Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2016South Florida
Rodney Adams
WR • 6'1" • St. Petersburg, FL, USA
Alpha targetExplosive finisher
Rodney Adams reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
79
High-end production for a receiver
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
65
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · South Florida
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Toledo • South Florida
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UConn
Player Story
Rodney Adams built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a wide receiver from St. Petersburg, FL wearing No. 87, spending time with South Florida and Toledo. The clearest part of Rodney Adams' career was his...
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- Committed To
- Toledo
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2017
- Selection
- Round 5 · Pick 27
- Overall
- No. 170
- NFL Team
- Minnesota Vikings
Rodney Adams, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · South Florida. Rodney Adams reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,982
- Receptions
- 137
- Touchdowns
- 24
Quick Answers
Rodney Adams quick answers
- Latest team and position
- South Florida · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,982
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 38 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · South Florida
- Top game
- UConn
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Lakewood · Toledo
- High school pipeline
- Lakewood · 27 FBS recruits · 7 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2017 · Round 5 · Pick 27 · Minnesota Vikings
- Latest roster
- No. 87 · Class 2016
- 2016 Receiving yards rank
- 822 receiving yards · WR 76th (top 8%) · American Athletic 11th (top 7%) · National 78th (top 5%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Toledo | 3 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 31.7 |
| 2014 Regular Season | South Florida | 9 | 23 | 323 | 3 | 54.8 |
| 2015 Postseason | South Florida | 13 | 6 | 130 | 2 | 82.5 |
| 2015 Regular Season | South Florida | 13 | 39 | 692 | 9 | 82.5 |
| 2016 Postseason | South Florida | 13 | 7 | 67 | 0 | 85.6 |
| 2016 Regular Season | South Florida | 13 | 60 | 755 | 10 | 85.6 |
Related Context
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Rodney Adams played WR for Toledo and South Florida. Across 4 tracked seasons, Rodney Adams recorded 369 rushing yards, 1,982 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with South Florida.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
South Florida paired 822 primary output with 73.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 73.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Toledo, South Florida.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: East Carolina
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 92.3th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Explorer
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2016 Postseason · South Florida
Games
13
Receiving Yards / G
63.2
Efficiency
73.7
Usage
28.5
Consistency
73.8
Best Game by takeover score
East Carolina
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. South Carolina: 67. Towson: 20. Northern Illinois: 66. Syracuse: 67. Florida State: 84. Cincinnati: 66. East Carolina: 113. UConn: 43. Temple: 43. Navy: 54. Memphis: 115. SMU: 6. UCF: 78
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. South Carolina: 7 by 63.8. Towson: 2 by 66.7. Northern Illinois: 5 by 88. Syracuse: 4 by 100. Florida State: 1 by 100. Cincinnati: 6 by 73.3. East Carolina: 7 by 100. UConn: 7 by 41. Temple: 2 by 100. Navy: 7 by 51.4. Memphis: 8 by 95.8. SMU: 2 by 20. UCF: 9 by 57.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins63.2 · Games = 11 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses63.5 · Games = 2 · +0.3 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
East Carolina
Best efficiency game
100 vs Temple
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/29 | @ South Carolina | W 46-39 | — | 7 | 67 | 9.3 | 9.60 | 0 | 21 |
| Sat 11/26 | vs UCFHigh volume | W 48-31 | — | 9 | 78 | 8.5 | 8.70 | 0 | 25 |
| Sun 11/20 | @ SMU | W 35-27 | — | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Sun 11/13 | @ Memphis100 receiving yards · High volume | W 49-42 | — | 8 | 115 | 18.3 | 14.40 | 1 | 49 |
| Fri 10/28 | vs Navy | W 52-45 | — | 7 | 54 | 7.7 | 7.70 | 0 | 19 |
| Fri 10/21 | @ Temple | L 30-46 | — | 2 | 43 | 13.7 | 21.50 | 0 | 30 |
| Sat 10/15 | vs UConn | W 42-27 | — | 7 | 43 | 5.6 | 6.10 | 0 | 31 |
| Sat 10/8 | vs East Carolina100 receiving yards | W 38-22 | — | 7 | 113 | 16.1 | 16.10 | 1 | 62 |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Cincinnati | W 45-20 | — | 6 | 66 | 9.7 | 11 | 0 | 28 |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Florida State | L 35-55 | — | 1 | 84 | 43.5 | 84 | 1 | 84 |
| Sat 9/17 | @ Syracuse | W 45-20 | — | 4 | 67 | 12.6 | 16.80 | 1 | 31 |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Northern Illinois | W 48-17 | — | 5 | 66 | 11.8 | 13.20 | 1 | 26 |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Towson | W 56-20 | — | 2 | 20 | 9.5 | 10 | 0 | 15 |
Player Story
Rodney Adams story
Rodney Adams built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a wide receiver from St. Petersburg, FL wearing No. 87, spending time with South Florida and Toledo. The clearest part of Rodney Adams' career was his receiving role: 137 catches, 1,982 receiving yards, 16 touchdowns, and 369 rushing yards across 38 career games in the available record. His career also includes 369 rushing yards, 1 tackle, and 1,138 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Rodney Adams' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Toledo
2013
Opening stop
- 2
South Florida
2014-2016
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Toledo | 15 | 50 | 4 | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | South Florida | 323 | 65.7 | 19.5 | 308 |
| 2015 Postseason | South Florida | 822 | 78.6 | 27.9 | 499 |
| 2015 Regular Season | South Florida | 822 | 78.6 | 27.9 | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | South Florida | 822 | 73.7 | 28.5 | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | South Florida | 822 | 73.7 | 28.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs UConn
Week 4 · W 17-14 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
68
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
68 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Temple
Week 11 · W 44-23 · Conference game
147
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
147 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Western Carolina
Week 1 · W 36-31
67
Receiving Yards
99.5 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
67 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs East Carolina
Week 6 · W 38-22 · Conference game
113
Receiving Yards
99.4 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
113 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ Memphis
Week 11 · W 49-42 · Conference game
115
Receiving Yards
98.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
115 receiving yards with a 95.8 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · South Florida
822 primary output · 73.7 efficiency · 28.5 usage
85.6
#2
2016 Regular Season · South Florida
85.6
822 primary · 73.7 efficiency · 28.5 usage
#3
2015 Postseason · South Florida
82.5
822 primary · 78.6 efficiency · 27.9 usage
Milestones
5
100+ receiving yards
2
8+ catch outings
1
2+ TD games
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