The New York Jets will face the Buffalo Bills in Week 17. Here’s the latest fantasy football news and advice to help you with your lineups this week and moving forward, especially regarding WR Davante Adams.
Is Davante Adams Playing in Week 17?
The Jets listed Davante Adams as DNP on Wednesday’s estimated practice report due to a hip injury. He was absent again on Thursday but returned to a limited session on Friday and reportedly looked good. He will probably play.
We’ll continue to monitor the Jets’ injury report. You can also visit and bookmark our NFL Injury Tracker and Fantasy News Tracker for the latest updates.
Should You Start or Sit Davante Adams in Week 17?
Davante Adams has four straight games with 65+ receiving yards and a touchdown catch — only three receivers have had a longer such streak at age 30 or older (Terrell Owens, Cris Carter, and Muhsin Muhammad).
First of all, drink up if you bet against a Muhsin Muhammad mention in the year 2024. It took a while, but we got there. More importantly, let’s put some respect on this profile. The counting numbers look great over that run, and the closer you look, the better they get.
He has six end zone targets across those four contests and has been targeted on 41.7% of his red-zone routes, a rate that is unheard of for a player at this stage in his career. The Bills are a lot of things, but an elite red-zone unit isn’t one of them (18th), and that gives Adams enough scoring equity to be started across the board, even if you think this is a lopsided affair.
In Week 6, Aaron Rodgers funneled half of his targets to his two top receivers, and both were top-five producers at the position for the week (Allen Lazard and Garrett Wilson both cleared 100 yards and scored). I’m not forecasting production at quite that level, but both of his top threats should see plenty of looks in a favorable game script, and that’s more than enough for me.
Are you looking for start/sit advice for other players in your lineup? Read our Week 17 Fantasy Start-Sit Advice Cheat Sheet for every fantasy-relevant player in every game.
Davante Adams’ Fantasy Points Projection in Week 17
As of Sunday morning, Adams is projected to score 17.3 fantasy points in PPR formats. This includes 6.1 receptions for 77.7 yards and 0.6 touchdowns.
Check out the free PFN Fantasy Start-Sit Optimizer for the latest projections and advice for your lineups this week.
Davante Adams’ Fantasy Ranking
Our Weekly Consensus PPR Rankings are below — both positional and overall. They were last updated at 11:45 PM ET on Saturday, January 25.
Conference Championship WR PPR Rankings
1) A.J. Brown | PHI (vs. WAS)
2) Terry McLaurin | WAS (at PHI)
3) DeVonta Smith | PHI (vs. WAS)
4) Khalil Shakir | BUF (at KC)
5) Xavier Worthy | KC (vs. BUF)
6) Hollywood Brown | KC (vs. BUF)
7) DeAndre Hopkins | KC (vs. BUF)
8) Keon Coleman | BUF (at KC)
9) Dyami Brown | WAS (at PHI)
10) Mack Hollins | BUF (at KC)
11) Amari Cooper | BUF (at KC)
12) Curtis Samuel | BUF (at KC)
13) Olamide Zaccheaus | WAS (at PHI)
14) JuJu Smith-Schuster | KC (vs. BUF)
15) Jahan Dotson | PHI (vs. WAS)
16) Jamison Crowder | WAS (at PHI)
17) Luke McCaffrey | WAS (at PHI)
18) Justin Watson | KC (vs. BUF)
19) Johnny Wilson | PHI (vs. WAS)
20) Parris Campbell | PHI (vs. WAS)
21) Nikko Remigio | KC (vs. BUF)
22) Ainias Smith | PHI (vs. WAS)
