Davante Adams Enters Year 13 in LA — 14 TDs and Zero Signs of Slowing
Adams led the NFL with 14 touchdowns in 2025 despite missing three games. At WR9 in our rankings, the Rams' vet is still a weekly must-start.
League-leading 14 TDs at 33 — draft him as a locked WR2.
- Led NFL with 14 TDs in 2025 (third time)
- 60 rec, 789 yds in 14 games — missed 3
- Our WR9, ranked #44 overall for 2026
- 223 PPR points in 2025 despite games missed
- 7th all-time in receiving TDs
Davante Adams is heading into his 13th NFL season and he's already doing the math on it — jokingly multiplying by seven and calling receiver years "dog years" out on the field. The number that actually matters for your roster: Adams caught 14 touchdown passes in 2025 to lead the entire league, and he did it in only 14 games. That's the third time he's paced the NFL in scores.
For fantasy purposes, that TD output is the whole story. Adams finished 2025 with 60 catches for 789 yards and those 14 scores, good for 223 PPR points on the season. He sits at WR9 in our positional rankings and #44 overall heading into 2026 — not bad for a guy openly admitting his body doesn't bounce back like it did at Puka Nacua's age.
Adams said he still feels young enough to do young-man things on the field, even if recovery takes a little extra work these days. That's the honest read from a player who knows exactly where he is on the aging curve. The good news is he's backing it up: the production hasn't dipped, even if the mileage has piled on.
The Trade That Almost Was
There's some quiet motivation baked in here, too. The Rams reportedly explored trading for A.J. Brown, a move that would have shipped Adams out yet again. That deal never materialized — Adams is staying put in Los Angeles, and Brown lands in New England (our WR11, #47 overall, coming off 78-1,003-7 for 220 PPR points in 2025). For now, Adams gets what he's called his best shot at a Super Bowl ring to cap a Hall-of-Fame-caliber resume.
The historical footnotes are stacking up: six Pro Bowls, three first-team All-Pro nods, seventh all-time in receiving touchdowns, 16th in catches, 26th in receiving yards. Every game he plays pushes those numbers higher. None of that wins you a Week 6 matchup, but it tells you the guy is elite and knows how to find the end zone.
The verdict: draft Adams with confidence as a WR2 with weekly upside. Touchdown-heavy profiles can be volatile week to week, so temper expectations on the boom-or-bust games, but a receiver who leads the league in scores while missing three contests is a lock to start. HOLD, and don't overthink the age chatter — 14 TDs speaks louder than a birth certificate.
