Jamal Adams
Minnesota VikingsJamal Adams is an LB for the Minnesota Vikings on a deal paying $1.4M a year through 2026, a $675K cap hit in 2026 (updated November 11, 2026).
Model Score by season
Up 4.8 from last season.
How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →
Jamal Adams Injury StatusIR
Jamal Adams is listed on injured reserve (Quadriceps), reported Aug 19, with a return date of Feb 15. Source: the official NFL injury report, refreshed daily.
Draft & College
Round 1, pick 6 to the New York Jets in 2017, out of LSU (SEC). He went about where consensus had him.
In college, 2016, 12 games: 1 INT, 4 pass breakups, 76 tackles, 8 TFL. (partial record) Coming out: 4.56s 40 yd, 18 reps bench, 31.5" vertical, 120" broad, 6.96s 3-cone, 4.13s shuttle.
What this pick usually becomes. Of the 100 players taken as a top-10 pick between 2012 and 2021, 82% earned a second contract and 75% became starters. The median one started 81 career games.
Contract2026 cap
Every year of the deal, the dead money and what a cut or trade saves on the Contract tab.
Recruited
Class of 2014 · Safety · High school: Hebron, Carrollton, TX
Partial offer list. We hold fewer than 3 of his offers, so we do not grade his board.
College: LSU 2014-16