Davante Adams posted this career-high stat after trade to Jets

New Rams WR Davante Adams can still gain yards after the catch

Even though he’s 32, Davante Adams still had career-highs left in the bag when he was playing on the awful New York Jets last season. Adams averaged 6.4 yards after catch per reception in New York, the highest such average of his entire career.

And to demonstrate how terrible the Las Vegas Raiders were with head coach Antonio Pierce and quarterback Gardner Minshew: Adams averaged 2.5 YAC/catch with the Raiders in 2024, the lowest mark of his career.

The replacement for Cooper Kupp on the Los Angeles Rams, Adams will be expected to carry half of the field next season for Matthew Stafford and Sean McVay. Few receivers over 30 still have juice left in the tank, but Adams had 854 yards in 11 games with the Jets last season. That 77.6 yards per game was his best mark since 2022, his first season in Las Vegas.

Adams finished with a total of 428 yards after the catch in those 11 games after reuniting with Aaron Rodgers:

If there’s anything to monitor, it could be the fact that Adams had 198 yards in a single game against the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2024, meaning that his other games weren’t nearly as productive. He had one other game above 100 yards, but seven games below 80.

However, if there’s a QB who can help a receiver be productive other than Rodgers, it’s Matthew Stafford.

With Puka Nacua drawing coverage away from him, and vice versa, Adams should not have a problem getting open next season. One day after the Bengals paid over $70 million per season to keep Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins for Joe Burrow, the Rams must feel pretty good about the prices they’re paying for Stafford-Puka-Adams.

Not just for what Adams is going to do before the catch (get open, great hands), but also what he can do after on his own.