WR#12
Puka Nacua
gsis_id 00-0039075
LA
Next Gen Stats
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2026 weekly average
- Separation
- 3.21 yd
- Cushion
- 6.35 yd
- YAC above expectation
- 2.13
- Avg YAC
- 6.12
- Share of intended air yards
- 35.7%
- Catch rate
- 76.3%
Advanced charting
Source: Pro Football Reference advanced2026 season total / average
- Broken tackles (rec)
- 5
- Drops
- 2
- Drop rate
- 3.7%
- Passer rating when targeted
- 91.6
- Interceptions on targets
- 2
- Yds after contact (rush)
- 7
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 74 | 56 | 565 | 3 | 14.4 | 0.344 | 0.77 | 21 | 138.6 |
| 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
2026 Wk 8 · no game status listed · practice: Did Not Participate In Practice
Source: Highlightly injuries
2025 · Out · LA
Cross-source coverage
Source: Highlightly box scoresmatched via name+birth_date
50 games with stored box-score lines (2026, 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 Stats2026 · WR cohort of 42
Each of separation, cushion, yac over expected, share of air yards, catch rate is z-scored across every qualified WR in 2026; distance is the root-mean-square z gap, so lower means more alike. Only same-position players are compared.
Ja'Marr ChaseWR · CIN · distance 0.59
- Separation
- 3.06
- Cushion
- 6.85
- YAC over expected
- 1.31
- Share of air yards
- 31.5
- Catch rate
- 70.5
Luther Burden IIIWR · CHI · distance 0.60
- Separation
- 3.39
- Cushion
- 7.09
- YAC over expected
- 1.91
- Share of air yards
- 23.6
- Catch rate
- 75.0
Malik WashingtonWR · MIA · distance 0.66
- Separation
- 3.28
- Cushion
- 6.09
- YAC over expected
- 0.92
- Share of air yards
- 25.7
- Catch rate
- 68.9
Ryan FlournoyWR · DAL · distance 0.81
- Separation
- 3.00
- Cushion
- 6.67
- YAC over expected
- 1.23
- Share of air yards
- 13.9
- Catch rate
- 68.2
Wan'Dale RobinsonWR · TEN · distance 0.85
- Separation
- 3.05
- Cushion
- 6.52
- YAC over expected
- 0.43
- Share of air yards
- 17.8
- Catch rate
- 70.0
Puka Nacua baseline
- Separation
- 3.09
- Cushion
- 6.33
- YAC over expected
- 1.68
- Share of air yards
- 25.3
- Catch rate
- 75.7