Raiders WR Adams Receives Impressive Accolades
Newly acquired wide receiver Davante Adams is listed as the top ranked wide receiver by Pro Football Focus.
Adams, who was traded from the Green Bay Packers before the 2022 NFL Draft, joins the dark side and reunites with college teammate and Las Vegas Raiders starting quarterback Derek Carr.
The list that ranked the top 32 players in the NFL have been separated by tiers, and ranked within its tiers.
TIER 1: The ‘ELITE’
It might not be a shocking surprise to see Adams at the No. 1 spot on the list. After all, he has been regarded as the best receiver in the league for a couple of years.
“The former Green Bay Packer is at the top of his game as he makes the move to the Las Vegas Raiders. Adams earned a career-high 92.7 PFF grade in 2021, his second consecutive mark above 92.0. He has also generated 1.43 PFF Wins Above Replacement (WAR) since 2020, the most by a wide receiver over that span by more than a quarter of a win,” PFF’s Anthony Treash said.
In his last season in Green Bay, Adams tallied a total of 123 receptions (second in the NFL), for 1,553 receiving yards (third in the NFL), and 11 touchdowns (fifth in the NFL).
And a season before that, he led the league in receiving touchdowns (18).
The list also included another stellar and underappreciated wide receiver.
TIER 4: MAYBE NOT 'ELITE,' BUT HIGH-QUALITY PASS-CATCHERS
At No. 27 is the Raiders' leading pass catcher last season, Hunter Renfrow.
“Renfrow is among the league’s best slot receivers. He turned in the seventh-best slot receiving grade in 2021 and brought in 96.5 percent of his catch-able targets when on the inside. Renfrow also doesn’t get the recognition he deserves as a route runner. The 5–foot–10, 184-pound receiver’s separation rate last season stood at the 95th percentile among qualifying NFL receivers.”
Last season, Renfrow became the leading target for Carr. He tallied 103 receptions for 1,038 receiving yards and nine touchdowns, leading the team in all three categories.
The Raiders head into the 2022 season as one of the most loaded offenses, and now with two of the top 32 wide receivers in the league.
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