Davante Adams

Davante Adams
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Adams in 2017
No. 17 – Green Bay Packers
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1992-12-24) December 24, 1992
Redwood City, California
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight: 215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school: Palo Alto (Palo Alto, California)
College: Fresno State
NFL Draft: 2014 / Round: 2 / Pick: 53
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 5, 2018
Receptions: 274
Receiving yards: 3,236
Receiving touchdowns: 30
Player stats at NFL.com

Davante Lavell Adams (born December 24, 1992) is an American football wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Fresno State, and was selected by the Packers in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft.

Early years

Adams was born to Douglas Adams and Pamela Brown on December 24, 1992. He has a brother and two sisters. From East Palo Alto, California, Adams attended Palo Alto High School in neighboring Palo Alto, California.[1] As a senior two-way starter for the Vikings football team, he led the school to a CIF state championship. He had 64 receptions for 1,094 yards and 12 touchdowns and as a cornerback on defense he totaled 44 tackles, including two for a loss, two forced fumbles, an interception, and four passes defended.[2][3] He also played basketball and was considered a two-star recruit in that sport. Lettering all four years in basketball, he averaged 9.0 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 5.4 assists as a senior.[2] He was recruited by Fresno State, California, Hawai'i, and San Diego State. Adams committed to play college football at Fresno State.

College career

Adams attended California State University, Fresno, where he played on the Fresno State Bulldogs football team from 2011 to 2013.[4]

In 2011, Adams redshirted as a true freshman at Fresno State in his only season with then-head coach Pat Hill.[5] In the 2012 season, he had a new head coach in Tim DeRuyter.[6] In his collegiate debut, he had 118 receiving yards and two touchdowns in a win over Weber State on September 1, 2012.[7] In the next game, he had 12 receptions for 92 yards in the loss at Oregon.[8] On September 29, against San Diego State, he had eight receptions for 102 yards in the home victory.[9] On October 6, against Colorado State, he had the first of eight consecutive games with a receiving touchdown. In the win over the Rams, he had four receptions for 41 yards and two touchdowns.[10] On October 20, against Wyoming, he had 11 receptions for 86 yards and a touchdown.[11] In the next game, at New Mexico, he had nine receptions for 198 yards and two touchdowns.[12] On November 10, in the game at Nevada, he had nine receptions for 120 yards and a touchdown.[13] In the regular season finale against Air Force, he had nine receptions for 141 yards and two touchdowns.[14] On Christmas Eve, against SMU, he had 13 receptions for 144 yards and a touchdown in the 43–10 loss in the 2012 Hawaii Bowl.[15] Overall, in the 2012 season, he had 102 receptions for 1,312 yards and 14 touchdowns.[16] All three led the Mountain West Conference. He also was the conference's Freshman of the Year and a freshman All-American.[17][18] He was the MVP of the 2012 Hawaii Bowl.[19]

Adams started the 2013 season with 14 receptions for 148 yards and two touchdowns in a win over Rutgers.[20] On September 20, against Boise State, he had 12 receptions for 110 yards and a touchdown.[21] On October 5, in a game at Idaho, he had 16 receptions for 185 yards and three touchdowns.[22] Two weeks later, against UNLV, he had eight receptions for 221 yards and four touchdowns.[23] In the following game, against San Diego State, he had 12 receptions for 87 yards and two more touchdowns.[24] On November 23, against New Mexico, he had nine receptions for 246 yards and four touchdowns.[25] In the following game at San Jose State, he had 13 receptions for 264 yards and three touchdowns.[26] On December 7, against Utah State in the regular season finale, he had nine receptions for 168 yards and a touchdown.[27] In his final collegiate game, the 2013 Las Vegas Bowl against Southern California, he had nine receptions for 74 yards and a touchdown.[28] Overall, in the 2013 season, he led the nation with 131 receptions for 1,719 yards and 24 touchdowns.[29] He set a Mountain West Conference record with his 24 touchdown receptions, eight more than any player in the country in 2013, and the total ranks fourth in single-season FBS history. He also set Fresno State career records for receptions (233) and touchdown receptions (38) despite playing just two seasons for the Bulldogs. He was named second-team All-America by The Associated Press.[2]

On December 27, 2013, Adams announced that he would forgo his final two college seasons and enter the 2014 NFL Draft.[30]

College statistics

Fresno State Bulldogs
YearGamesReceiving
GGSRecYdsAvgLngTD
2012 13131021,31212.98914
2013 13131311,71813.17524
Total26262333,03013.08938
Source: GoBulldogs.com

Professional career

External video
Adams' NFL Combine workout
Adams gets drafted by Green Bay
Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert jump Broad BP
6 ft 0 7⁄8 in
(1.85 m)		 212 lb
(96 kg)		 32 5⁄8 in
(0.83 m)		 9 in
(0.23 m)		 4.56 s 1.64 s 2.68 s 4.30 s 6.82 s 39 1⁄2 in
(1.00 m)		 10 ft 3 in
(3.12 m)		 14 reps
All values are from NFL Combine[31][32]

Adams was selected in the second round (53rd overall) by the Green Bay Packers in the 2014 NFL Draft.[33] He was the 11th wide receiver to be selected that year.[34] On June 12, 2014, he signed a contract with the Packers.[35]

2014 season

After playing in the number 4 receiver slot in his NFL debut against the Seattle Seahawks, Adams took 37 snaps in the second game against the New York Jets, where he had 5 catches for 50 yards.[36][37][38] Entrenched as the Packers' number three receiver, on October 2, Adams scored his first NFL touchdown on an 11-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers in a 42-10 victory over the Minnesota Vikings.[39] On October 26, Adams had a personal-best 7 receptions in a loss to the New Orleans Saints.[40] He tallied his first 100-yard receiving game on November 30 with six receptions for 121 yards in a 26-21 win over the New England Patriots.[41] Though a distant third to Jordy Nelson and Randall Cobb, Adams' 446 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns were a solid rookie contribution to the 12-4 Packers.[42][43] On January 11, 2015, Adams set the Packers' rookie record for receiving yards in a playoff game with 117 against the Dallas Cowboys, including a 46-yard touchdown.[44][45][46] In the NFC Championship, he was held to one reception for seven yards in the 28–22 overtime loss.[47]

2015 season

Adams started the 2015 season with four receptions for 59 yards in a 31–23 victory over the Chicago Bears.[48] Adams missed three games after an ankle injury in week 2, and suffered a knee injury in the playoffs. On November 8, against the Carolina Panthers, he had seven receptions for a season-high 93 yards.[49] In the following game, he had a season-high 10 receptions for 79 yards in the loss to the Detroit Lions.[50] On December 3, in the second game against the Lions, he had his only touchdown of the season in the 27–23 victory.[51] In between, his "second season was a dud",[52] finishing fourth on the team in receptions (50) and receiving yards (483), with 1 touchdown, all for a team without star Jordy Nelson.[53][54] However, his efforts preparing for 2016 earned him the unofficial "off-season MVP" award.[52]

2016 season

The work-ethic paid off, as Adams recorded five touchdowns through his first six games in 2016.[55][56][57][58][59] On October 26, Adams was named NFC Offensive Player of the Week after catching 13 passes for 132 yards and two touchdowns against the Chicago Bears in Week 7.[60][61] He topped this total with a Packers' season-best 156 yards against Tennessee.[62] On October 28, against the Philadelphia Eagles, he had 113 yards and two touchdowns in the 27–13 victory.[63] Adams finished as the Packer's second leading receiver with 997 yards on 75 catches for 12 touchdowns (second in the NFL only to teammate Jordy Nelson).[64][65] Adams began the post-season with eight receptions including a touchdown, and the 13th-most post-season receiving yards in Packers history with 125 in a win over the New York Giants.[66][67] He added 76 yards in the division win over the Dallas Cowboys, and a touchdown in the championship loss to the Atlanta Falcons.[68][69]

2017 season

Adams started the 2017 season with the three receptions for 47 yards in a 17–9 home victory over the Seattle Seahawks.[70] In Week 2, in a 34–23 loss to the Atlanta Falcons, Adams had eight receptions for 99 yards, which included a 33-yard touchdown reception.[71] In the Week 4 game against the Chicago Bears, Adams had to be taken to a hospital in an ambulance after a strong helmet-to-helmet hit by Chicago linebacker Danny Trevathan, who earned a 2-game suspension (later reduced to one game).[72] The next week, he returned with 7 receptions for 66 yards and 2 touchdowns, including the game-winner with 11 seconds left against the Dallas Cowboys.[73]

Early in Week 6, Aaron Rodgers suffered a broken clavicle against the Minnesota Vikings, and would not return for nine weeks.[74] With inexperienced back-up Brett Hundley, Adams averaged 5 receptions for 40 yards in 3 straight losses, before recording 90 yards on 5 receptions and the eventual game-winning touchdown in a Week 10 win over the Chicago Bears, and 126 yards on 8 receptions against the Baltimore Ravens in Week 11.[75][76] He also had 82 yards, including a season-long 55-yard touchdown in a Week 12 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers in a game where Hundley showed improvement.[77][78] After 42 yards in Week 13 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Adams had his first 10-reception game of the season for 82 yards, including the game-tying touchdown with 17 seconds left, and a 25-yard walk-off touchdown in overtime to defeat the Cleveland Browns.[79][80] At that point, he was tied for second in the NFL with 9 receiving touchdowns. In Week 15, Adams suffered another concussion following a helmet-to-helmet hit from Panthers linebacker Thomas Davis. Due to the concussion, Adams missed the final two games of the season. He finished the season starting in 14 games, finished first on the team with 74 catches for 885 yards and 10 touchdowns.[81]

On December 29, 2017, Adams signed a 4-year, $58 million contract extension with the Packers.[82] He was also named to his first Pro Bowl.

2018 Season

With the return of Aaron Rodgers, Adams had a touchdown reception in each of the Packers' first three games, while averaging 6.7 receptions for 68 yards.[83] En route to eight receptions for 81 yards in Week 4,[83] Adams suffered a calf injury but continued to play due to more severe injuries to teammates Randall Cobb and Geronimo Allison.[84] In Week 5, Adams had nine receptions for 142 yards and a touchdown, in a 31-23 loss to the Detroit Lions.

NFL career statistics

Regular season

YearTeamGamesReceivingFumbles
GPGSRecYdsAvgLngTDFUMLost
2014GB 16113844611.745300
2015GB 1312504839.740100
2016GB 16157599713.3661221
2017GB 14147488512.0551000
Total59522372,81111.9662621
Source: NFL.com

Postseason

YearTeamGamesReceivingFumbles
GPGSRecYdsAvgLngTDFUMLost
2014GB 22812415.546100
2015GB 1044812.020100
2016GB 331621713.632200
Total652838913.946400
Source: pro-football-reference.com

See also

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