does not survive as a draft input — defensive quality is among the least stable team properties year to year, and a preseason slate is built on last year's identities. The playoff-weeks column is the only one we would let break a tie, and even then it is a tiebreaker rather than a reason. The finding.

Dynasty context not redraft

Everything in this section is about his dynasty trade value — what he is worth as a long-term asset in the trade market. It is not a forecast of his 2026 fantasy scoring. A player can be a fine redraft pick while his dynasty value falls, and the reverse. The redraft read is above; this is a different question with a different answer.

Where he sits in the dynasty value cycle

His dynasty value has moved +13.5% over the last twelve months. The market cycle classifies him as stable.

For context on how long this lasts at the position: the average career at his position produces 1.3 elite seasons and 2.3 startable seasons.

The five most similar seasons, and what their dynasty value did next

Matched on production profile — production-driven (pedigree ignored). The last column is how that player’s dynasty value moved the following year — a market outcome, not a scoring one.

PlayerSeasonTheir PPGSimilarityNext year
Austin Hooper2023368%+46.1%
Josh Oliver20245.566%+17.1%
Drew Sample20243.364%-39%
Will Dissly20233.163%+219.4%
Harrison Bryant20242.961%+48.9%

Of the 5 with a following season on record, 4 gained value, 1 lost it and 0 held roughly flat.

Four years of dynasty value

02,0004,000202120222023202420252026
Monthly superflex value, 2020-04 to 2026-07. Up 10% across the series, peaking at 3,108.

The player

Draft capital and athletic profile

Drafted2020, round 3, pick 105 by NOR
CollegeDayton
Age at draft23
Height6′5″
Weight255 lb
40-yard dash4.8s
Vertical34.5″
Broad jump114″
3-cone6.78s
Shuttle4.27s

Availability and volatility

Career PPR per game4.2
Week-to-week variation1
Boom rate8.8%
Bust rate31.6%
Games missed per season0.2
Injury historyAnkle
Correlation between his posted line and his actual score0.62

That correlation is how closely the books’ posted line tracked what he actually scored, week to week. A higher number means the market has him figured out and there is less to exploit; a lower one means his weeks are harder to price.

Injury type matters more than games missed. Measured across our injury database, knee and foot returns stay below a player’s pre-injury baseline for all three of the first games back, while hamstring returns over-recover by the third.

The record, season by season

2025 · DEN · 13 games

His best game was Week 2 against IND — 10 PPR on 3 targets and a 10% target share, in a game that finished 28-29. His worst was Week 8 against DAL at 0, on 0 targets, final score 44-24. Across 13 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 12 times. In the 10 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 3.7; in the 3 decided by more, 2.9. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 3.2 points per game. He scored 3.5, 0.2% above it. The engine classified the season as neutral.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1TEN20-121.511502.7%58%
2IND28-29103310110%62%
3LAC20-23000000%37%
4CIN28-35.2233207.1%52%
5PHI21-172.1111102.8%42%
8DAL44-24000000%63%
9HOU18-154.5222505.9%73%
10LV10-71.211203.7%69%
11KC22-191.811802.8%66%
13WAS27-267.7344709.3%59%
14LV24-173.7221705.6%74%
16JAX20-343.4231406.5%58%
17KC20-134.4222405.4%72%

Production

Receptions20
Targets23
Receiving yards195
Touchdowns1
Points per game3.5
Yards per target8.48
Catch rate86.96%

Role

Snap share60.38%
Target share4.75%
Air-yards share3.42%
WOPR0.096
RACR1.88

Efficiency

Average depth of target4.3
Yards after catch per reception5.2
Yards before catch per reception4.6
Total YAC104
Broken tackles3
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted116.5
Receiving EPA per game0.83

Scoring position

Red-zone targets1
Red-zone target share1.1%
End-zone target share3.7%
Expected receiving TDs0.51
Actual receiving TDs1
Receiving TD luck0.49

Who else ate

The offense threw it 613 times. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Courtland Sutton21.6%
Troy Franklin18.12%
Evan Engram13.24%
RJ Harvey10.1%
Marvin Mims Jr.8.89%
Pat Bryant8.54%

Blowouts against close games

2 of his 13 games were blowouts, 11.4% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 2.6 in those and 3.69 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2024 · DEN · 13 games

His best game was Week 8 against CAR — 18.5 PPR on 4 targets and a 10.5% target share, in a game that finished 28-14. His worst was Week 13 against CLE at 0, on 1 targets, final score 41-32. Across 13 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 11 times. In the 4 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 1.9; in the 9 decided by more, 4. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 2.9 points per game. He scored 3.37, 10.6% above it. The engine classified the season as lucky. On receiving touchdowns specifically he finished 2 against 0.88 expected, a gap of 1.1.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1SEA20-26001002.4%35%
3TB26-72.3111302.9%68%
5LV34-182.9111903.8%54%
7NO33-100030012%62%
8CAR28-1418.54485110.5%56%
9BAL10-411.411403%61%
10KC14-164.4113403.6%59%
11ATL38-6001003.1%60%
12LV29-191.312305.1%53%
13CLE41-32001003.2%56%
15IND31-1310222016.3%43%
16LAC27-341.511502.6%44%
17CIN24-301.513509.7%48%

Production

Receptions13
Targets22
Receiving yards188
Touchdowns2
Points per game3.37
Yards per target8.55
Catch rate59.09%

Role

Snap share53.77%
Target share5.25%
Air-yards share3.71%
WOPR0.105
RACR2.021

Efficiency

Average depth of target5.5
Yards after catch per reception7.5
Yards before catch per reception6.9
Total YAC98
Broken tackles0
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted117.2
Receiving EPA per game0.45

Scoring position

Red-zone targets5
Red-zone target share6.8%
End-zone target share6.9%
Expected receiving TDs0.88
Actual receiving TDs2
Receiving TD luck1.12

Who else ate

The offense threw it 569 times. 1 team-mate cleared the competing-target threshold.

Courtland Sutton25.09%
Javonte Williams13.01%
Devaughn Vele10.22%
Troy Franklin9.85%
Marvin Mims Jr.9.67%
Lil'Jordan Humphrey8.36%

Blowouts against close games

5 of his 13 games were blowouts, 31.3% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 2.74 in those and 1.85 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

2023 · DEN · 16 games

His best game was Week 5 against NYJ — 12.6 PPR on 5 targets and a 18.5% target share, in a game that finished 21-31. His worst was Week 16 against NE at 0, on 1 targets, final score 23-26. Across 16 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 13 times. In the 9 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 2.5; in the 7 decided by more, 5.5. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 3.8 points per game. He scored 3.77, 0.2% below it. The engine classified the season as neutral.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1LV16-178.45534015.6%72%
2WAS33-35001003.7%82%
3MIA20-70002005.6%87%
4CHI31-28001003.8%88%
5NYJ21-3112.64526118.5%90%
6KC8-191.412409.1%69%
7GB19-171.512508.3%73%
10BUF24-223.5221506.9%64%
11MIN21-205.3223306.3%78%
12CLE29-127.811814.8%91%
13HOU17-221.612608.3%63%
14LAC24-79.92319110%69%
15DET17-423.4132409.4%47%
16NE23-26001002.9%49%
17LAC16-91.912906.7%49%
18LV14-273.1112103.1%51%

Production

Receptions22
Targets35
Receiving yards204
Touchdowns3
Points per game3.77
Yards per target5.83
Catch rate62.86%

Role

Snap share70.13%
Target share7.69%
Air-yards share7.81%
WOPR0.17
RACR0.825

Efficiency

Average depth of target6.5
Yards after catch per reception4.5
Yards before catch per reception4.8
Total YAC98
Broken tackles2
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted95.4
Receiving EPA per game-0.07

Scoring position

Red-zone targets13
Red-zone target share18.3%
End-zone target share22.6%
Expected receiving TDs3.8
Actual receiving TDs3
Receiving TD luck-0.8

Who else ate

The offense threw it 513 times. He took 7.38% of the targets. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Courtland Sutton18.99%
Jerry Jeudy18.35%
Javonte Williams12.24%
Samaje Perine11.81%
Jaleel McLaughlin7.59%
Adam Trautman 7.38%

By quarterback

He caught passes from 2 quarterbacks that season, and the splits are not close.

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Russell Wilson14323.965.448.09%
Jarrett Stidham232.5104.9%

Blowouts against close games

4 of his 16 games were blowouts, 34.9% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 5.27 in those and 2.47 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

2022 · NO · 12 games

His best game was Week 5 against SEA — 11.2 PPR on 3 targets and a 12% target share, in a game that finished 39-32. His worst was Week 15 against ATL at 0, on 1 targets, final score 21-18. Across 12 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 11 times. In the 8 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 4.2; in the 4 decided by more, 2.8. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 3.2 points per game. He scored 3.72, 16.1% above it. The engine classified the season as lucky.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
3CAR14-221.911902.6%64%
4MIN25-286.73337010.7%65%
5SEA39-3211.22332112%65%
6CIN26-301.811803.2%22%
9BAL13-271.811803.6%35%
10PIT10-204.22322010.7%40%
11LA27-204.23312011.1%70%
12SF0-132.7111703.3%61%
13TB16-174.82328010.7%80%
15ATL21-18001005.3%65%
17PHI20-102.6111604.3%68%
18CAR7-102.8111804%53%

Production

Receptions18
Targets22
Receiving yards207
Touchdowns1
Points per game3.72
Yards per target9.41
Catch rate81.82%

Role

Snap share57.33%
Target share6.79%
Air-yards share4.21%
WOPR0.132
RACR2.478

Efficiency

Average depth of target5.4
Yards after catch per reception6.8
Yards before catch per reception4.7
Total YAC123
Broken tackles1
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted121
Receiving EPA per game0.71

Scoring position

Red-zone targets3
Red-zone target share4.8%
End-zone target share0%
Expected receiving TDs0.39
Actual receiving TDs0
Receiving TD luck-0.39

Who else ate

The offense threw it 512 times. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Chris Olave24.29%
Alvin Kamara15.71%
Juwan Johnson13.27%
Jarvis Landry7.96%
Rashid Shaheed6.94%
Marquez Callaway6.53%

By quarterback

He caught passes from 2 quarterbacks that season, and the splits are not close.

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Andy Dalton11213.899.437.17%
Jameis Winston111.992.6%

2021 · NO · 11 games

His best game was Week 11 against PHI — 16.8 PPR on 8 targets and a 22.2% target share, in a game that finished 29-40. His worst was Week 3 against NE at 0, on 1 targets, final score 28-13. Across 11 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 7 times. In the 4 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 5.7; in the 7 decided by more, 5.8. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 6.8 points per game. He scored 5.75, 15.7% below it. The engine classified the season as unlucky.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1GB38-34.83618030%82%
3NE28-13001005%82%
4NYG21-271.311303.8%57%
5WAS33-226.3224307.1%86%
7SEA13-104.6333609.4%86%
8TB36-272.4264017.1%87%
9ATL25-278.74747016.7%88%
10TEN21-238.25632017.1%84%
11PHI29-4016.85858122.2%68%
15TB9-01.412408%57%
18ATL30-208.8111814.3%69%

Production

Receptions27
Targets43
Receiving yards263
Touchdowns2
Points per game5.75
Yards per target6.12
Catch rate62.79%

Role

Snap share76.91%
Target share12.79%
Air-yards share9.02%
WOPR0.255
RACR1.437

Efficiency

Average depth of target5.7
Yards after catch per reception4.1
Yards before catch per reception5.6
Total YAC111
Broken tackles0
Drop rate0.1%
Passer rating when targeted85.7
Receiving EPA per game-0.75

Scoring position

Red-zone targets8
Red-zone target share11.9%
End-zone target share8.3%
Expected receiving TDs1.94
Actual receiving TDs2
Receiving TD luck0.06

Who else ate

The offense threw it 503 times. He took 9.13% of the targets. 1 team-mate cleared the competing-target threshold.

Marquez Callaway17.83%
Alvin Kamara14.23%
Deonte Harty12.53%
Tre'Quan Smith10.62%
Adam Trautman 9.13%
Mark Ingram5.52%

By quarterback

He caught passes from 3 quarterbacks that season, and the splits are not close.

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Jameis Winston5133.47.6911.06%
Trevor Siemian5288.985.6815.48%
unknown121.428%

Blowouts against close games

1 of his 11 games were blowouts, 7.6% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 4.8 in those and 5.7 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2020 · NO · 10 games

His best game was Week 9 against TB — 12.9 PPR on 3 targets and a 8.8% target share, in a game that finished 38-3. His worst was Week 7 against CAR at 0, on 1 targets, final score 27-24. Across 10 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 9 times. In the 4 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 2.5; in the 6 decided by more, 4.7. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 3.1 points per game. He scored 3.81, 17.6% above it. The engine classified the season as lucky.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
2LV24-342.7111702.7%13%
3GB30-373.7221705.7%52%
7CAR27-24001002.9%40%
9TB38-312.9333918.8%40%
11ATL24-92.9111904.3%48%
12DEN31-31.811807.1%61%
13ATL21-163.933908.1%35%
14PHI21-242.2111202.7%24%
16MIN52-336.5224507.1%69%
17CAR33-71.511503.4%64%

Production

Receptions15
Targets16
Receiving yards171
Touchdowns1
Points per game3.81
Yards per target10.69
Catch rate93.75%

Role

Snap share44.6%
Target share5.28%
Air-yards share3.36%
WOPR0.103
RACR1.444

Efficiency

Average depth of target4
Yards after catch per reception7.8
Yards before catch per reception3.6
Total YAC117
Broken tackles2
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted132
Receiving EPA per game1.48

Scoring position

Red-zone targets3
Red-zone target share3.2%
End-zone target share3.1%
Expected receiving TDs0.76
Actual receiving TDs1
Receiving TD luck0.24

Who else ate

The offense threw it 522 times. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Alvin Kamara21.23%
Emmanuel Sanders16.27%
Jared Cook11.9%
Michael Thomas10.91%
Tre'Quan Smith9.92%
Marquez Callaway5.36%

By quarterback

He caught passes from 2 quarterbacks that season, and the splits are not close.

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Drew Brees6104.5512.35.1%
unknown462.785.55%

Blowouts against close games

4 of his 10 games were blowouts, 59.6% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 5.68 in those and 2.45 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

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