Winks moved Davante Adams down an entire tier on his overall board—now behind Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson and Trey McBride—because the veteran wideout may have to catch passes from Jimmy Garoppolo. Winks called Garoppolo "not bad for a backup," but emphasized that spending a Round-3 pick on a receiver tethered to a replacement-level quarterback is a risk he is no longer willing to take when running backs such as Breece Hall or other premium positions are available. The wide-receiver rankings themselves stay mostly intact; the shift is that Adams is no longer auto-selected at his previous overall slot. Fantasy drafters should be prepared to pivot to other positions if the Raiders do not upgrade the quarterback room before Week 1.

Ray Summerlin highlighted that with DeMarcus Robinson and Cooper Kupp no longer in Los Angeles, there is a glut of end-zone targets waiting for Davante Adams. Even if Puka Nacua keeps siphoning roughly 30% of overall looks, Sean McVay’s scheme historically funnels red-zone designs to its X receiver. Adams already owns one of the league’s best win-rate profiles inside the 10-yard line, and Summerlin expects the Rams’ tempo to give him a path to double-digit touchdowns. Grabbing Adams at the 3/4 turn provides both target-volume stability and premium TD equity for best-ball roster builds.

Buck argued that Davante Adams is the premier third-round receiver after opening RB-RB. He believes Adams is "completely under-priced" given his elite touchdown and red-zone profile and said Matthew Stafford’s accuracy will keep the funnel flowing. Buck acknowledged the report of Stafford’s back soreness but dismissed it as routine veteran rest. With Adams’ ceiling of double-digit TDs and 140+ targets, Buck thinks passing on him in the third is a mistake for anyone chasing tournament-winning upside.

Matt Harmon said Davante Adams can still post WR1 numbers even at age-31 now that he slots in as the Rams’ full-time X receiver. Reception Perception charted Adams at an 80th-percentile success rate versus man and an 89th-percentile mark versus press in 2023—down from his peak seasons but still elite territory. Harmon compared Adams’ aging curve to Dez Bryant (sudden cliff) and Keenan Allen (gradual decline) and concluded Adams looks much closer to the Allen path. Los Angeles has tried and failed to fill the true X role with Odell Beckham and Allen Robinson, so Harmon expects Sean McVay to lean heavily on Adams’ press-beating skill set while keeping Puka Nacua in a movable, designed-touch role. With Matthew Stafford healthy, Harmon projected the Rams to finish as a top-five offense if the offensive line holds up, giving Adams a realistic shot at double-digit touchdowns and weekly WR1 overall finishes in season-long and best-ball formats.

Jason Moore argued that Davante Adams is an undervalued WR1 at his current 4.04 ADP, dismissing fears that he will reprise Allen Robinson’s Rams flop. Moore said late-season film showed Adams “crisp and explosive,” posting 7.9 targets and 15.2 PPR points per game over the final six weeks despite sharing looks with both Puka Nacua and a hobbled Cooper Kupp. Meanwhile Kupp’s yards per route run plummeted from 2.6 in 2023 to 1.4 down the stretch, prompting the Rams to sign Adams to a two-year, $46-million deal to assume the old Kupp role. Moore highlighted that Sean McVay led the league in WR target rate last season (71%) and that the WR1/WR1A price gap—Nacua at 1.09 versus Adams at 4.04—mirrors historical smash spots like Diggs/Thielen and Chase/Higgins. He is drafting Adams aggressively in both season-long and best-ball formats.

Nick Whalen said Davante Adams is still a weekly touchdown machine even as the nominal WR2 behind Puka Nacua. He reminded listeners that the Rams finished 2024 desperate for a red-zone target and that Matthew Stafford was "one of the most inefficient quarterbacks inside the 20" last year. Whalen expects Sean McVay to funnel those high-value looks to Adams, especially in weeks when the fragile Nacua inevitably misses time. Because of that bankable TD equity, Whalen is comfortable drafting Adams ahead of several younger names in Tier 4 despite acknowledging a slight age-related dip in open-field explosiveness.

Ian Hartitz said Davante Adams can still post elite numbers after the rumored move to Los Angeles, forecasting a scenario where BOTH Adams and Puka Nacua finish as top-10 fantasy receivers. Hartitz pointed to the historical production of Sean McVay/Matthew Stafford offenses—Rams wideouts rank first in total receiving yards and second in receptions since the duo joined forces—as proof the scheme can funnel massive volume to two alphas. He added that Tutu Atwell functions strictly as a vertical clear-out piece, so the target tree should stay extremely condensed. Hartitz reminded listeners Adams was the overall PPR WR3 over the final six weeks of last season, showing no signs of age-related decline. With Stafford’s willingness to pepper preferred targets and the Rams unlikely to feature any true third option, Hartitz believes Adams has a realistic path back to 165-plus targets and a double-digit touchdown season, making him a bargain at a mid-second-round ADP.

Rich Hribar doubled down on the Rams smash spot, arguing that even if Adams simply inherits the target share Cooper Kupp vacated, it is an efficiency upgrade across the board. Hribar zeroed in on touchdown equity: Puka Nacua has only nine TDs in two seasons and saw just five end-zone targets last year, while journeyman Demarcus Robinson bizarrely commanded 12. Robinson is gone, leaving a massive high-leverage vacuum. Hribar expects McVay to give those looks to Adams, whose red-zone conversion rate has routinely hovered above 30%. He called the Rams scheme the best offensive environment Adams has ever been in—Los Angeles funnels volume to wide receivers and ranks top-three in WR target share under McVay. The result, per Hribar, should be more spike-week upside than Adams enjoyed with the 2024 Jets, when he still finished as a weekly top-12 scorer in 31% of his games. Current ADP sits in the late second round, and Hribar thinks that price leaves room for a full-tier jump into the elite WR1 bucket.

Bob Harris said Davante Adams is the easiest wideout to click among players changing teams because he immediately patches the one hole the Rams still have—finishing drives. Adams is coming off his fifth straight 1,000-yard campaign, did it while splitting 14 games between the Raiders and Jets, and still punched in eight touchdowns. Harris reminded listeners that Adams has logged six separate seasons of 10-plus TD receptions and was the NFL’s most efficient goal-line receiver when paired with Aaron Rodgers. Los Angeles ranked just 20th in red-zone TD rate last year, so Harris expects Sean McVay to spam Adams on the one- and two-yard fade routes that made him famous. Adams already proved the fantasy ceiling is intact—he was the overall WR13 in 2024, but averaged 17.7 PPR points per game (WR5 pace) once he arrived in New York. Harris projects a similar or better target share than the version of Cooper Kupp we saw last year and thinks Matthew Stafford can once again support two top-24 wideouts, as he has in three of his four Rams seasons. Bottom line: Harris is treating Adams as a mid-range WR1 who is still being priced as a back-end option in early best-ball and redraft rooms.

Best Ball Guy warned drafters to pump the brakes on Davante Adams at his current third-round ADP. He pulled up Adams’ yards-per-route-run trend—3.24 in 2021, 2.59 in 2022, and an ugly 2.00 in both 2023 and 2024—and argued that efficiency drop-off is exactly what you would expect from a receiver entering his age-32 season. Even more concerning, Adams was still being force-fed by Aaron Rodgers during part of that stretch, yet the metric kept sliding. With the market finally admitting he isn’t a first-rounder anymore, Best Ball Guy sees no reason to keep paying a premium for a profile that has shown four straight years of erosion and now has to learn a brand-new playbook. His bottom-line advice: pass on the nostalgia and redirect those picks toward younger wideouts with truly explosive ceilings.

Pat Fantasy Dog Pound is fading Davante Adams at his current second-/third-round ADP, holding just 2.7 % exposure. He thinks drafters are paying near-ceiling for a receiver who turns 33 in December and is therefore staring at a potential age cliff. Pat contrasted Adams with Stefon Diggs—who goes in the 70s—arguing that missing on a Round-6 pick won’t wreck your portfolio, but whiffing on a top-30 selection "gets your feelings hurt." Unless Adams posts a season large enough to vault him back into next year’s second round, Pat sees little room for profit and would rather redirect that capital toward younger, higher-leverage swings.

Chris Raybon cautioned drafters not to assume Devante Adams will replicate his peak now that he’s a Ram. Raybon pointed to Matt Harmon’s Reception Perception data showing Adams in just the 37th percentile versus zone coverage—an early sign that big-bodied perimeter receivers are slowing down. He also compared the move to previous Los Angeles swings on aging vets like Sammy Watkins and Allen Robinson, both of whom disappointed. While Raybon concedes Adams could post an Odell-in-2021 style season where touchdowns mask inefficiency, he expects more week-to-week volatility than Koerner does and therefore has Adams ranked outside his top-15 receivers. He advised viewing Adams as a TD-dependent WR2/FLEX rather than a locked-in WR1, especially in PPR formats where declining separation can torpedo target volume.

Sean Koerner believes Devante Adams can immediately join Puka Nacua as a second fantasy WR1 in Los Angeles thanks to his red-zone dominance. The Rams ranked 24th in passing TDs last year largely because Matthew Stafford had trouble finishing drives through the air; Kyren Williams handled most of the goal-line work. Koerner thinks Adams solves that problem, projecting "10–15 touchdowns" even at age 33 because he still looked explosive in split duty with the Raiders and Jets. With Nacua moving the chains between the 20s and Adams winning isolation routes inside the 10, Koerner sees a path to a top-12 finish despite modest yardage totals. He’s comfortable drafting Adams as a low-end WR1/high-end WR2 in Season-long and stacking him with Stafford or Nacua in Best-Ball builds that bet on a Rams red-zone bounce-back.

May urged drafters to grab Davante Adams at a veteran discount now that he has escaped the Raiders’ quarterback carousel and a forgettable Jets half-season for a perfect fit with Sean McVay and Matthew Stafford. He pointed out that McVay’s system has repeatedly supported two high-end fantasy receivers (Woods/Kupp, Kupp/Nacua) and argued Adams can slide in as the 1B to Puka Nacua while still seeing WR1-level volume. Adams remained an elite target earner even in bad situations, and a balanced run game featuring Kyren Williams and rookie backs should keep the offense humming. May sees weekly WR1 upside at a WR2 price.

Jonathan Lange loves Davante Adams landing with the Rams, an offense that funnels targets to wideouts and has produced only one non-WR over 50 targets in the last four seasons. Adams already demonstrated coexistence with another alpha by outscoring Garrett Wilson in eight of ten Jets games. With Matthew Stafford capable of supporting two top-15 receivers, Lange gives Adams a WR2 floor and top-12 upside. After seeing Adams’ ADP jump from the 6th to early 4th round, Lange is still happy to draft him any time after the middle of the 3rd, calling him his favorite free-agency add in best-ball rooms.

Andy Holloway warned that fantasy drafters are paying a premium for the 32-year-old Davante Adams despite a profile that has historically flopped. Holloway noted Adams is changing teams for the first time at an age when wide-outs almost never maintain WR1 production; the only post-31 success stories after a relocation were Brandon Marshall and Adams himself in New York, and both were younger than Adams is now. He drew a direct parallel to Cooper Kupp – another 32-year-old switching uniforms – and pointed out that everything making managers skittish about Kupp applies to Adams as well: new playbook, new quarterback chemistry, and the simple math that receivers rarely beat the age cliff once they move. Unlike Kupp, however, Adams is still being drafted several rounds earlier, forcing managers to absorb maximum downside while leaving little room for profit. Holloway’s bottom-line taek: the market is treating Adams like a safe second-round anchor when history suggests he fits better in the risk-reward neighborhood of Round 5 or later.

Sam Monson labeled Davante Adams a screaming buy for 2024 drafts after the veteran’s move to the Rams paired him with Matthew Stafford and Sean McVay. Monson argued that Adams’ decline with the Jets last year was overstated because the 31-year-old still showcased his trademark technician’s toolbox—elite release packages and pristine tempo at the top of routes. The problem, in Monson’s view, was quarterback instability and scheme limitations. Those issues disappear in Los Angeles, where Stafford posted the league’s third-highest EPA per drop-back against man coverage and McVay manufactures free releases via bunch and motion looks. With Puka Nacua demanding safety attention on the other side, Monson projected Adams to reclaim a 28-30% target share and finish top-five in red-zone targets, making him an upside WR1 who is currently being drafted as a mid-WR2.

Sam Monson said Davante Adams should be treated as a top-tier fantasy receiver because the Rams effectively upgraded from Cooper Kupp to Adams this offseason. Monson argued that Adams "can still 100 percent play" while he is "less sure" Kupp can maintain impact production after multiple injuries and an obvious athletic decline. By settling Matthew Stafford’s contract first, Los Angeles ensured Adams will be paired with a proven quarterback who just supported breakout years from Puka Nakua and Kyren Williams. In Sean McVay’s pass-heavy system—where Kupp averaged 10.1 targets per game during his peak—Monson expects Adams to command a similar double-digit target share and remain an every-week DFS and season-long WR1. Fantasy managers should prioritize Adams over Kupp in drafts and be comfortable paying up for him in early-season DFS contests.

Tyler Sullivan said Davante Adams is set up for a spike season after being dealt to the Rams. Sullivan noted Adams still cleared 1,000 yards in his final 14 games with the Jets despite shaky quarterback play, then emphasized the upgrade to Matthew Stafford and Sean McVay’s timing-based passing game. The analyst expects Adams’ route-running to mesh perfectly with McVay’s heavy use of option routes and layered concepts, forecasting a return to 150-plus targets and a ceiling beyond last year’s 1,100 yards/8 TD line. Sullivan also pointed out that defensive attention will be split with Puka Nacua, whom he already ranks as a top-five NFL wideout, forcing opponents into more two-high shells that Adams has historically shredded. He framed Adams as a priority Season-Long target and a weekly DFS cash-game staple in 2025.

Buck argued that Davante Adams remains a top-10 talent and is poised for another elite fantasy season after moving to the Rams. Last year Adams still logged 13th-best half-PPR points per game while splitting time between two bottom-eight scoring offenses. His 2023 game log featured weekly outputs of 21.5, 18.6, 36.3, 17.8 and 15.1 points despite quarterback play from Gardner Minshew and late-stage Aaron Rodgers. Buck highlighted Adams’ league-leading red-zone prowess and noted that pairing him with Stafford’s arm, McVay’s scheme creativity, and defensive attention drawn by Puka Nakua creates a spot where Adams could match or exceed his peak Green Bay efficiency. He believes Adams’ ADP discount is purely situational and that Best Ball players should aggressively draft him for predictable spike weeks in the fantasy playoffs.