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Puka Nacua Los Angeles Rams · #12

Wide Receiver · 6' 2", 216 lbs · Provo, UT · Age 25

Puka Nacua is a Wide Receiver for the Los Angeles Rams, drafted 177th overall, 2023. In 2026 he caught 14 passes for 199 yards and 0 touchdowns.

Wide ReceiverDrafted 177th overall4-yr veteran
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Puka Nacua
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Los Angeles Rams · #12 · Wide Receiver
Puka Nacua
Season avg14 rec · 199 yds · 0 td
Career avg327 rec · 4,390 yds · 19 td
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
14rec
199yds
0td
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Scouting report

Puka Nacua — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Wide Receiver · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Puka Nacua is a Wide Receiver for the Los Angeles Rams, drafted 177th overall, 2023. In 2026 he caught 14 passes for 199 yards and 0 touchdowns.
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Receiving
B-
Big-play
C
Scoring
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Receiving yards
Excellent · offense
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Volume
Excellent · offense
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Big-play
Strong · offense
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C
Scoring
Solid · offense
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Target share
Excellent · offense
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Act II

Where Puka Nacua stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #206 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
420Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Puka Nacua — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Receiving
199 YDS
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Volume
14 REC
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Big-play
14.2 Y/R
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C-
Scoring
0 TD
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The engine

How the model sees Puka Nacua

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
64
rec
18–110
853
rec yds
246–1459
4
td
0–8
85
targets
27–143
8
games
3–14
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 4-season history below.
What moves the rec line vs last season
Last season 14 → projected 64 rec
Baseline (recency-weighted)
+49.2
Age curve
+1.3
Net vs last season+50.4 rec
Everything it reads
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4 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 25 — applied to the projection
curve
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 11 / 16 / 2
health
The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Puka Nacua career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRecYdsTDTgtY/R
2023171051,486616014.2
20241179990310612.5
2025161291,7151016613.3
2026 in progress · 2 games21419902114.2
Career463274,39019453
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Los Angeles Rams built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

9–8proj record
68off index
76def index
+10net
56%playoff odds
60roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades C+ (68), defense B- (76) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 48, pass rush 53, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 9–8 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Puka Nacua

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2001-05-29

The beginning

Puka Nacua is a Wide Receiver for the Los Angeles Rams, in his 4th NFL season.

Los Angeles Rams

Turning pro

Drafted 177th overall, 2023 as a Wide Receiver.

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Puka Nacua is a Los Angeles Rams wide receiver, drafted 177th overall, 2023.

Chapter

Across 4 seasons (2023–2026) he has caught 327 passes for 4,390 yards and 19 touchdowns.

Chapter

Most recently he caught 14 passes for 199 yards and 0 touchdowns in 2026.

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 2"
Weight
216 lbs
Draft
177th overall, 2023
Born
Provo, UT
Age
25
Jersey
#12
Background

Puka Nacua is from Provo, UT and is 25 years old. He was drafted 177th overall, 2023 and plays wide receiver at 6' 2", 216 lbs.

Over 4 seasons (2023–2026) he has caught 327 passes for 4,390 yards and 19 touchdowns. Nacua is currently on the Los Angeles Rams roster.

The person

Puka Nacua is a starting-caliber wide receiver who has caught 327 passes for 4,390 yards and 19 touchdowns across 4 seasons (2023–2026).

Receiving327 career catches, 4,390 yards, 19 touchdowns.
Best season129 catches for 1,715 yards in 2025.
Yards per catch13.4 yards per reception over his career.
Draft pedigree177th overall, 2023.
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FAQ

Puka Nacua — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Puka Nacua, answered.

What position does Puka Nacua play?
Puka Nacua is a Wide Receiver for the Los Angeles Rams.
When was Puka Nacua drafted?
Puka Nacua was drafted 177th overall, 2023.
How many seasons has Puka Nacua played?
4 (2023–2026).
What are Puka Nacua's career stats?
He has caught 327 passes for 4,390 yards and 19 touchdowns.
Puka Nacua career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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War Room · Draft

The War Room's draft verdict on Puka Nacua

AI analyst opinion · grounded in the model below
Model rank
WR1
#3 overall
Proj / game
20.4
Tier 2 · PPR
Draft cost
Rd 1
model draft cost, illustrative
Schedule
44
matchup score 0–100
FAIRpriced about rightThe Coach· Culture & winning

A target hog worth the pick — with one caveat.

129 catches for 1,715 yards in 2025 is a true alpha, and the model's WR2 tag near 20.3 PPG reflects it. The caution is the slate: the model grades his season-long matchups below average, so his weekly ceiling swings more than his draft slot suggests. Fair at cost, not a steal.

Projection is a Balladex model estimate, illustrative. The War Room's verdict is argued opinion. Real stats: 2025 season. · Updated Aug 28, 2026

Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
WR1
listed starter
Snap share
80%
of offensive snaps
Target share
14%
WOPR 0.32
Listed as the starter (WR1) on the current depth chart

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
vs SF
Week 1 · Tough
Season outlook
44
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
4 / 8
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
28
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 vs SFW2 vs NYGW3 @ DENW4 @ PHIW5 vs BUFW6 vs ARIW7 @ LVW8 vs LACW9 @ WASW10 @ ARIW11 · BYEW12 vs GBW13 vs KCW14 @ SFW15 vs DALW16 @ SEAW17 @ TBW18 vs SEA

Each week grades Puka Nacua's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
8
since 2023
Games missed
1
listed Out
Lower-body
5
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2026 Wk4 · Hip2026 Wk3 · Hip (Doubtful)2026 Wk2 · Hip (Questionable)2025 Wk10 · Chest2025 Wk9 · Ankle2025 Wk7 · Ankle (Out)

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 4 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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