WR#12
Puka Nacua
gsis_id 00-0039075
LA
Next Gen Stats
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2025 weekly average
- Separation
- 2.81 yd
- Cushion
- 6.13 yd
- YAC above expectation
- 1.46
- Avg YAC
- 5.56
- Share of intended air yards
- 32.5%
- Catch rate
- 74.8%
Advanced charting
Source: Pro Football Reference advanced2025 season total / average
- Broken tackles (rec)
- 14
- Drops
- 5
- Drop rate
- 2.4%
- Passer rating when targeted
- 113.9
- Interceptions on targets
- 1
- Yds after contact (rush)
- 85
Season by season
Aggregated from real weekly rows in nflverse_player_stats_weekly.
| Season | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | TD | Rec EPA | Tgt share | WOPR | Rush yds | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | 208 | 153 | 2047 | 12 | 129.7 | 0.311 | 0.71 | 129 | 452.6 |
| 2024 | 13 | 129 | 90 | 1131 | 3 | 49.2 | 0.326 | 0.70 | 53 | 232.4 |
| 2023 | 18 | 170 | 114 | 1667 | 7 | 82.4 | 0.287 | 0.65 | 87 | 331.4 |
Bio & status
- Height
- 6'2"
- Weight
- 216 lb
- College
- BYU; Washington (Independent)
- Draft
- 2023 · Rd 5 · Pk 177 · LA
- Rookie season
- 2023
- Experience
- 4 yr
- Status
- ACT
Source: nflverse injury report
2025 Wk 10 · no game status listed · practice: Full Participation in Practice
Source: Highlightly injuries
2025 · Out · LA
Cross-source coverage
Source: Highlightly box scoresmatched via name+birth_date
49 games with stored box-score lines (2025, 2024, 2023).
Play-by-play drill-down
Loaded on demand, one season at a time.
Similar players
Position-matched comparables scored on real Next Gen Stats season data.
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2025 · WR cohort of 85
Each of separation, cushion, yac over expected, share of air yards, catch rate is z-scored across every qualified WR in 2025; distance is the root-mean-square z gap, so lower means more alike. Only same-position players are compared.
Stefon DiggsWR · NE · distance 0.60
- Separation
- 3.02
- Cushion
- 5.84
- YAC over expected
- 0.85
- Share of air yards
- 19.8
- Catch rate
- 83.3
Ja'Marr ChaseWR · CIN · distance 0.72
- Separation
- 3.17
- Cushion
- 5.73
- YAC over expected
- 1.31
- Share of air yards
- 34.1
- Catch rate
- 67.6
Kendrick BourneWR · SF · distance 0.88
- Separation
- 2.88
- Cushion
- 6.50
- YAC over expected
- 1.68
- Share of air yards
- 13.8
- Catch rate
- 69.8
Jakobi MeyersWR · JAX · distance 0.88
- Separation
- 2.73
- Cushion
- 6.41
- YAC over expected
- 0.34
- Share of air yards
- 31.8
- Catch rate
- 68.2
Michael PittmanWR · IND · distance 0.90
- Separation
- 3.03
- Cushion
- 6.78
- YAC over expected
- 0.42
- Share of air yards
- 20.7
- Catch rate
- 72.1
Puka Nacua baseline
- Separation
- 2.88
- Cushion
- 6.02
- YAC over expected
- 1.34
- Share of air yards
- 27.9
- Catch rate
- 77.7