Player Career

Davante Adams Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Davante Adams story

Davante Adams built his college career from 2011 through 2013 as a wide receiver from Palo Alto, CA wearing No. 15, spending time with Fresno State. The clearest part of Davante Adams' career was his receiving role: 233 catches, 3,030 receiving yards, and 38 touchdowns across 26 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2013 with Fresno State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 16 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 26 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Fresno State.

The arc is straightforward: Davante Adams moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Fresno State

    2011-2013

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20112012201220132013
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2011 Regular SeasonFresno State0
2012 PostseasonFresno State1,31281.329.81,312
2012 Regular SeasonFresno State1,31281.329.80
2013 PostseasonFresno State1,71869.228.3406
2013 Regular SeasonFresno State1,71869.228.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ San José State

Week 14 · L 52-62 · Conference game

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

264

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

264 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

@ New Mexico

Week 9 · W 49-32 · Conference game

198

Receiving Yards

98.9 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

198 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

vs New Mexico

Week 13 · W 69-28 · Conference game

246

Receiving Yards

97.7 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

246 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

vs Air Force

Week 13 · W 48-15 · Conference game

141

Receiving Yards

90.4 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

141 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

vs UNLV

Week 8 · W 38-14 · Conference game

221

Receiving Yards

86.7 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

221 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2012 Postseason · Fresno State

1,312 primary output · 81.3 efficiency · 29.8 usage

82.5

#2

2012 Regular Season · Fresno State

82.5

1,312 primary · 81.3 efficiency · 29.8 usage

#3

2013 Postseason · Fresno State

80.8

1,718 primary · 69.2 efficiency · 28.3 usage

Milestones

13

100+ receiving yards

18

8+ catch outings

10

2+ TD games