Top 30 Most Overlooked High School Recruits to Go Pro Since 2000
By Zach Bigalke
As a two-way star at Palo Alto High School, Davante Adams helped lead the Vikings to the California Interscholastic Federation state championship in his senior year. During the 2010 season he hauled in 64 receptions for 1094 yards and a dozen scores, and also registered 44 tackles and an interception on defense. The scouting services didn’t even rank Adams among the top 200 potential recruits at receiver, though, and he landed at Fresno State after receiving varying degrees of interest from San Diego State, Hawaii, and Cal.
He sat out on a redshirt year in 2011 before breaking out immediately as a freshman in 2012. With Derek Carr throwing to him, Adams finished his rookie season with 102 receptions for over 1300 yards and 14 scores. The following year he hooked up with Carr for 131 catches totaling 1719 yards and 24 touchdowns. That year the Bulldogs threatened to bust into the BCS in its final season of operation, eventually settling for a Mountain West title and an 11-3 finish. With over 3000 yards and 38 scores in just two seasons of work, Adams was selected in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft by Green Bay.