Davante Adams vs Ryan Flournoy: Who Should You Start?
Davante Adams and Ryan Flournoy are at different tiers heading into 2026. The Los Angeles Rams wide receiver averaged 13.8 PPG in 2025, a full 6.6 points per game ahead of Ryan Flournoy's 7.2 with the Dallas Cowboys. That kind of gap doesn't close on matchup alone.
The per-game difference of 6.6 points favors Davante Adams, though savvy managers know that gap can shrink or widen depending on the weekly slate. Defensive matchup, recent scoring trends, and health status all shift the calculus from one wide receiver to the other.
Target volume is the story here. Davante Adams saw 114 targets in 2025, while Ryan Flournoy drew 56. That workload gap usually translates into a higher weekly floor for Davante Adams, even in weeks where Ryan Flournoy posts the bigger ceiling game. Consistency-minded managers lean toward target share; boom-bust managers chase the upside.
Davante Adams has his bye in Week 8, and Ryan Flournoy rests in Week 10. Managers rostering both need waiver wire depth at wide receiver for those two weeks, and that is exactly the kind of planning DraftCall's matchup engine surfaces automatically so you are not scrambling on a Sunday morning.
