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Davante Adams

Davante Adams

WR - New York Jets

Height: 6' 1"Weight: 215 lbsAge: 31College: Fresno StateDrafted: 2014 #53 (2nd Rd. by GB)

Week 9 Outlook

HOU @ NYJ
Thu 8:15pm ET
68°
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Week Rank (ECR) WR #18
Projection 9 pts

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99%
 
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98%
 
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After two games, Adams hasn't been the game-changing acquisition that the Jets thought they were making. He has averaged 42 receiving yards and 7.7 fantasy points per game. Adams has drawn a 17.9% target share, a 19.7% air-yard share, and a 22.5% first-read share with 1.31 YPRR. He has only one red-zone target and zero end-zone looks. Adams will look to bounce back in a middle-of-the-road matchup with Houston. The Texans are 16th in fantasy points per game and 17th in receiving yards per game allowed to perimeter wide receivers.

Garrett Wilson was the top receiver, hauling in five receptions for 113 yards, showcasing his big-play ability with a long catch of 35 yards on eight targets. Wilson had one red zone target but did not catch or score.
Wilson led the Jets with a 32% target share and accumulated 169 air yards, making up 62.59% of the air yards.
Davante Adams also made an impact, catching 4 passes for 54 yards, including a 16-yard reception on eight targets (two were removed by penalties). Adams received two red zone targets but did not score. Adams held a 24% target share with 55 air yards (20.37%).
Through two games with Adams...Wilson leads the Jets in target share (26.5%), air yards (266), receiving yards (174, 87 per game) and receptions (10, 5 per game).
Even though Wilson's volume has dropped since Adams' arrival - targets, catches down - his yards and overall efficiency have increased with another weapon added to the offense for the defense to account for.
Adams hasn't scored yet, which is his main appeal attached to Rodgers.
Given the Jets schedule you need to be over buying BOTH Jets WRs given how their prices have changed since the Adams trade. At least kick the tires on both of them. Remember, Jets get the Rams and Jaguars in the first two weeks of the fantasy football playoffs.
Per the FantasyPros SOS tool, the Jets have the third-ranked schedule for WRs for the rest of the season.
And as I wrote about the Wilson-Adams debate when the trade first went down...Adams had the tougher slate of CB matchups as the perceived No. 1. Joey Porter Jr. in Week 7. In Week 8, according to Next Gen Stats, Christian Gonzalez lined up against Adams on 23 of his 29 routes (79.3%), allowing just 1 reception for 16 yards on 3 targets. Adams continued to align in the slot on 41.4% of his snaps in Week 8 and has now done so on 44.3% of his snaps since joining the Jets; he aligned in the slot on just 25.0% of his snaps with the Raiders in Weeks 1-3. Adams caught both of his targets for 22 yards when aligned in the slot on Sunday.
With Adams' continued usage in the slot, he's going to have better matchups moving forward.