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Davante good even without Rodgers

I haven't had much interest in Davante Adams with the Rams. He's 32, and I was thinking since his quarterback won't be Aaron Rodgers, he won't be having the ball forced into him around the goal line. But I may not be giving him enough credit.

Adams played with the Raiders for two-plus seasons, with lesser quarterbacking than he had with Rodgers and than he'll have with Matthew Stafford, too. But he still produced at a high level.

Looking at the numbers, Adams in 37 games with the Raiders averaged 6 catches for nearly 78 yards, with 23 touchdowns -- 0.62 per week. Surprisingly (to me) those numbers were better (receptions, yards and touchdowns) than his averages with the Packers, and nearly identical to his averages with Rodgers with the Jets last year: 6.1 catches, 77.6 yards and 7 TDs in 11 contests (0.64).

And compared to other wide receivers who've started at least half the time the last three years, Adams' Raiders numbers are top-10 in both receptions and yards, and only two wideouts averaged more touchdowns. (Data compiled using search tools at pro-football-reference.com.)

WIDE RECEIVERS PER GAME, 2022-2024 (26-PLUS STARTS)
PlayerGRecYdsTDRec/GYds/GTD/G
Ja'Marr Chase453143970337.088.20.73
Mike Evans462303383305.073.50.65
Davante Adams, L.V.372212869236.077.60.62
Jordan Addison321331786194.255.80.59
Amon-Ra St. Brown493403939286.980.40.57
CeeDee Lamb493434302277.087.80.55
Tee Higgins401892596224.764.90.55
Stefon Diggs412623108226.475.80.54
A.J. Brown472614031255.685.80.53
Justin Jefferson442994416236.8100.40.52
Tyreek Hill503194468266.489.40.52
Cooper Kupp332012259176.168.50.52
DeVonta Smith462443095225.367.30.48
Keenan Allen382442739186.472.10.47
Nico Collins371852784175.075.20.46
Terry McLaurin512383289224.764.50.43
Jayden Reed331191650143.650.00.42
Courtland Sutton482042682204.355.90.42
D.J. Moore512573218215.063.10.41
Jakobi Meyers452252638185.058.60.40
D.K. Metcalf482223154194.665.70.40
Amari Cooper461942957184.264.30.39
Gabriel Davis421131821162.743.40.38
Brandon Aiyuk401782731154.568.30.38

I don't expect to be drafting Adams anywhere, but I'll give him his due. He's not just a product of Aaron Rodgers locking in on him. He might be better than I expect with Stafford and the Rams.

--Andy Richardson

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