Davante Adams Net Worth

What Is Davante Adams' Net Worth?

Davante Adams is an American professional football player who has a net worth of $45 million. Davante Adams is a wide receiver who played at Palo Alto High School. Adams played college football at Fresno State, where he was named the MWC Freshman of the Year in 2012. In 2013, he was named a first-team All-MWC and a second-team All-American and won the Paul Warfield Trophy. Davante was drafted #53 overall in the 2014 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers. He played for the Packers until 2021, followed by the Las Vegas Raiders (2022–2024), New York Jets (2024), and Los Angeles Rams (2025–present). In 2017, Adams was selected to his first Pro Bowl, and he signed a four-year contract extension worth $58 million with the Green Bay Packers. During his first four NFL seasons, Davante had 26 touchdowns, 2,811 yards, and 237 receptions. Between June 2017 and June 2018, Adams earned $25 million between salary and endorsements. That made him one of the highest-paid athletes on the planet.

Contracts, Salaries & Career Earnings

Over the course of his NFL career, Davante Adams has earned well over $100 million in salary and bonuses through a series of lucrative contracts. Drafted by the Green Bay Packers in 2014, Adams began on a four-year rookie deal worth about $3.9 million. After establishing himself as one of the league's top wide receivers, he signed a four-year, $58 million extension with Green Bay in 2017, which averaged more than $14 million per year. In 2022, following a blockbuster trade to the Las Vegas Raiders, Adams signed a five-year, $140 million contract that briefly made him the highest-paid wide receiver in NFL history. The deal included $65 million guaranteed and pays him an average of $28 million annually. Factoring in signing bonuses, performance incentives, and endorsements, Adams's career earnings from NFL contracts alone are expected to surpass $150 million by the end of his current deal.

Early Life

Davante Adams was born Davante Lavell Adams on December 24, 1992, in East Palo Alto, California. He is the son of Pamela Brown and Douglas Adams, and he has three siblings. Davante attended Palo Alto High School, where he played for the Vikings football team. He was a senior two-way starter and led the Vikings to a California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) state championship. Adams also played basketball in high school and lettered all four years. He was recruited by the University of Hawaiʻi, Fresno State, and San Diego State, and he chose to play football at Fresno State.

College Career

From 2011 to 2013, Adams played for the Fresno State Bulldogs. He was redshirted as a freshman. During the 2012 season, Tim DeRuyter replaced Pat Hill as head coach, and Davante made two touchdowns and had 118 receiving yards in his collegiate debut. Beginning in October, he scored a receiving touchdown in eight consecutive games. The team's record that season was 9–4, and Adams made 14 touchdowns and had 102 receptions for 1,312 yards, making him #1 in the Mountain West Conference in touchdowns, yards, and receptions. That year he was named the conference's Freshman of the Year and the Hawaii Bowl MVP and was selected as a freshman All-American. During the 2013 season, Davante scored 24 touchdowns (a Mountain West Conference record) and had 131 receptions for 1,719 yards, leading the nation. He set school career records for both receptions (233) and touchdown receptions (38) even though he only played for the Bulldogs for two seasons. The Associated Press named him a second-team All-America that season. In late 2013, Adams announced that he had decided to enter the NFL draft instead of playing his final two college seasons.

Professional Career

In the 2014 NFL draft, Adams was the 53rd overall pick and was selected by the Green Bay Packers. He scored his first touchdown in the NFL on October 2, 2014, against the Minnesota Vikings. Later that year, Davante set a team rookie record for receiving yards in a playoff game (117). The Packers made it to the NFC Championship but lost to the Seattle Seahawks. The 2015 season was considered a "dud" for Adams, but he did receive an unofficial "off-season MVP" award for his preparations for the 2016 season. He scored five touchdowns in the first six games of the 2016 season, and he was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week on October 26th and ended the season as the team's second-leading receiver. The Packers made it to the NFC Championship again but were defeated by the Atlanta Falcons. During the 2017 season, Davante suffered two concussions, and he scored 10 touchdowns and had 74 catches for 885 yards. He was selected for the Pro Bowl for the first time, and his peers ranked him #45 on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2018 list. In late 2017, Adams signed a four-year contract extension worth $58 million.

Due to Davante's performance in the 2018 season, he was chosen for the Pro Bowl again and was ranked #35 on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2019 list. During the 2019 season, he scored five receiving touchdowns and had 83 receptions for 997 receiving yards, and he was selected for his third Pro Bowl. The Packers made it to the NFC Championship, which they lost to the San Francisco 49ers. Adams was ranked #57 on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2020 list. During the 2020 season, he made 18 receiving touchdowns and had 115 receptions (a franchise best) for 1,374 receiving yards. He was selected for the Pro Bowl and All-Pro Team first-team, and he was ranked #6 on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2021 list. The Packers lost the NFC Championship to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. During his final season with the Packers, Davante had 1,553 receiving yards, breaking the team's single season record. He was named to the All-Pro Team and his fifth Pro Bowl, and he was ranked #7 on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2022 list. Adams was traded to the Las Vegas Raiders in March 2022, and he signed a  $141.25 million, five-year deal with his new team, becoming the NFL's highest-paid wide receiver. He ended the season with 14 touchdowns, 1,516 receiving yards, and 100 receptions; he was also selected for the Pro Bowl and first team All-Pro. After a Week 5 loss, Davante shoved cameraman Ryan Zebley, causing him to fall on the ground. Zebley was hospitalized and subsequently pressed charges against Adams, who was charged with misdemeanor assault.

During the 2023 season, Davante recorded his 10,000th receiving yard, and he scored eight receiving touchdowns and had 103 receptions for 1,144 receiving yards. He suffered a hamstring injury in September 2024, and the following month, he was traded to the New York Jets. In the 2024 season, Adams reached 100 career receiving touchdowns, making him only the twelfth receiver to do so. He ended the season with eight touchdowns and 85 receptions for 1,063 yards, and he was released by the team in March 2025. Five days later, Davante signed a $44 million, two-year contract with the Los Angeles Rams.

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Personal Life

On June 2, 2018, Davante married Devanne Villarreal. They met in 2012 at Fresno State and have welcomed three children together. In 2024, Adams appeared on the Netflix series "Receiver," which "follows five of the NFL's top wide receivers in the spotlight through the 2023-2024 season."

Awards and Career Highlights

Adams was named MW Freshman of the Year and third-team All-American in 2012, second-team All-American in 2013, and first-team All-MW in 2012 and 2013. He also won the 2013 Paul Warfield Trophy, which is awarded to the top collegiate wide receiver in the U.S. Davante was a first-team All-Pro in 2020, 2021, and 2022 and the NFL receiving touchdowns leader in 2020 and 2022. He played in the Pro Bowl every year from 2017 to 2022.

Real Estate

In 2022, Adams reportedly paid $11.4 million for a 10,600-square-foot home in Las Vegas. The home includes floor-to-ceiling windows and a game room/theater, and a swimming pool and outdoor kitchen sit on the property.

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