- Was the only player in the NFL with 70-plus receptions and 10-plus TD catches in each of the last three seasons (2016-18). Joins WR Sterling Sharpe (1992-94) as the only players in team history to accomplish the feat in three straight seasons.
- Has 35 receiving TDs since 2016, No. 2 in the league (Steelers WR Antonio Brown, 36) over that span. Has caught at least one TD pass in 28 games since ’16, tops in the NFL over that span.
- Has registered 348 catches since entering the league in 2014, the second most in franchise history by a player in his first five NFL seasons behind only Sharpe (389). His 39 career receiving TDs are the third most in team annals by a player in his first five seasons in the league, behind only WRs Antonio Freeman (42) and Greg Jennings (40).
- Led the team with a career-high 111 receptions in 2018, the second most in team history behind only Sharpe’s 112 in 1993, for a career-best 1,386 yards (12.5 avg.) and a career-high 13 TDs on his way to earning Pro Bowl honors for the second straight year, his first as an original selection.
- Was tied for No. 2 in the NFL in receiving TDs, tied for No. 6 in receptions and ranked No. 7 in receiving yards last season.
- Tied an NFL record (Eagles WR Tommy McDonald, 1959-61) by catching a TD pass in 10 consecutive road games (2017-18).
- Led the team with 74 catches for a team-high 885 yards (12.0 avg.) and 10 TDs in 2017. Was tied for No. 2 in the NFL in TD receptions and was named to his first career Pro Bowl (injury replacement for Falcons WR Julio Jones).
- Registered a TD catch in seven road games in 2017, joining WR Donald Driver (2006) as the only players in franchise history to accomplish that feat.
- Posted 75 receptions for 997 yards (13.3 avg.) and 12 TDs in 2016, finishing tied for No. 2 in the NFL in TD catches behind teammate Jordy Nelson (14).
- Joined Nelson to become only the second teammate duo in team history (Nelson and WR Randall Cobb in 2014) with 12-plus TD catches each in the same season.
- Had 13 catches in Week 7 vs. Chicago and 12 receptions in Week 8 at Atlanta in 2016, becoming the first player in franchise history to register 12-plus catches in back-to-back games.
- Caught 50 passes for 483 yards (9.7 avg.) and a TD in 2015 despite missing three games due to an ankle injury.
- Played in all 16 games with 11 starts as a rookie in 2014, hauling in 38 receptions for 446 yards (11.7 avg.) and three TDs. Also started both playoff contests and caught eight passes for 124 yards (15.5 avg.) and a TD.
- Registered 121 receiving yards in the Week 13 win vs. New England in ’14, the most by a Green Bay rookie since Sharpe’s 124-yard effort vs. Detroit on Nov. 20, 1988.
- Set franchise postseason single-game records for the most catches and receiving yards by a rookie when he posted seven grabs for 117 yards (16.7 avg.) and a TD in the 2014 NFC Divisional playoff victory vs. Dallas.
- Drafted by the Packers with the No. 53 overall selection in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft, joining Henry Ellard (L.A. Rams, second round, 1983) as the only Fresno State wide receivers to be picked in the first two rounds of the draft.
2018 SEASON: Started all 15 games he appeared in and led the team with a career-high 111 receptions for a career-best 1,386 yards (12.5 avg.) and a career-high 13 TDs...Was selected to his second straight Pro Bowl, his first as an original selection...Was tied for No. 2 in the NFL in receiving TDs, tied for No. 6 in receptions and ranked No. 7 in receiving yards...His 111 receptions were the second most in a season in team history behind only Sharpe’s 112 catches in 1993...Is one of just three players in team history to register 100-plus receptions in a season (Sharpe, 1992 and 1993; WR Robert Brooks, 1995)...Registered a career-high five 100-yard receiving games...Led the league with 12 TD catches in the red zone and ranked No. 2 in the NFL in red-zone receiving yards (133)...Posted a TD catch in a career-high 11 games on the season (No. 2 in the NFL)...Registered five-plus receptions in each of the first eight games of the season, the first player in franchise history to accomplish that feat...Caught at least five passes in 14 games on the season, tied for No. 2 in the league behind only Chiefs TE Travis Kelce (15)...Led the team with a career-high 18 receptions of 20-plus yards (17 in 2016)...Led the league with 484 receiving yards on third down and ranked No. 5 with 27 receptions on third down...Was tied for No. 2 in the NFL (Jones, five) with four 130-yard receiving games, tied for the second most in a season in franchise history (Hutson, five in 1942)…At Detroit (Oct. 7): Paced the team with nine receptions for 140 yards (15.6 avg.) and a TD, the second-best receiving-yardage output in his career to that point behind only his 156 yards at Tennessee in 2016. The score gave him a TD catch in 10 consecutive road games, which tied McDonald for the longest streak in NFL history. Matched his career high with three receptions of 20-plus yards on the afternoon (at Tennessee in 2016, at Philadelphia in 2016), including two on a second-quarter drive, the first a 22-yard pickup on a pass over the middle and the second a 30-yard gain out of the slot as he got past CB Darius Slay to make the catch down the sideline to the Detroit 9…Vs. San Francisco (Oct. 15): Led the team with 10 receptions for 132 yards (13.2 avg.) and two TDs, the third time in his career that he posted 10-plus catches and two-plus receiving TDs in a game as he matched Hutson for the most in team annals. With the Packers trailing, 30-23, with three minutes to go in the game, got behind LB Reuben Foster to make a 38-yard catch over the middle down to the San Francisco 20. Three plays later, made a leaping catch behind DB Greg Mabin for the 16-yard TD as the Packers tied the game with 1:55 remaining. On the Packers’ game-winning drive, helped set up K Mason Crosby’s 29-yard FG by beating Mabin off the line and then hauling in a 19-yard pass from QB Aaron Rodgers down the sideline to the San Francisco 9. Posted four catches for 81 yards (20.3 avg.) in the final three minutes of the game…At L.A. Rams (Oct. 28): Led the team with 133 receiving yards on five receptions (26.6 avg.), joining WR James Lofton (1984) as the only players in team history to record 130-plus receiving yards in three consecutive games. Became the first NFL player with a streak of three straight games with 130-plus receiving yards since Giants WR Odell Beckham Jr. in 2015 (Nov. 29-Dec. 14). Set a career high (min. four receptions) with his average of 26.6 yards per catch, highlighted by a pair of 40-plus-yard receptions, the first time in his career that he posted two catches of 40-plus yards in a game...At New England (Nov. 4): Led the team with six receptions for 40 yards (6.7 avg.) and a TD, his 10th straight game with five-plus catches, the third-longest streak in team history behind only Sharpe (18 games in 1993-94, 13 games in 1992-93)...At Seattle (Nov. 15): Led the team with a career-high 166 yards receiving on 10 receptions (16.6 avg.), his sixth career game with 10-plus catches. Became the seventh Packer since 1950 to have 10-plus receptions for 165-plus receiving yards in a game. Posted two catches of 40-plus yards for just the second time in his career (Week 8 at L.A. Rams). Early in the fourth quarter, beat CB Shaquill Griffin for a season-long 57-yard catch to the Seattle 17, hauling in the pass with his right hand as Griffin held his left arm…At Minnesota (Nov. 25): Led the team with five receptions for 69 yards (13.8 avg.) and a TD as he went over the 1,000-yard receiving mark on the season for the first time in his career...At Chicago (Dec. 16): Paced the team with eight receptions for 119 yards (14.9 avg.), his career-best fifth 100-yard receiving game of the season. Registered six receptions for 100 yards (16.7 avg.) in the second half, his most yards ever in a second half in the regular season, including three catches of 20-plus yards (28, 23, 23). On a third-and-8 play in the third quarter, made a leaping sideline grab over CB Prince Amukamara, tapping both feet in bounds for the 28-yard gain to the Chicago 20 to help set up RB Jamaal Williams’ 10-yard TD run two plays later. Following Williams’ TD, found an opening on a slant to make a catch over the middle for a two-point conversion to even the game at 14, the third of his career as he tied Jennings for the most in team history (since 1994)...At N.Y. Jets (Dec. 23): Led the team with a season-high 11 catches for 71 yards (6.5 avg.) and a TD. It marked his seventh career game with 10-plus catches, tying Sharpe and Driver for the career franchise record. On the opening drive of overtime, beat CB Morris Claiborne over the middle to make a 16-yard catch from Rodgers in the back of the end zone to give the Packers the win…Vs. Detroit (Dec. 30): Inactive due to a knee injury sustained the previous week against the Jets.
2017: Started all 14 games he played in and led the team with 74 catches for a team-high 885 yards (12.0 avg.) and 10 TDs...Was tied for No. 2 in the league in TD catches and tied for No. 4 in the NFL in red-zone TD catches with seven...Posted seven-plus receptions five times on the season, a team high…Was selected to his first career Pro Bowl, having initially been named an alternate before being selected as an injury replacement for Jones…At Atlanta (Sept. 17): Paced the team with eight catches for a team-high 99 yards (12.4 avg.) and a TD, with five of his receptions going for first downs. Early in the fourth quarter, beat CB Robert Alford down the left sideline for a 33-yard TD grab on fourth-and-7, clipping the pylon with his left foot as he kept both feet in bounds for the score...At Dallas (Oct. 8): Led the team with seven receptions for 66 yards (9.4 avg.) and two TDs. Capped the final drive off with a game-winning 12-yard TD grab over CB Jourdan Lewis on a back-shoulder throw from Rodgers with 11 seconds remaining…At Minnesota (Oct. 15): Posted five receptions for 54 yards (10.8 avg.) and a TD, the first time in his career that he had caught a TD pass in three straight games. Early in the second quarter, made an inside move on LB Eric Kendricks and then found an opening behind LB Anthony Barr, getting open at the Minnesota 5 as QB Brett Hundley stepped up in the pocket to find him for the 14-yard TD, the first TD pass of Hundley’s career…Vs. Baltimore (Nov. 19): Led the team with a season-high 126 yards on eight receptions (15.8 avg.), with six of his catches picking up first downs, the second-best single-game total of his career behind eight first downs vs. Chicago in Week 7 in 2016...At Cleveland (Dec. 10): Led the team with a season-high 10 receptions for 84 yards (8.4 avg.) and two TDs. All of his receptions came in the second half/OT, the most by an NFL player in the second half of a game in 2017 and the most by a Packer since STATS began recording it in 1991. With the Packers trailing, 21-14, with 17 seconds remaining, made a back-shoulder 1-yard TD catch from Hundley against CB Jason McCourty to send the game into overtime. On Green Bay’s first possession in OT, made a catch over the middle on third-and-6 before spinning away from Cleveland defenders to take it in for the 25-yard TD as the Packers won back-to-back OT games for the first time in team history.
2016: Played in all 16 games with 15 starts and posted 75 catches for 997 yards (13.3 avg.) and 12 TDs...Was named an alternate for the Pro Bowl...Was tied for No. 2 in the NFL in TD catches and joined Nelson (14) to become only the second teammate duo in franchise history with 12-plus TD catches each in the same season (Nelson and Cobb, 2014)...Recorded at least one TD grab in nine games on the season, tied for No. 2 in the NFL behind Nelson (11)...Registered four 100-yard receiving games and 10 catches of 25-plus yards (tied for team lead with Nelson)...Was tied for the league lead with three multi-receiving-TD games...Posted two games with both 100-plus receiving yards and two TD catches, tied with Nelson, Buccaneers WR Mike Evans and Saints WR Brandin Cooks for the NFL lead...Registered nine TD receptions in Weeks 9-17, tied with Nelson for the NFL lead over that span...Started all three postseason games and finished third on the team with 16 receptions for 217 yards (13.6 avg.) and two TDs…Vs. Chicago (Oct. 20): Posted a career-high 13 catches for 132 yards (10.2 avg.) and two TDs, with his catch total tying the second-best mark in franchise history behind only Hutson’s 14-catch game at the N.Y. Giants on Nov. 22, 1942. Set a team record for the most catches in a game at Lambeau Field. Along with Cobb (11) and WR Ty Montgomery (10), became only the second trio in NFL history to all record 10-plus catches in the same game. Was named NFC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance, his first time winning the award, as he joined Jennings as the only Green Bay WRs to earn the honor over the past 15 seasons…At Atlanta (Oct. 30): Led the team with 12 catches for 74 yards (6.2 avg.) to become the first player in team history to register 12-plus receptions in back-to-back games. His 25 receptions in Weeks 7-8 set a franchise record for the most combined catches over a two-game span…At Tennessee (Nov. 13): Registered a season-high 156 yards receiving on six catches (26.0 avg.), which marked the highest receiving-yardage total by a Green Bay player since Nelson recorded 209 yards vs. the N.Y. Jets on Sept. 14, 2014. Had three receptions of 35-plus yards (46, 38, 35), becoming the first Packer to do so since STATS began charting catches of 25-plus yards in 1991...At Philadelphia (Nov. 28): Led the team with 113 receiving yards and two TDs on five receptions (22.6 avg.), his third 100-yard receiving outing in a six-game span, with the two TD catches matching his career high…Vs. Seattle (Dec. 11): Paced the team with 104 receiving yards and a TD on four catches (26.0 avg.). It marked his second game of the season with four-plus receptions and a 25-plus-yard receiving average as he became one of only two players in the NFL to do so on the season (Patriots WR Chris Hogan). On Green Bay’s third play from scrimmage, a third-and-1 from its own 34, ran an out-and-up and beat CB Jeremy Lane down the sideline, hauling in the pass from Rodgers near the Seattle 35 and taking it the rest of the way for the 66-yard score, the longest catch of his career and the longest play for the Packers on the season...Vs. N.Y. Giants (NFC Wild Card, Jan. 8): Posted a team-leading eight catches for 125 yards (15.6 avg.) and a TD, with both the reception and yardage totals marking career highs for him in the playoffs. His eight catches tied the fourth-best single-game mark in team playoff history behind three players with nine.
2015: Played in 13 games with 12 starts and registered 50 receptions for 483 yards (9.7 avg.) and a TD…Was inactive for three games (Weeks 4-6) and missed portions of two others due to an ankle injury…Played in and started one playoff contest, catching four passes for 48 yards (12.0 avg.) and a TD…Vs. Kansas City (Sept. 28): Was limited to just three snaps after reaggravating an ankle injury he sustained the previous week vs. Seattle, an injury that would sideline him for the next three games (Weeks 4-6)…At Carolina (Nov. 8): Posted a team-leading seven catches for a season-high 93 yards (13.3 avg.), including a 40-yard catch down to the Carolina 9 on the final play of the first half as time expired, his longest catch of the season. Recorded the first two-point conversion of his career, making the catch in the fourth quarter with CB Charles Tillman blanketing him in coverage…Vs. Detroit (Nov. 15): Led the team with a season-best 10 receptions for 79 yards (7.9 avg.), the most catches in a game by a Packer on the season…At Washington (NFC Wild Card, Jan. 10): Posted four catches for 48 yards (12.0 avg.) and a TD. Sustained a knee injury on a 9-yard grab early in the third quarter, one that would sideline him for the remainder of the game and the following week at Arizona in an NFC Divisional contest.
2014: Appeared in all 16 games with 11 starts as a rookie and had 38 catches for 446 yards (11.7 avg.) and three TDs…Posted five-plus receptions in four games and 75-plus yards in three contests…Also started both playoff games and recorded eight catches for 124 yards (15.5 avg.) and a TD…At Seattle (Sept. 4): Made his NFL debut, appearing on nine offensive snaps and nine plays on special teams…Vs. N.Y. Jets (Sept. 14): Registered the first catches of his pro career with five grabs for 50 yards (10.0 avg.). Late in the first half, caught a 24-yard pass down to the New York 6 to convert a third-and-10, helping to set up a 6-yard TD catch by Cobb two plays later…Vs. Minnesota (Oct. 2): Made his first NFL start as the Packers opened up with three WRs. Scored his first career TD, beating CB Josh Robinson on a slant on third down as Rodgers found him over the middle for an 11-yard score to put Green Bay up, 28-0, with just under five minutes remaining in the first half…Vs. Miami (Oct. 12): Started for the second straight week with the Packers opening with three WRs, and posted six receptions for 77 yards (12.8 avg.), with five of the catches going for first downs. Had a hand in one of the most memorable plays of the season on the Packers’ game-winning TD drive. With the clock ticking down, caught a quick pass off the line from Rodgers after the QB did a fake spike with 12 seconds remaining, then made a move on CB Cortland Finnegan on the sideline to pick up 12 yards down to the Miami 4 with six seconds remaining. His catch set up Rodgers’ game-winning 4-yard TD pass to TE Andrew Quarless on the next play…At New Orleans (Oct. 26): Posted a season-high seven receptions for 75 yards (10.7 avg.), with four of the catches going for first downs…Vs. New England (Nov. 30): Finished with a season-high 121 yards receiving on six catches (20.2 avg.), the best receiving-yardage total by a Green Bay rookie since Sharpe’s 124-yard outing vs. Detroit on Nov. 20, 1988. Made a season-long 45-yard grab near the end of the first quarter on third-and-2. On the play, used an out-and-up move on CB Logan Ryan and then caught a perfectly thrown pass from Rodgers down the sideline for the big gain…Vs. Dallas (NFC Divisional, Jan. 11): Led the offense with 117 receiving yards and a TD on seven catches (16.7 avg.), with both his yardage and reception totals setting franchise playoff records by a rookie. Had five receptions for 111 yards (22.2 avg.) in the second half, highlighted by his 46-yard TD grab late in the third quarter that narrowed the Cowboys’ lead to 21-20. On the play, caught Rodgers’ pass over the middle at the Green Bay 30 with CB Sterling Moore covering him before making a move on S J.J. Wilcox near the 20-yard line and taking it down the sideline for the score. On the game-clinching drive, extended his arms to make a catch on third-and-3 with Moore in tight coverage, tossing the CB aside as he took it down the sideline for a 26-yard pickup…2014 Draft: Selected by the Packers in the second round with the No. 53 overall choice, the ninth WR picked overall in the draft.
COLLEGE: Started all 26 games he appeared in for the Bulldogs and caught 233 passes for 3,030 yards (13.0 avg.) and 38 TDs…Set school career records for receptions and TD catches, despite playing just two seasons for the Bulldogs…Caught at least one TD pass in 22 of 26 games, highlighted by a streak of 11 straight games with a TD grab (school and Mountain West records)…Posted 13 games with 100-plus receiving yards during his career, a school record…Majored in communications…Sophomore season (2013): Started all 13 games and caught 131 passes for 1,718 yards (13.1 avg.) and 24 TDs…Led the nation in receptions and receptions per game (10.1), while ranking second in the country in receiving yards per game (132.2)…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…His 1,718 receiving yards set a school record and ranked No. 2 in the country in ’13 behind only Oregon State’s Cooks (1,730)…Posted three 200-yard receiving games, becoming just the third player this century to do so…Recorded three games with 200-plus receiving yards and four TDs, becoming just the second player to do so this century…Posted six double-digit-reception games, the most in the nation…Registered seven 100-yard receiving games…Earned first-team All-Mountain West honors for the second straight season…Won the Paul Warfield Award, which is presented to the nation’s best receiver by the Touchdown Club of Columbus…Caught 14 passes for 148 yards (10.6 avg.) and two TDs in the season-opening 52-51 overtime win vs. Rutgers (Aug. 29)…Combined with his three 100-yard receiving games to end the 2012 season, tied a school record with his fourth consecutive 100-yard receiving game…Hauled in 12 passes for 110 yards (9.2 avg.) and a score vs. Boise State (Sept. 20), giving him a streak of 11 consecutive games with at least one TD grab dating back to 2012, a school and Mountain West Conference record…Caught a career-high 16 passes for 185 yards (11.6 avg.) and three TDs at Idaho (Oct. 5), earning Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week honors for his performance…Earned Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week recognition for the second straight game after tying a school and conference record with four TD catches vs. UNLV (Oct. 19)…Also posted his first career 200-yard game, hauling in eight passes for 221 yards (27.6 avg.)…Once again tied the school and conference record with four TD catches as part of a nine-catch, 246-yard (27.3 avg.) performance vs. New Mexico (Nov. 23)…Registered a career-high 264 receiving yards on 13 catches (20.3 avg.) along with three TDs at San Jose State (Nov. 29)…Redshirt freshman season (2012): Led the Mountain West in every receiving category, catching 102 passes for 1,312 yards (12.9 avg.) and 14 TDs…All three of the totals were school and conference records by a freshman and led all FBS freshmen in 2012…Ranked eighth in the FBS in total receptions, ninth in receptions per game (7.85) and receiving yards, and 10th in receiving yards per game (100.9)…Became the first receiver in school history to have three games with 10-plus receptions in a single season…Had six 100-yard receiving games and four games with two TD catches…Was a unanimous first-team All-Mountain West selection, becoming the first freshman and the second WR in conference history to be a unanimous first-team choice…Was named the 2012 Mountain West Conference Freshman of the Year, becoming just the third player in school history to earn the honor…Named a Freshman All-American by CBSSports.com, Phil Steele’s College Football and Sporting News…Named a fourth-team All-American by Phil Steele’s College Football and an honorable mention All-American by Sports Illustrated…Was a nominee for the College Football Performance Awards National Freshman Performer of the Year Award and was added to the midseason watch list for the Biletnikoff Award…Caught seven passes for 118 yards (16.9 avg.) and two TDs in the season opener vs. Weber State (Sept. 1), becoming the first Bulldog freshman in school history to have a 100-yard receiving day in his first career game…Posted a season-high 198 receiving yards and two TDs on nine catches (22.0 avg.) at New Mexico (Oct. 27), including an 89-yard TD catch in the third quarter, which was tied for the sixth-longest grab in the FBS in 2012…Set a new Mountain West single-game record for the most receptions by a freshman with a season-high 13 catches for 144 yards (11.1 avg.) and a TD vs. Southern Methodist in the Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl (Dec. 24).
PERSONAL: Given name Davante Lavell Adams…Born in Redwood City, Calif. …Married, wife’s name is Devanne…High school: Playing both sides of the ball, he helped lead Palo Alto (Calif.) High School to a CIF state championship as a senior in 2010…Caught 63 passes for 1,094 yards (17.4 avg.) and 11 TDs in his final season…Added 44 tackles, including two for a loss, two forced fumbles, an interception and four passes defensed at CB…As a junior, caught 29 passes for 484 yards (16.7 avg.) and seven TDs…Also lettered all four years in basketball, averaging 20.0 points, 5.8 rebounds and 5.4 assists as a senior…Averaged 15.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 7.0 assists as a junior…Community involvement: Signed autographs for fans in exchange for donations to The Salvation Army during the holidays…Hosted a free youth football camp in Menlo Park, Calif., in June 2019...Served as a captain for the Green & Gold Charity Softball Game with LB Clay Matthews in 2018 and LB Blake Martinez in 2019...Visited schools and spoke to students while he was in college in both Fresno and Palo Alto, Calif. …Residence: Palo Alto, Calif.
