Start Davante Adams in Week 3: our WR13 projects for 12.9 points, 2.9 above a typical starting WR.
- Projection
- 12.9 pts
- WR rank
- #13
- Matchup
- at DEN
Davante Adams's fantasy role in Week 3
Davante Adams goes into Week 3 of the 2026 season as a locked-in weekly starter at WR for the LAR. He is rostered in 98% of leagues and actually started in 83% of them, and we rank him WR13 on our own weekly board at 12.9 projected points.
Roster rates are steady week over week, so his role looks settled rather than in flux.
No injury designation to work around right now, which keeps his projection honest.
Week 3 matchup breakdown
The matchup: at DEN. Our Pepper Meter heat rating for this spot is 3 out of 5, which is how we grade the combination of role, projection and opponent difficulty.
Against a typical starting WR baseline of 10 points, his 12.9-point projection is 2.9 points better. That gap is the whole start/sit argument in one number.
How to play it
Start Davante Adams in Week 3: our WR13 projects for 12.9 points, 2.9 above a typical starting WR.
If you are deciding between him and another WR, compare projections first, then lean on the Pepper Meter heat rating as the tiebreaker.
Sally's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Davante Adams (LAR WR), our WR13 this week for Week 3 of the 2026 NFL season at DEN, projecting 12.9 projected points with a hot Pepper Meter rating. On the road against DEN, I expect the game to stay competitive enough that his usage holds. 83% of managers already start him, and the depth-chart role behind that number looks stable. I have him at WR13 because the projection lands about 29% clear of what a typical WR banks in a week. Hot heat, high rank: reliable points without the fireworks.
Tina's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Davante Adams (LAR WR), our WR13 this week for Week 3 of the 2026 NFL season at DEN, projecting 12.9 projected points with a hot Pepper Meter rating. On the road against DEN, I expect the game to stay competitive enough that his usage holds. 83% of managers already start him, and the depth-chart role behind that number looks stable. I have him at WR13 because the projection lands about 29% clear of what a typical WR banks in a week. Hot heat, high rank: reliable points without the fireworks.