John Adams

#17 · WR · Jr. · Temple6′2″ · 190 lb · Deptford, NJ

John Adams: WR · Temple · #17.

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John Adams

WR · Temple · Jr · #17

Moves the chains on third down. The two seasons at Temple span two head coaches: Stan Drayton and Everett Withers. A game that shows it: 63 receiving yards and 4 receptions against North Texas — Week 14, 2024.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Temple in the news

Charlotte snaps FBS-high 15-game losing streakOct 19

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2024	Temple	16	194	12.1	1	35
2023	Temple	15	149	9.9	2	31
Career		31	343	11.1	3	35

Season	Team
2024	Temple	3	9	1
2023	Temple	1	16	--
Career		4	25	1

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 3-51@ No. 16 Oklahoma	1	14	14.0	0	14
Wk 2	L 11-38@ Navy	1	-2	-2.0	0	0
Wk 3	L 20-28vs Coastal Carolina	2	30	15.0	1	15
Wk 4	W 45-29vs Utah State	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 6	L 20-29@ UConn	2	21	10.5	0	13
Wk 8	W 20-10vs Tulsa	4	37	9.3	0	14
Wk 9	L 34-56@ East Carolina	1	20	20.0	0	20
Wk 12	W 18-15vs Florida Atlantic	1	11	11.0	0	11
Wk 13	L 27-51@ UTSA	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 14	L 17-24vs North Texas	4	63	15.8	0	35	Season-high 63 yds
Total		16	194	12.1	1	35

Signature game

Week 3 · 2024

L 20-28

vs Coastal Carolina

2 rec · 30 yds · 1 TD · 4 rush yds (1 car)

With E. Simon — 185 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 37.4 · A. Littleton II — 74 rush yds (14 car) · 2 rec · 34 yds

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 3 · Coastal Carolina · 3rd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +3.01Evan Simon pass complete to John Adams for 15 yds for a TD (Maddux Trujillo KICK)
Week 6 · UConn · 3rd and 3 · Q4 · EPA +2.34Forrest Brock pass complete to John Adams for 13 yds to the CONN 48 for a
Week 8 · Tulsa · 3rd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +2.32Evan Simon pass complete to John Adams for 11 yds to the TEM 44 for a
Week 14 · North Texas · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.90Evan Simon pass complete to John Adams for 35 yds to the UNT 23 for a
Week 8 · Tulsa · 2nd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +1.83Evan Simon pass complete to John Adams for 14 yds to the TLSA 1 for a
Week 2 · Navy · 2nd and 20 · Q4 · EPA −1.39Forrest Brock pass complete to John Adams for a loss of 2 yards to the NAVY 34

4 more plays

Week 9 · East Carolina · 2nd and 2 · Q4 · EPA +1.26Evan Simon pass complete to John Adams for 20 yds to the TEM 38 for a
Week 1 · Oklahoma · 3rd and 3 · Q3 · EPA +0.96Forrest Brock pass complete to John Adams for 14 yds to the OU 19 for a
Week 1 · Oklahoma · 3rd and 1 · Q4 · EPA +0.95John Adams run for 2 yds to the TEM 36 for a
Week 12 · Florida Atlantic · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +0.89Evan Simon pass complete to John Adams for 11 yds to the FAU 22 for a

Teams and coaches

2 seasons under Stan Drayton — 6-18 over that span.

2023Temple3-9HC: Stan Drayton · Pass-leaning

2024Temple3-9HC: Stan Drayton · Balanced

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 28 (#428 of 466). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles · 2024 season

28Below cohort / limited sample #428 of 466 · 2024?

7 metrics · season cumulative

2024 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Concern: rec yards (13th percentile).

Box-score rates (7)

Rush yards#171 / 299 · 42nd pct

Rush TDs#55 / 299 · 41st pct

Yards / catch#334 / 541 · 38th pct

12.1

Rec TDs#369 / 541 · 23rd pct

Long catch#426 / 541 · 21st pct

Receptions#453 / 541 · 15th pct

Rec yards#472 / 541 · 13th pct

194

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2024, based on box-score rates.

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	2.2	28.2	12.8	0.2
Road5g	1.0	10.6	10.6	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	1.2	12.6	9.4	0.2
Weeks 8+5g	2.0	26.2	14.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2024 season

Head Coach

Everett Withers

Pass share

52.2%

412 pass / 377 run

Plays / game

65.8

12 games

Team sack rate

8.5%

434 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

16 catches and 3 carries in 10 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

28 · #428 of 466 WRs · 2024

John Adams

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Style of play

Fans

Temple in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

16 catches and 3 carries in 10 games

Three seasons at Temple