Davante Adams
Adams with the Green Bay Packers
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | December 24, 1992 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Redwood City, California | ||||||||
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| High school: | Palo Alto (CA) | ||||||||
| College: | Fresno State | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2014 / Round: 2 / Pick: 53 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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Davante Lavell Adams (born December 24, 1992) is an American football wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Packers in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Fresno State.
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Early years
The son of Douglas Adams and Pamela Brown, Adams has one brother and two sisters. From East Palo Alto, California, Davante attended Palo Alto High School in neighboring Palo Alto, California.[1] As a senior two-way starter, he led the school to a CIF state championship. He had 64 receptions for 1,094 yards and 12 touchdowns and as a cornerback on defense he totaled 44 tackles, including two for a loss, two forced fumbles, an interception and four passes defensed.[2][3] He also played basketball and was considered a two-star recruit in that sport. Lettering all four years in basketball, he averaged 9.0 points, 5.8 rebounds and 5.4 assists as a senior.[4]
College career
Adams was recruited by Fresno State, California, Hawai'i and San Diego State. He redshirted as a true freshman at Fresno State in 2011, then in 2012 had 102 receptions for 1,312 yards and 14 touchdowns in 2012. All three led the Mountain West Conference. He also was the conference's Freshman of the Year and a freshman All-American.[5][6] He was the MVP of the 2012 Hawaii Bowl. As a sophomore in 2013 he led the nation with 131 receptions for 1,719 yards and 24 touchdowns. He set a Mountain West Conference record with his 24 TD grabs, eight more than any player in the country in 2013, and the total ranks No. 4 in single-season FBS history. He also set Fresno State career records for receptions (233) and TD catches (38) despite playing just two seasons for the Bulldogs. He was named second-team All-America by The Associated Press.[7]
On December 27, 2013, Adams announced that he would forgo his final two college seasons and enter the 2014 NFL Draft.[8]
Professional career
2014 NFL Draft
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Green Bay Packers
Adams was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft, 53rd overall. After playing in the number four receiver slot for the first game against Seattle, he took 37 snaps in the second game against the New York Jets he had five catches for 50 yards.[10] Entrenched as the Packers' number three receiver, on October 2 he scored his first NFL touchdown on an 11-yard strike from Aaron Rodgers in a 42-10 win over the Minnesota Vikings. On October 26 he had a personal-best seven receptions in a loss to the New Orleans Saints. He tallied his first 100-yard receiving game on November 30 with six receptions for 121 yards in a 26-21 win over the New England Patriots.[11]
Career statistics
Source:[12]
Regular season
| Season | Team | Games | Receiving | |||||
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| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 2014 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 11 | 38 | 446 | 11.7 | 45 | 3 |
| 2015 | Green Bay Packers | 13 | 12 | 50 | 483 | 9.7 | 40 | 1 |
| Total | 29 | 23 | 88 | 929 | 10.7 | 45 | 4 | |
Postseason
| Season | Team | Games | Receiving | |||||
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| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 2014 | Green Bay Packers | 2 | 2 | 8 | 124 | 15.5 | 46 | 1 |
| 2015 | Green Bay Packers | 1 | 0 | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 20 | 1 |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 12 | 172 | 14.3 | 46 | 2 | |
See also
References
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External links
- Green Bay Packers currentteam parameter articles
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- 1992 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Palo Alto, California
- Players of American football from California
- American football wide receivers
- Fresno State Bulldogs football players
- Green Bay Packers players
