Calvin Johnson vs Davante Adams

Calvin JohnsonDavante Adams

Calvin Johnson and Davante Adams compared on their NFL careers: Calvin Johnson played 9 seasons, 2007 to 2015, Davante Adams 13 seasons, 2014 to 2026. Calvin Johnson has 731 receptions to Davante Adams's 1,028.

Who has the better career numbers?

Calvin Johnson and Davante Adams career totals
135GP180
11,619YDS12,854
83TD119
15.9AVG12.5

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Calvin Johnson and Davante Adams postseason
2GP14
296YDS1,095
2TD9
17.4AVG13.2

Where each stands all time

Calvin Johnson and Davante Adams all-time places
34th (11,619)Receiving yards23rd (12,854)
52nd (731)Receptions15th (1,028)

Among the NFL players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Calvin Johnson: 0 championships; none on file
  • Davante Adams: 0 championships; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Calvin Johnson and Davante Adams season by season
REC: Passes caught.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.REC: Passes caught.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
1st20074875642014384463
2nd2008781,331122015504831
3rd200967984520167599712
4th2010771,1201220177488510
5th2011961,6811620181111,38613
6th20121221,96452019839975
7th2013841,4921220201151,37418
8th2014711,077820211231,55311
9th2015881,214920221001,51614
10th————20231031,1448
11th————2024851,0638
12th————20256078914
13th————2026112212

What the columns mean: REC