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Davante Adams is the definition of a boom or bust fantasy player 💥📉

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1 min
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Aug 5, 2026
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Wed, August 5, 2026
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Alec PierceDavante AdamsKyren WilliamsPuka Nacua
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Alec Pierce

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Alec Pierce is cited as a benchmark for high average depth of target (aDOT) in the NFL, with his mark reaching nearly 16 yards downfield.

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Davante Adams

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Davante Adams exhibits a highly volatile, boom-or-bust profile as a WR3. His usage is heavily skewed toward the red zone, where he commanded a 27% target share, compared to just 18% outside the red zone. Furthermore, he received 0% of his targets as screens outside the red zone, indicating a lack of manufactured touches; these manufactured opportunities are instead directed to players like Puka Nacua. His average depth of target is nearly 16 yards, making his production heavily dependent on deep receptions or red zone touchdowns.

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Kyren Williams

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Kyren Williams is a primary beneficiary of the team's efficient rushing scheme, which allows him to avoid mistakes while maintaining a high success rate, alongside Blake Corum.

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Puka Nacua

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Puka Nacua is identified as the primary player responsible for manufactured touches in the offense, which limits the target volume for teammates like Davante Adams outside the red zone.

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0:00The craziest Davante Adams stats, he had
0:02a 27% target share inside the red zone
0:05and then outside the red zone that drops
0:07down to an 18% target share. He got 0%
0:11of his targets outside the red zone were
0:13screens. So, nothing manufactured it
0:15outside the red zone for Davante Adams.
0:17His average depth of target was almost
0:1916 yards down field. That's like up
0:21there with like Alec Pierce, like some
0:23of the highest players in the NFL. It
0:25was completely boom bust in two ways.
0:28One, is he scoring a red zone touch down
0:30or two, is he going to come up with
0:32something way down the field? Now, as
0:33you can see, the production goes way up
0:36and down with Davante Adams because the
0:38injuries, because it's red zone
0:40touchdowns or it's down field stuff.
0:42None of the manufactured stuff's going
0:43to go to Davante Adams. That's why they
0:45have Puka and why they were also number
0:47one in rushing success rate. They don't
0:49need to be throwing the ball left and
0:50right anymore. If they're just going to
0:52run duo, create all this
0:54uh runway for Blake Corum and Kyren
0:56Williams to never make a mistake rushing
0:58the ball, that's what they're going to
1:00do. So, he's going to be a very
1:01volatile, he's like the most boom bust
1:02wide receiver three.
1:04That's where we're drafting him, but I
1:05do think that the volatility with
1:06Davante Adams is kind of here to stay
1:09unless Puka obviously got injured.

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