Rams offense can expect Davante Adams' superpower to remain in full effect

60 receptions. 28 end-zone targets. 14 touchdowns. 14 games. That is last season's stat line from Los Angeles Rams receiver Davante Adams. Look no further for evidence of his outsized impact.

While some NFL analysts have convinced an enclave of fans that the roster is lacking in receiver personnel, that's simply not the case.

The Rams' top-scoring offense was no fluke. Led by Adams and Puka Nacua, if anything the receiver room boasted less depth than the new projected group. On top of that, neither Nacua nor Adams enjoyed full a season. When either stepped onto a football field, however, secondaries struggled to keep them corralled.

Nacua regularly gets his flowers, but Adams was also sensational, defying red-zone probability with a scoring rate that rivals that of NBA sharpshooters:

Perhaps producing at that clip seems unsustainable. That take could also be myopic (or at least overly simplistic). LA gave defenses fits in 2025 by forcing secondaries to contend with multiple big-bodied tight ends. The more secondaries focus on tight ends, the more effective the slippery Adams becomes.

Adams' red-zone proficiency should no signs of decline in 2026

Routinely reaching pay dirt is nothing new for Adams. While his14 touchdowns led the league, that fell easily shy of the 18 he put up for the Green Bay Packers in 2020.

Matching his 2025 production won't be easy. Defenses have a nasty habit for recalibrating to neutralize new offensive threats. But it's less about scheme, either LA's or the defense's, and more about Adams' ability to create instant separation at the line of scrimmage, which enables him to score at will. Good luck scheming against that.

Adams is a perfect keystone player for this offense. McVay has never struggled to gain yards. What he has struggled with at times is finding the end zone. That is Adams' forte, evidenced by his 117 career touchdowns in 178 games. That works out to an average of over 11 touchdowns per 17-game season. In case it wasn't obvious last year, that's exactly the kind of weapon McVay needs.

Contrast that to Kupp's 59 touchdowns in 120 games and you start to see just what a red-zone specialist Adams truly is. Dominant as Kupp was at his Rams peak, in his career he averaged 8.4 touchdowns per 17 games.

Adams is more than a WR2 for the Rams. He unlocks the entire red-zone offense. Opponents must dedicate multiple defensive backs to stop him, freeing up other players to score. If they don't, Matthew Stafford can fire a cannonball to Adams for a quick score.

Consider last season the rehearsal. These two are just getting warmed up.

As always, thanks for reading.

Add us as a preferred source on Google

Follow