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Davante Adams Los Angeles Rams · #17

Wide Receiver · 6' 1", 204 lbs · Palo Alto, CA · Age 34

Davante Adams is a Wide Receiver for the Los Angeles Rams, drafted 53rd overall, 2014. In 2026 he caught 22 passes for 390 yards and 2 touchdowns.

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Season avg22 rec · 390 yds · 2 td
Career avg972 rec · 12,169 yds · 112 td
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390yds
2td
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Scouting report

Davante Adams — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Act II

Where Davante Adams stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
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Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #4 of 1985 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
977Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Davante Adams — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Receiving
390 YDS
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Volume
22 REC
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Big-play
17.7 Y/R
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Scoring
2 TD
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The engine

How the model sees Davante Adams

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
28
rec
11–45
404
rec yds
172–636
5
td
0–10
50
targets
16–85
7
games
3–12
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 13-season history below.
What moves the rec line vs last season
Last season 22 → projected 28 rec
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
-6.1
Net vs last season+5.9 rec
Everything it reads
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13 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 34 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 3 / 14 / 4
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Davante Adams career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRecYdsTDTgtY/R
2014163844636611.7
201513504831939.7
201616759971212113.3
201714748851011712.0
2018151111,3861316912.5
20191283997512712.0
2020141151,3741814911.9
2021161231,5531116912.6
2022171001,5161418015.2
2023171031,144817511.1
202431820912711.6
202514607891411413.1
2026 in progress · 4 games42239023817.7
Career17197212,1691121,545
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Los Angeles Rams built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

9–8proj record
68off index
76def index
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56%playoff odds
61roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades C+ (68), defense B- (76) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 48, pass rush 53, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 9–8 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rare
Rank #57 of 2316 in NFL.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Davante Adams

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1992-12-24

The beginning

Davante Adams is a Wide Receiver for the Los Angeles Rams, in his 13th NFL season.

Los Angeles Rams

Turning pro

Drafted 53rd overall, 2014 as a Wide Receiver.

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Davante Adams is a Los Angeles Rams wide receiver, drafted 53rd overall, 2014.

Chapter

Across 13 seasons (2014–2026) he has caught 972 passes for 12,169 yards and 112 touchdowns.

Chapter

Most recently he caught 22 passes for 390 yards and 2 touchdowns in 2026.

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 1"
Weight
204 lbs
Draft
53rd overall, 2014
Born
Palo Alto, CA
Age
34
Jersey
#17
Background

Davante Adams is from Palo Alto, CA and is 34 years old. He was drafted 53rd overall, 2014 and plays wide receiver at 6' 1", 204 lbs.

Over 13 seasons (2014–2026) he has caught 972 passes for 12,169 yards and 112 touchdowns. Adams is currently on the Los Angeles Rams roster.

The person

Davante Adams is a No. 1 receiving option who has caught 972 passes for 12,169 yards and 112 touchdowns across 13 seasons (2014–2026).

Receiving972 career catches, 12,169 yards, 112 touchdowns.
Best season123 catches for 1,553 yards in 2021.
Yards per catch12.5 yards per reception over his career.
Draft pedigree53rd overall, 2014.
Durability171 career games played.
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FAQ

Davante Adams — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Davante Adams, answered.

What position does Davante Adams play?
Davante Adams is a Wide Receiver for the Los Angeles Rams.
When was Davante Adams drafted?
Davante Adams was drafted 53rd overall, 2014.
How many seasons has Davante Adams played?
13 (2014–2026).
What are Davante Adams's career stats?
He has caught 972 passes for 12,169 yards and 112 touchdowns.
Davante Adams career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
WR2
behind the starter
Snap share
74%
of offensive snaps
Target share
24%
WOPR 0.65
Alpha target: 24% team target share (WOPR 0.653)

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
vs SF
Week 1 · Tough
Season outlook
44
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
4 / 8
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
28
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 vs SFW2 vs NYGW3 @ DENW4 @ PHIW5 vs BUFW6 vs ARIW7 @ LVW8 vs LACW9 @ WASW10 @ ARIW11 · BYEW12 vs GBW13 vs KCW14 @ SFW15 vs DALW16 @ SEAW17 @ TBW18 vs SEA

Each week grades Davante Adams's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
24
since 2016
Games missed
8
listed Out
Lower-body
13
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
3
head, reported
Most recent reports
2025 Wk19 · Hamstring2025 Wk18 · Hamstring (Questionable)2025 Wk17 · Hamstring (Doubtful)2025 Wk16 · Knee (Doubtful)2025 Wk15 · Hamstring (Questionable)2025 Wk14 · Hamstring

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 10 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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