Aaron Rodgers summed up Davante Adams’ game as only Rodgers can, saying this week that as a new Jet, Adams “brings clout and accolades from somebody who’s been at the zenith of his profession.” Adams also brings a boatload of stats and facts that speak of the impact he’s had on the playing field and can continue to have for however long he wears the green and white.
It sounds as if the newest Jets elite player will be in his new uniform and available to add to some of his metrics when the Jets meet the Steelers on Sunday night. Here is Davante Adams by the numbers:
No. 1
That’s the ranking Adams has when totaling the most receptions and receiving TDs in the NFL’s last X seasons. Let’s set the bar at the last 9 seasons. Davante, who spent the first 6 of those campaigns (2016-21) with Rodgers on the Packers, then the last 2-plus with the Raiders, has 802 catches and 81 TDs in that span, most among the league’s pass catchers at all positions. And his 10,061 receiving yards are No. 2 behind only the Dolphins’ Tyreek Hill (10,425).
3-A
Looking at all 11 of Adams’ pro seasons, he and Rodgers connected for 3 touchdown passes twice, in a home loss to Minnesota in November 2020 and in a home win over Tennessee a month later. The TD catches are tied for the most in a game in Adams’ career and tied for 3rd-most (along with many others) for most TD receptions in a game in the last 5 NFL seasons.
3-B
Adams is not a fumbler. In 164 career games, regular season and playoffs, he’s fumbled just 6 times, not once since October ’22, and has lost just 3 fumbles, last time in 2020. Of the 26 WRs with at least 700 catches since 2000, Davante has the 4th-best “sure hands” average at 153.5 receptions/fumble.
3-C
As multitalented as Adams is — “He can play on-the-ball receiver, off-the-ball receiver, slot,” Rodgers ticked off — don’t expect him to be lining up in the backfield or running any end-arounds or reverses. He has just 3 carries in his…
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