The end of speculating whether free-agent wide receiver Davante Adams would follow Aaron Rodgers to a new location or reunite once again with New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr comes to an end as the veteran opted for a two-year, $46 million deal to join the Los Angeles Rams.
Breaking news to start The Insiders on @NFLNetwork: Davante Adams is joining the #Rams, agreeing to terms on a 2-year, $46M deal. pic.twitter.com/9MjKPlsEQS
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 9, 2025
In LA, Adams will pair with third-year pro Puka Nacua, who is coming off an injury-interrupted season. When healthy, he looked very much like the WR1 star from his rookie season. Cooper Kupp won’t be returning to the team, and Adams slides into the veteran possession role for quarterback Matthew Stafford.
Turning 33 in December, Adams still was able to get the job done enough to post a better per-game average of PPR points in 2024 than the prior season when he finished with his fourth consecutive 100-plus-catch effort. He’s quarterback-proof — not that Stafford is a drop-off in that regard — but the quarterback carousel in Vegas didn’t really hinder his fantasy production prior to being traded to the New York Jets last year when he caught passes from a familiar face to play out the string.
Fantasy football outlook
We’ve seen two receivers post quality fantasy numbers at once in this system, and there’s also the bonus of playing indoors for at least half of his games. Barring a catastrophic regression due to age, it’s difficult to expect Adams to finish any worse than a WR3 in PPR scoring, but he is not without risk due to age and an elevated chance of injury. Conversely, there’s also little reason to expect he’ll dominate like we’ve seen in the past, mostly due to Nacua being such a target hog and Sean McVay’s commitment to the ground game.
With that established, the initial slotting for Adams is a low-end WR2 on the safe side with slightly more if you’re of the optimistic perspective.
