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Davante Adams — fantasy football 2026

Every game, every stat category, and what the board says. 15.92 points per game in 2025, an ADP of 51.6, usage worth 14.

33 years old · 12 seasons of experience · 2014 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.
ADP 51.6
Consensus across 4 books, standard deviation 4.4, 10.2 picks between cheapest and priciest. Cheapest on cbs, priciest on espn.
SLEEPER50.7
ESPN47.6
YAHOO50.3
UNDERDOG51.6
CBS57.8
FFA53

Draft-room facts

Goes aroundRound 5, pick 4 in a 12-team draft
Positional rankWR22
Bye week11
ADP standard deviation4.4 picks

What we project for 2026

Our board has him at 204.9 points, 12.5 per game — 61.1 catches, 790 yards, 10.8 TDs. That is WR3, 53 overall.

The range runs from a floor of 9.8 points per game to a ceiling of 16.9, with the median at 12.5. Boom rate 35%, bust rate 22%. The spread is the actual bet, not the middle number.

He goes at 51.6 on consensus and our board has him 53. Those agree, so there is no market disagreement to exploit. The question is whether you want the profile, not whether it is mispriced.

Our written view

Solid mid-round WR for touchdowns - fine where he's going if you want scoring over McLaurin's profile. Take the WR value in the 5/6 pocket rather than reaching.

buy · medium conviction · 2026-06-14

The offense he plays in, 2026

Los Angeles Rams returns 5 of 6 continuity slots, replacing oc. Matthew Stafford at quarterback, Sean McVay as head coach, Nate Scheelhaase calling it. The offense projects to 33.5 pass attempts a game at medium confidence and 26.5 rushes.

In: Ty Simpson (qb2), Jordan Whittington (wr3), Konata Mumpfield (wr4), CJ Daniels (wr5), Tyler Scott (wr7), Jarquez Hunter (rb4), Max Klare (te2). Out: Tutu Atwell (wr4), Davis Allen (te2).

His own projected target share for 2026 is 19.1%, with a bear case of 12.9% and a bull case of 21.2% and a full range of 12.9% to 21.8%. That comes from 25 historical comparables, not from a depth chart.

The projected target split across the offense:

Puka Nacua26.9%
Davante Adams 19.1%
Kyren Williams8.7%
Colby Parkinson8.5%
Max Klare8.3%
Jordan Whittington6.4%

Our written view on this offense in 2026

What the offense looks like: The highest producers in this offense will be incredibly valuable. Ty Simpson should maintain high value in dynasty at least until he starts in 2028 after Stafford leaves.

Key additions: Ty Simpson Drafted 13th overall. TE Max Klare 2nd round. OT Keagen Trost 3rd round. CJ Daniels WR 6th round.

Key departures: RT Rob Havenstein retired.

Notes: Rams draft Ty Simpson in the 1st round but Stafford is rumored to be signing 2 year extension. Simpson likely to sit until 2028 season. Best for him for development. Stafford will play at MVP level until retires more than likely. Puka has had off field trouble and spent time in Rehab, but should be ready by week 1. Rams draft TE Max Klare early & will likely be TE1 ahead of Parkinson but may not be. RB room is confusing, Corum has potential to overtake Kyren Williams in 2026 season. Both backs hold high value if the other is hurt. Adams only has 1 or 2 more years in him.

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

How that share projection was built

25 historical comps for WRs age ~33, prior share 27.3%, same team, OC change. Distribution: median 18.1%, p25-p75 [0.0%, 24.3%], tails [0.0%, 26.1%]. Closest comps: Mike Evans 2024→2025 (TB: 24.8%→24.3%); Michael Pittman 2023→2024 (IND: 28.4%→25.2%); Mike Evans 2023→2024 (TB: 22.3%→26.1%).

self-anchored 58% to own 27.3% role (3yr), 42% to comp median 18.1%

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: LAR rates 27 against a league average of 23, 4.1 points above it on opponent-adjusted least squares (multi-capture merge).

What happened when he missed time

From the absence record rather than a depth chart — who actually gained when he was out.

SeasonGames missedMain beneficiaryTheir PPR gain
20252Puka Nacua+9
20243Alex Bachman+2
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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 -6.8% 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 2.1 elite seasons and 2.6 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
Justin Jefferson202418.765%-6.6%
Terry McLaurin202415.865%-16.4%
Mike Evans202417.261%-16.5%
Keenan Allen202412.360%-7%
A.J. Brown202416.759%-10.3%

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

Four years of dynasty value

02,0004,0006,0008,000202120222023202420252026
Monthly superflex value, 2020-04 to 2026-07. Down 59% across the series, peaking at 8,952.

The player

Draft capital and athletic profile

Height6′1″
Weight212 lb
40-yard dash4.56s
Vertical39.5″
Broad jump123″
3-cone6.82s
Shuttle4.3s

Availability and volatility

Career PPR per game19.3
Week-to-week variation0.6
Boom rate24.3%
Bust rate20.3%
Games missed per season1
Injury historyHamstring, Knee
Correlation between his posted line and his actual score-0.01

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 · LA · 14 games

His best game was Week 7 against JAX — 26.5 PPR on 8 targets and a 24.2% target share, in a game that finished 35-7. His worst was Week 14 against ARI at 6.9, on 6 targets, final score 45-17. Across 14 games he cleared 20 points 5 times and came in under 8 points 3 times. In the 7 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 13.3; in the 7 decided by more, 18.5. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 14 points per game. He scored 15.92, 8.8% above it. The engine classified the season as neutral.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1HOU14-99.14851028.6%90%
2TEN33-1922.6613106140.6%80%
3PHI26-3314.63856124.2%86%
4IND27-2015.64656115%83%
5SF23-2613.851188023.9%85%
6BAL17-37.94939034.6%79%
7JAX35-726.55835324.2%59%
9NO34-10235760222.6%60%
10SF42-2619.76877123.5%51%
11SEA21-197.1181129.6%86%
12TB34-723.25862223.5%77%
13CAR28-3121.84558218.5%75%
14ARI45-176.94629019.4%43%
15DET41-3411.14971023.7%46%

Production

Receptions60
Targets114
Receiving yards789
Touchdowns14
Points per game15.92
Yards per target6.92
Catch rate52.63%

Role

Snap share71.43%
Target share25.14%
Air-yards share37.66%
WOPR0.641
RACR0.564

Efficiency

Average depth of target12.6
Yards after catch per reception2
Yards before catch per reception11.2
Total YAC117
Broken tackles0
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted110.7
Receiving EPA per game1.93

Scoring position

Red-zone targets34
Red-zone target share27%
End-zone target share51.9%
Expected receiving TDs12.12
Actual receiving TDs13
Receiving TD luck0.88

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 80+ targets pool that season:

Points per game8 of 44
Yards per target39 of 44
Target share13 of 44
Air-yards share9 of 44

Who else ate

The offense threw it 597 times. He took 19.62% of the targets. 1 team-mate cleared the competing-target threshold.

Puka Nacua28.57%
Davante Adams 19.62%
Colby Parkinson9.64%
Kyren Williams8.61%
Tyler Higbee6.2%
Davis Allen5.68%

Blowouts against close games

4 of his 14 games were blowouts, 35.7% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 19.9 in those and 13.3 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

2024 · LV · 14 games

His best game was Week 15 against JAX — 42.8 PPR on 12 targets and a 42.9% target share, in a game that finished 32-25. His worst was Week 7 against PIT at 6, on 9 targets, final score 15-37. Across 14 games he cleared 20 points 5 times and came in under 8 points 1 time. In the 7 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 22.4; in the 7 decided by more, 12. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 17.8 points per game. He scored 17.24, 3.4% below it. The engine classified the season as neutral. On receiving touchdowns specifically he finished 6 against 8.14 expected, a gap of -2.1.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1LAC10-2210.95659018.8%97%
2BAL26-2326912110133.3%94%
3CAR22-3684940023.1%95%
7PIT15-3763930023.1%96%
8NE22-259.44654024%94%
9HOU21-1322.171191134.4%78%
10ARI6-319.161331039.4%97%
11IND27-2813.26772024.1%94%
13SEA21-2617.651266131.6%97%
14MIA26-3225.9911109128.2%85%
15JAX32-2542.8912198242.9%93%
16LA9-1919.871368131%97%
17BUF14-409.75847025.8%76%
18MIA32-2020.861288134.3%92%

Production

Receptions85
Targets141
Receiving yards1,063
Touchdowns8
Points per game17.24
Yards per target7.54
Catch rate60.28%

Role

Snap share91.79%
Target share29.57%
Air-yards share34.98%
WOPR0.688
RACR1.237

Efficiency

Average depth of target7.9
Yards after catch per reception6.4
Yards before catch per reception6.4
Total YAC428
Broken tackles7
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted95.4
Receiving EPA per game1.48

Scoring position

Red-zone targets26
Red-zone target share28.9%
End-zone target share37.8%
Expected receiving TDs8.14
Actual receiving TDs6
Receiving TD luck-2.14

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 80+ targets pool that season:

Points per game9 of 51
Yards per target36 of 51
Target share5 of 51
Air-yards share14 of 51

Who else ate

The offense threw it 634 times. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Brock Bowers25.89%
Jakobi Meyers21.83%
Tre Tucker13.71%
Alexander Mattison8.12%
Ameer Abdullah7.95%
Michael Mayer5.41%

By quarterback

He caught passes from 4 quarterbacks that season, and the splits are not close.

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Gardner Minshew76013.667.625.83%
Aidan O'Connell55618.766.7530.18%
unknown1139.12.3839.4%
Desmond Ridder11242.816.542.9%

Blowouts against close games

3 of his 14 games were blowouts, 10.3% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 8.27 in those and 22.43 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2023 · LV · 17 games

His best game was Week 3 against PIT — 42.2 PPR on 20 targets and a 45.5% target share, in a game that finished 18-23. His worst was Week 16 against KC at 1.4, on 6 targets, final score 20-14. Across 17 games he cleared 20 points 5 times and came in under 8 points 4 times. In the 10 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 17.1; in the 7 decided by more, 13.5. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 17.7 points per game. He scored 15.61, 11.7% below it. The engine classified the season as unlucky. On receiving touchdowns specifically he finished 6 against 7.53 expected, a gap of -1.5.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1DEN17-1612.66966034.6%90%
2BUF10-3820.46884134.8%93%
3PIT18-2342.21320172245.5%97%
4LAC17-2415.581375034.2%86%
5GB17-138.54445013.8%94%
6NE21-174.92529016.1%91%
7CHI12-3012.771257026.7%75%
8DET14-262.11711033.3%96%
9NYG30-67.44734029.2%88%
10NYJ16-1214.661386052%97%
11MIA13-2021.271382134.2%98%
12KC17-3112.35773021.9%100%
14MIN0-312.371053034.5%98%
15LAC63-2124.1812101135.3%81%
16KC20-141.4164031.6%91%
17IND20-2337.61321126245.7%97%
18DEN27-1415.65846129.6%94%

Production

Receptions103
Targets175
Receiving yards1,144
Touchdowns8
Points per game15.61
Yards per target6.54
Catch rate58.86%

Role

Snap share92.12%
Target share32.53%
Air-yards share44.01%
WOPR0.796
RACR0.832

Efficiency

Average depth of target10.9
Yards after catch per reception3.3
Yards before catch per reception7.8
Total YAC336
Broken tackles2
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted79.3
Receiving EPA per game0.79

Scoring position

Red-zone targets30
Red-zone target share38.5%
End-zone target share47.1%
Expected receiving TDs7.53
Actual receiving TDs6
Receiving TD luck-1.53

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 80+ targets pool that season:

Points per game15 of 51
Yards per target46 of 51
Target share2 of 51
Air-yards share1 of 51

Who else ate

The offense threw it 557 times. He took 32.96% of the targets. 1 team-mate cleared the competing-target threshold.

Davante Adams 32.96%
Jakobi Meyers19.96%
Josh Jacobs10.17%
Michael Mayer7.53%
Hunter Renfrow6.97%
Tre Tucker6.4%

By quarterback

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

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Aidan O'Connell1011016.26.1834.82%
Jimmy Garoppolo65315.127.6829.68%
Brian Hoyer11212.74.7526.7%

Blowouts against close games

4 of his 17 games were blowouts, 24.3% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 16.15 in those and 17.08 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2022 · LV · 17 games

His best game was Week 13 against LAC — 37.7 PPR on 12 targets and a 44.4% target share, in a game that finished 27-20. His worst was Week 8 against NO at 1.2, on 5 targets, final score 0-24. Across 17 games he cleared 20 points 7 times and came in under 8 points 3 times. In the 13 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 21.9; in the 4 decided by more, 12.6. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 18.1 points per game. He scored 19.74, 9.1% above it. The engine classified the season as neutral. On receiving touchdowns specifically he finished 4 against 6.08 expected, a gap of -2.1.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1LAC19-2430.11017141148.6%95%
2ARI23-299.22712117.9%97%
3TEN22-2414.251036124.4%100%
4DEN32-2319.5913101043.3%95%
5KC29-3027.437124225.9%100%
7HOU38-2017.58995034.6%96%
8NO0-241.2153012.8%72%
9JAX20-2736.61017146247.2%95%
10IND20-2527.6914126136.8%93%
11DEN22-1633.1713141235.1%98%
12SEA40-3414.471174030.6%100%
13LAC27-2037.7812177244.4%97%
14LA16-1710.13771036.8%97%
15NE30-246.84928028.1%99%
16PIT10-133.52915030%96%
17SF34-3734.3711153234.4%89%
18KC13-3112.35973026.5%90%

Production

Receptions100
Targets180
Receiving yards1,516
Carries3
Rushing yards-1
Touchdowns14
Points per game19.74
Yards per target8.42
Catch rate55.56%
Yards per carry-0.33

Role

Snap share94.65%
Target share32.79%
Air-yards share40.98%
WOPR0.779
RACR0.659

Efficiency

Average depth of target11.8
Yards after catch per reception4.9
Yards before catch per reception10.2
Total YAC493
Broken tackles9
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted95.5
Receiving EPA per game2
Rushing EPA per game-0.23

Scoring position

Red-zone targets22
Red-zone target share31%
End-zone target share32.4%
Expected receiving TDs6.08
Actual receiving TDs4
Receiving TD luck-2.08

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 80+ targets pool that season:

Points per game6 of 51
Yards per target24 of 51
Target share1 of 51
Air-yards share2 of 51

Who else ate

The offense threw it 586 times. He took 32.26% of the targets. 1 team-mate cleared the competing-target threshold.

Davante Adams 32.26%
Mack Hollins16.85%
Josh Jacobs11.47%
Foster Moreau9.68%
Hunter Renfrow8.96%
Darren Waller7.71%

By quarterback

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

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Derek Carr1516019.268.0633.1%
Jarrett Stidham22023.311.330.45%

Blowouts against close games

3 of his 17 games were blowouts, 9.2% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 10.33 in those and 21.92 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2021 · GB · 16 games

His best game was Week 5 against CIN — 37.6 PPR on 16 targets and a 45.7% target share, in a game that finished 25-22. His worst was Week 9 against KC at 10.2, on 14 targets, final score 7-13. Across 16 games he cleared 20 points 7 times and came in under 8 points 0 times. In the 8 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 23.7; in the 8 decided by more, 19.4. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 18.3 points per game. He scored 21.52, 16.2% above it. The engine classified the season as lucky. On receiving touchdowns specifically he finished 10 against 7.45 expected, a gap of 2.6.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1NO3-3810.65756021.2%70%
2DET35-1720.189121033.3%88%
3SF30-2831.21218132158.1%89%
4PIT27-1712.461164031.4%88%
5CIN25-2237.61116206145.7%91%
6CHI24-1412.94589023.8%85%
7WAS24-1019.66776120.6%86%
9KC7-1310.261442043.8%92%
10SEA17-014.871178031.4%95%
11MIN31-3430.578115225.8%88%
12LA36-2818.489104020.5%98%
14CHI45-3034.11013121237.1%89%
15BAL31-3016.46744122.6%92%
16CLE24-2233.41013114238.2%93%
17MIN37-1030.61114136133.3%83%
18DET30-3711.56755020%32%

Production

Receptions123
Targets169
Receiving yards1,553
Touchdowns11
Points per game21.52
Yards per target9.19
Catch rate72.78%

Role

Snap share84.94%
Target share31.68%
Air-yards share36.47%
WOPR0.731
RACR1.106

Efficiency

Average depth of target9.6
Yards after catch per reception4.8
Yards before catch per reception7.8
Total YAC592
Broken tackles5
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted115.3
Receiving EPA per game4.5

Scoring position

Red-zone targets29
Red-zone target share23.2%
End-zone target share20.8%
Expected receiving TDs7.45
Actual receiving TDs10
Receiving TD luck2.55

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 80+ targets pool that season:

Points per game2 of 48
Yards per target10 of 48
Target share2 of 48
Air-yards share8 of 48

Who else ate

The offense threw it 593 times. He took 29.7% of the targets. 0 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Davante Adams 29.7%
Aaron Jones11.42%
Allen Lazard10.54%
Marquez Valdes-Scantling9.67%
Randall Cobb6.85%
A.J. Dillon6.5%

By quarterback

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

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Aaron Rodgers1515522.279.7530.87%
Jordan Love11410.2343.8%

Blowouts against close games

4 of his 16 games were blowouts, 22.1% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 19.02 in those and 23.65 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2020 · GB · 14 games

His best game was Week 7 against HOU — 44.6 PPR on 16 targets and a 47.1% target share, in a game that finished 35-20. His worst was Week 2 against DET at 6.6, on 3 targets, final score 42-21. Across 14 games he cleared 20 points 8 times and came in under 8 points 1 time. In the 5 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 21.6; in the 9 decided by more, 27.8. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 19.6 points per game. He scored 25.6, 28.1% above it. The engine classified the season as very_lucky. On receiving touchdowns specifically he finished 16 against 12.34 expected, a gap of 3.7.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1MIN43-3441.61417156241.5%90%
2DET42-216.63336010%52%
6TB10-3812.161061032.3%83%
7HOU35-2044.61316196247.1%92%
8MIN22-2830.371153328.9%95%
9SF34-1733.31012173140%76%
10JAX24-2018.681266136.4%82%
11IND31-3423.679106125.7%95%
12CHI41-2518.16961131%89%
13PHI30-1634.11012121237.5%89%
14DET31-2424.5710115132.3%93%
15CAR24-1611.271042038.5%97%
16TEN40-1443.21112142350%71%
17CHI35-1616.66646125%89%

Production

Receptions115
Targets149
Receiving yards1,374
Touchdowns18
Points per game25.6
Yards per target9.22
Catch rate77.18%

Role

Snap share85.21%
Target share34.01%
Air-yards share38.34%
WOPR0.779
RACR1.084

Efficiency

Average depth of target8.9
Yards after catch per reception5.2
Yards before catch per reception6.8
Total YAC597
Broken tackles2
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted136
Receiving EPA per game5.53

Scoring position

Red-zone targets37
Red-zone target share40.2%
End-zone target share44.2%
Expected receiving TDs12.34
Actual receiving TDs16
Receiving TD luck3.66

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 80+ targets pool that season:

Points per game1 of 51
Yards per target13 of 51
Target share1 of 51
Air-yards share4 of 51

Who else ate

The offense threw it 526 times. He took 29.8% of the targets. 0 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Davante Adams 29.8%
Aaron Jones12.6%
Marquez Valdes-Scantling12.6%
Robert Tonyan11.8%
Allen Lazard9.2%
Jamaal Williams7%

Blowouts against close games

5 of his 14 games were blowouts, 31.2% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 22.36 in those and 21.64 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

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