Davante Adams 2023 Outlook
Davante's inferno burned as hot as ever in his first season in Vegas, his third straight season with at least 100 catches, 1,300 yards and 11 TDs. He reached those marks three times overall with Aaron Rodgers in Green Bay (2018, 2020-21) and last year with Derek Carr and the Raiders. If he does it again with Jimmy G in 2023, just go ahead and skip the waiting period and start sculpting his Canton bust right now. Only four players have more seasons with 10-plus TD grabs than Adams' six: Jerry Rice, Randy Moss, Marvin Harrison and Terrell Owens. The 30-year-old All-Pro posted five games with 120-plus yards and multiple scores last season -- a feat unmatched in NFL annals. Chemistry with Garoppolo could be a hiccup, compared to his bond with Carr, his former college teammate. "I'm going to have to buy into this and try to be as optimistic as possible," Adams said. "It's not what I expected to happen, but it's something that's the reality now.'
Davante Adams 2022 Outlook
Adams said he wouldn't play under the franchise tag for the Packers. He won't have to after being traded to the Raiders, who gave him a five-year, $141.25 million contract. ... Adams set the Packers' single-season record for receptions (123) and receiving yards (1,553) last season. He became just the sixth player in NFL history with 120-plus catches, 1,500-plus yards and 11-plus touchdown catches in the same season. He's the only player in NFL history with three seasons (2018, 2020-21) of 110-plus catches, 1,350-plus receiving yards and 11-plus receiving TDs and one of just three players in league history with 650-plus receptions, 8,000-plus receiving yards and 70-plus TD catches in his first eight seasons in the NFL. A Pro Bowl selection in each of the past five seasons and first-team All-Pro in the past two, Adams has 669 receptions for 8,121 yards and 73 touchdowns in eight seasons since he was selected by the Packers in the second round of the 2014 draft. While Adams is leaving behind a sensational tenure with the Packers and Aaron Rodgers, he is reuniting with his college quarterback Derek Carr, as the two played together at Fresno State. In their two seasons as Bulldogs, Adams led the Football Bowl Subdivision in receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns, while Carr was atop the FBS in passing yards and passing touchdowns. Even with Darren Waller and Hunter Renfrow getting their share, expect Adams to be busy and productive.
Davante Adams 2021 Outlook
This just in: Adams is good. So is his triggerman, Aaron Rodgers. There are times this duo is impossible to stop. That's why Adams, a first-team All-Pro and now three-time Pro Bowler, is coming off a monster season in which he set the franchise record for receptions with 115, tied the mark for receiving TDs with 18, and fell just a dozen yards short of his personal career high in receiving yards. At age 28 (he won't turn 29 until Christmas Eve this year), he's in line for a lucrative contract extension to keep him in Green Bay through his prime. Meanwhile, from a fantasy perspective it's even better. Adams led all wide receivers with 360 fantasy points. Those 18 touchdowns tied for the third-most recorded in a single season at the position during the Super Bowl era. According to FantasyPros.com, Adams accounted for six of the top-50 wide receiver performances in 2020, while no other wide receiver accounted for more than three. Despite missing two and a half games, Adams led all wide receivers with 584 yards after the catch (no one else was above 533 yards). He's once again locked in as an elite WR1 for this season. All this assumes, of course, the off-season drama and uncertainty surrounding Rodgers' status with the team is resolved in a positive manner.
