Player Dossier

2008-2011

Arkansas

Joe Adams

WR • 5'11" • Little Rock, AR, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Joe Adams reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

33%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

32

Developing production for a receiver

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

38

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2010 Postseason · Arkansas

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Arkansas
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Ole Miss

Player Story

Joe Adams built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a wide receiver from Little Rock, AR wearing No. 3, spending time with Arkansas. The clearest part of Joe Adams' career was his receiving role: 164...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2008 · Rating 0.9348

Central Arkansas Christian · Maumelle, AR

Committed To
Arkansas
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2008

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2012
Selection
Round 4 · Pick 9
Overall
No. 104
NFL Team
Carolina Panthers

Joe Adams, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2010 Postseason · Arkansas. Joe Adams reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
2,410
Receptions
164
Touchdowns
25
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2011 · Arkansas · Player Highlight

Joe Adams college highlights at Arkansas.

Season
2011
Type
Player highlight

Quick Answers

Joe Adams quick answers

Latest team and position
Arkansas · WR
Career Receiving Yards
2,410
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 47 games
Best season
2010 Postseason · Arkansas
Top game
Ole Miss
Recruit profile
4-star · Central Arkansas Christian · Arkansas
High school pipeline
Central Arkansas Christian · 2 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
NFL Draft
2012 · Round 4 · Pick 9 · Carolina Panthers
Latest roster
No. 3 · Class 2011
2011 Receiving yards rank
652 receiving yards · WR 109th (top 14%) · SEC 8th (top 5%) · National 119th (top 7%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2008 Regular SeasonArkansas1231377252.2
2009 PostseasonArkansas10115067.1
2009 Regular SeasonArkansas1028553867.1
2010 PostseasonArkansas129120176.5
2010 Regular SeasonArkansas1241693676.5
2011 PostseasonArkansas13522170
2011 Regular SeasonArkansas1349630770

Related Context

Joe Adams played WR for Arkansas. Across 4 tracked seasons, Joe Adams recorded 6 passing yards, 248 rushing yards, and 2,410 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2011 with Arkansas.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2010 Postseason

Arkansas paired 813 primary output with 87.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

2011 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 72 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2011 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Ole Miss

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

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2011 Postseason · Arkansas

Games

13

Receiving Yards / G

50.2

Efficiency

72

Usage

21

Consistency

58.1

Best Game by takeover score

Ole Miss

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Kansas State: 22. Missouri State: 11. New Mexico: 78. Troy: 109. Alabama: 37. Texas A&M: 0. Auburn: 49. Ole Miss: 124. Vanderbilt: 45. South Carolina: 63. Tennessee: 52. Mississippi State: 27. LSU: 35

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Kansas State: 5 by 29.3. Missouri State: 1 by 73.3. New Mexico: 6 by 86.7. Troy: 8 by 90.8. Alabama: 6 by 41.1. Auburn: 6 by 54.4. Ole Miss: 4 by 100. Vanderbilt: 6 by 50. South Carolina: 4 by 100. Tennessee: 2 by 100. Mississippi State: 3 by 60. LSU: 3 by 77.8

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins52.7 · Games = 11 · +16.7 vs Losses
Losses36 · Games = 2 · -16.7 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

13 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Ole Miss

Best efficiency game

100 vs Tennessee

Result
Sat 1/7vs Kansas StateW 29-165223.84.40012
Fri 11/25@ LSUL 17-4133511.711.70020
Sat 11/19vs Mississippi StateW 44-1732799132
Sat 11/12vs TennesseeW 49-72522626140
Sat 11/5vs South CarolinaW 44-2846315.815.80039
Sat 10/29@ VanderbiltW 31-286457.57.50017
Sat 10/22@ Ole Miss100 receiving yardsW 29-2441242131067
Sat 10/8vs AuburnW 38-1464920.18.20022
Sat 10/1vs Texas A&MW 42-38
Sat 9/24@ AlabamaL 14-386374.36.20019
Sat 9/17vs Troy100 receiving yards · High volumeW 38-28810911.513.60156
Sat 9/10vs New MexicoW 52-367813.913017
Sat 9/3vs Missouri StateW 51-71111111011

Player Story

Joe Adams story

Joe Adams built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a wide receiver from Little Rock, AR wearing No. 3, spending time with Arkansas. The clearest part of Joe Adams' career was his receiving role: 164 catches, 2,410 receiving yards, 17 touchdowns, and 248 rushing yards across 47 career games in the available record. His career also includes 6 passing yards, 248 rushing yards, and 674 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Joe Adams' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Arkansas

    2008-2011

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2008200920092010201020112011
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2008 Regular SeasonArkansas37769.712.8
2009 PostseasonArkansas5688414.9191
2009 Regular SeasonArkansas5688414.90
2010 PostseasonArkansas81387.118.7245
2010 Regular SeasonArkansas81387.118.70
2011 PostseasonArkansas6527221-161
2011 Regular SeasonArkansas65272210

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Ole Miss

Week 8 · W 29-24 · Conference game

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

124

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

124 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

@ Georgia

Week 3 · W 31-24 · Conference game

130

Receiving Yards

96.5 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

130 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

vs Tennessee Tech

Week 1 · W 44-3

138

Receiving Yards

95.7 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

138 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

@ UL Monroe

Week 2 · W 28-27

89

Receiving Yards

94.9 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

89 receiving yards with a 84.8 efficiency score.

#5

vs Troy

Week 3 · W 38-28

109

Receiving Yards

92.9 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

109 receiving yards with a 90.8 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2010 Postseason · Arkansas

813 primary output · 87.1 efficiency · 18.7 usage

76.5

#2

2010 Regular Season · Arkansas

76.5

813 primary · 87.1 efficiency · 18.7 usage

#3

2011 Postseason · Arkansas

70

652 primary · 72 efficiency · 21 usage

Milestones

7

100+ receiving yards

2

8+ catch outings

2

2+ TD games