Davante Adams just finished a season that reminded the NFL why he remains a problem near the goal line. In his first year with the Rams, he led the league in receiving touchdowns in 2025 and finished among the top 10 wide receivers in half-PPR points per game.
That is why his name is already drawing fantasy attention for 2026. Adams caught 60 passes, his fewest since the 2015 season, but the volume he got where it mattered was extreme: 23 targets inside the opponent's 10-yard line, 11 catches there and 11 touchdowns from that area. He played 14 games and still turned those chances into another elite season.
The numbers matter because the Rams offense was built to keep feeding production. The Rams finished first in points per drive, second in yards per drive and led the league in raw fantasy points as a team in 2025. Adams has now stayed out of the fantasy WR17 range since 2015 and finished as a top-12 wide receiver in nine of the last ten seasons, which is the real reason managers keep trusting him even as his teams and roles keep changing.
But the next season asks a harder question than the last one answered. Both Davante Adams and Matthew Stafford are coming off touchdown seasons that will be difficult to repeat, and Adams's 2026 target share is expected to land around 22-24%, a level that would still make him important but would not guarantee another run at the same scoring spike. The departure of Mike LaFleur and the arrival of Nate Scheelhaase in offensive coordination duties only sharpen that uncertainty, even if the offense itself remains strong.
Adams can still be a top fantasy receiver without matching the 2025 touchdown total. What he needs from Stafford in 2026 is simple: enough efficiency to keep the Rams near the top of the league again, because that is where Adams turns a smaller share of the offense into major weekly value. If the scoring volume drops, the margin for another top-10 finish gets thinner fast.
