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Basic StatsDavante Adams's Basic Stats

Davante Adams
ADP: 2.4
Bye: 13
Experience: 9 Yr(s)
Age: 30.8
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 215
40 Time: 4.56
Speed Score: 98.10
SPARQx (Rank): 108.50 (63%)
Burst Score (Rank): 128.70 (85%)
Agility Score (Rank): 11.12 (64%)
Catch Radius (Rank): 10.25 (86%)

Injury PredictorDavante Adams's Injury Guide

High Risk

Chance of Injury in 2023

64%

% chance misses at least 2 quarters

Chance of Injury per Game

5.8%

1- 17√1-% Inj/Season

Projected Games Missed 2023

2.00

Durability

5.00

Ability to produce despire relatively minor injuries. 5 being most durable

Injury analysis powered by Draft Sharks Injury Guide, formerly SIP Logo

Injury History

Date League Injury Details
Sep 20, 2015 NFL Pedal Ankle Sprain/Pull Unspecified Grade 1 Adams hurt his left ankle in Week 2 but returned to play the following game. He aggravated the injury in that game and missed the next 3.
Oct 16, 2016 NFL Head Cranial Concussion Grade 1 Adams entered the concussion protocol after the Week 6 loss to Dallas but returned for Week 7's Thursday night kickoff.
Sep 28, 2015 NFL Pedal Ankle Sprain Grade 2 Adams was carted off the field in the 1st quarter and diagnosed with a Grade 2 sprained ankle. He returned 4 weeks later but still wasn't 100%.
Jan 10, 2016 NFL Knee MCL Sprain Grade 2 Adams sustained an MCL sprain in his right knee and was forced to miss the playoff loss the following week.
Dec 17, 2017 NFL Head Cranial Concussion Grade 1 Adams suffered a concussion -- his 2nd of the season -- on a hit by Panthers LB Thomas Davis. He sat out the season's final 2 games. His new contract at the end of December suggest no long-term concern by the team.
Sep 28, 2017 NFL Head Cranial Concussion Grade 1 Adams sustained a concussion on a penalized 3rd-quarter hit by Bears LB Danny Trevathan. Adams returned for the following game.
Dec 23, 2018 NFL Knee Strain Grade 1 Adams suffered an unspecified right knee injury in the 1st quarter of Week 16. He played through it then but said it stiffened up after and missed the finale.
Sep 26, 2019 NFL Pedal Toe Sprain Adams suffered a turf toe injury on Week 4 game against the Philadelphia Eagles and missed 4 games.
Sep 20, 2020 NFL Thigh Hamstring Strain Grade 2 Adams suffered a hamstring injury during Week 2's game against the Lions. He missed two games
Nov 15, 2020 NFL Pedal Ankle Sprain/Pull Unspecified Grade 1 Adams picked up an ankle injury in Week 10 game against the Jaguars. He was cleared for the next game

Basic StatsDavante Adams's Preseason Player Analysis

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Bottom Line

Although his usage changed and efficiency sunk a bit in his first year with the Raiders, Adams used a whopping 180 targets to finish as a top-3 WR across fantasy formats.

He remains one of the very best WRs in the game.

He’ll be working with a new QB in 2023, though, after the Raiders swapped out Derek Carr for Jimmy Garoppolo. It looks like a lateral move at best, and potentially a downgrade.

The chemistry between Garoppolo and Adams is worth monitoring throughout the offseason, but Adams has simply been too good for too long to bet against.


What We Learned Last Year
  • In his Raiders debut last season, Adams tallied:
    • 180 targets
    • 100 catches
    • 1,516 receiving yards
    • 14 TDs
  • The 180 targets were a career high. The yardage and TD totals were his second-best marks in nine NFL seasons.
  • Adams ranked top-7 among WRs in all four categories, including leading the league in receiving scores.
  • He finished third among WRs in PPR points; second in half-PPR and non-PPR.
  • Adams has now finished as a top-11 WR in PPR points per game in seven straight seasons:
    • 2016:11th
    • 2017: 9th
    • 2018: 1st
    • 2019: 5th
    • 2020: 1st
    • 2021: 2nd
    • 2022: 6th
  • His usage changed considerably in his first year in Vegas.
    • Over his final three seasons in Green Bay, Adams registered average target depths of 10.0, 8.9, and 9.6 yards.
    • He caught 71.2% of his targets and averaged 12.2 yards per catch.
    • Adams worked deeper in his first season with the Raiders, posting an aDOT of 11.8 yards.
    • His catch rate sunk to 55.6%, but he set a career high with 15.2 yards per catch.
    • Adams’ 8.4 yards per target last year was down a bit from his 8.8 yards over those final three seasons with the Packers. But it still ranked 30th among 85 WRs with 50+ targets.
    • Adams ranked fifth among those 85 WRs with 2.45 yards per route run, although that was also down from his yards per route over the previous three seasons (2.61, 2.75, 2.81).
What to Expect in 2023
  • Adams is back in HC Josh McDaniels’ offense.
  • Vegas lost 191 targets from last year (32.6% of the team total) with the offseason departures of WR Mack Hollins and TEs Darren Waller and Foster Moreau. The team added free-agent WR Jakobi Meyers, free-agent TE Austin Hooper, and rookie TE Michael Mayer. Adams should again be a target hog.
  • The big change comes at QB, where Jimmy Garoppolo replaces Derek Carr. That looks like a lateral move at best, and potentially a downgrade.
    • Garoppolo beats Carr in career completion rate and yards per attempt, but he’s spent most of his time in Kyle Shanahan’s QB-friendly offense.
    • Carr beat Garoppolo in Pro Football Focus passing grade in four straight seasons from 2018-2021 – although Garoppolo edged Carr last year.
    • Garoppolo is also recovering from March foot surgery.
  • Garoppolo has not been a particularly willing or effective downfield passer.
  • Here’s where he has ranked in percentage of throws to travel 20+ yards over the last four seasons:
    • 2019: 46th out of 46 qualifiers
    • 2020: 42nd of 44
    • 2021: 39th of 42
    • 2022: 39th of 49
  • And here’s where Garoppolo has ranked in Pro Football Focus passing grade on those deep balls:
    • 2019: 17th out of 46 qualifiers
    • 2020: 41st of 44
    • 2021: 27th of 42
    • 2022: 16th of 49
  • It’s a concern for Adams if the Raiders continue to deploy him deeper down the field, like they did last year.

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7:09pm EDT 9/22/23

Davante Adams ready for Week 3

Raiders WR Davante Adams is not listed on the final Week 3 injury report. He was on there on Wednesday, but it looks like he was never diagnosed with a concussion. Regardless, Adams will be ready to rock vs. the Steelers on Sunday night.

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Raiders WR Davante Adams was a full participant in Wednesday's practice. He's listed on the injury report, "Gameday concussion protocol evaluation." We've never seen that before. Regardless, Adams is on track to play vs. the Steelers this weekend.

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Raiders HC Josh McDaniels deemed WR Davante Adams "good" on Monday, according to ESPN's Field Yates. Adams left Sunday's loss to Buffalo late for a concussion check after a big hit. But he clearly passed the testing. Symptoms sometimes surface a couple of days after the injury, and we'll certainly be watching for any further updates. But Adams should be ready for Week 3.

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Raiders WR Davante Adams took a shot to the head in the fourth quarter of Sunday's game vs. the Bills. He went into the blue medical tent and then back to the locker room, presumably to be checked for a concussion. We'll update Adams' status when we know more.

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Raiders WR Jakobi Meyers (concussion) remained sidelined on Thursday. He's not going to be cleared in time for this weekend's game vs. the Bills. Meyers' absence figures to mean an even heavier reliance on WR Davante Adams in Buffalo.

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