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Puka Nacua

WR

#12

Experience: 3 years

Height: 6-2

Age: 24

Weight: 216 lbs

College: BYU

2025 SEASON

  • REC
    42
  • YDS
    503
  • AVG
    11.98
  • TDS
    1
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Biography

NFL CAREER

  • Has appeared in 30 regular season games (all starts) and recorded 202 catches for 2,697 yards and nine touchdowns along with 25 rushes for 181 yards and two touchdowns.
  • Set the record for most receptions and receiving yards by a rookie in a single season in NFL history.
  • Has also appeared in three postseason contests and recorded 20 catches for 322 receiving yards and one touchdown. He set a rookie record for most receiving yards in a playoff game as well as the most in franchise history in a Wild Card game.
  • Earned Second-Team All-Pro honors and a Pro Bowl nod following his rookie campaign in '23. Was also named to the PFWA All-Rookie team.
  • Tied Odell Beckham Jr., for the fewest games in NFL history (30) to reach 200 career receptions.
  • Ranks 18th in franchise history with 2,697 career receiving yards.
  • Ranks 19th in franchise history in receptions (202).
  • Tied Justin Jefferson for the second-most games with at least 100 yards receiving yards through a player's first 19 career games, trailing only Odell Beckham Jr.
  • Surpassed Keenan Allen for the third-most games with at least seven or more receptions and 100+ receiving yards (six) through a player's first 19 career games trailing only Odell Beckham Jr. and Justin Jefferson.
  • Became only the fourth player in NFL history to record at least 1,600+ receiving yards through a player's first 19 career games (Beckham Jr., Jefferson, and Ja'Marr Chase).
  • Surpassed Anquan Boldin and Alvin Kamara for the fourth-most receptions by a player in their first 19 career games with 116 career receptions.
  • Became the fastest player in NFL history to reach 1,500 receiving yards in Week 1 of the 2024 season.
    Was a four-time Pepsi Rookie of the Week winner his rookie season. Was named Offensive Rookie of the Month for December/January.
  • Broke the NFL's single-game record for receptions by a rookie and set an overall league mark with 25 catches in the first two games of his career.
  • Became the first rookie in NFL history with at least 10 catches and 100 receiving yards in each of his first two career games.
  • Became the fourth player in NFL history with at least 10 catches and 100 receiving yards in each of his team's first two games of a season.
  • From 2002-23, he ranks second in most receptions by a receiver in the first two games of a season.
  • Had the most receptions by a rookie in Rams franchise history in his first two games (25).
  • His 266 receiving yards were the second-most by any pass catcher through two career games in NFL history, trailing only Anquan Boldin's 279 in 2003.
  • Eclipsed 100 receiving yards in three of his first four games, making him the second player in NFL history with 100+ receiving yards in three of his first four games.
  • With 39 receptions, he surpassed Anquan Boldin and his 30 receptions in 2003 for the most receptions ever by a player in their first four NFL games. He also passed Reggie Bush, who had 24 catches in 2006, for the most receptions by a player in their first five NFL games.
  • Recorded the most receiving yards in a rookie debut in Rams history. Became the second player drafted in the fifth round of later with 100+ receiving yards in his NFL debut.
  • Became the first rookie in his NFL debut to have 100+ receiving yards league wide since Ja'Marr Chase in 2021 and the first rookis to have 10 catches in his debut league wide since 1948.
  • Recorded a 45-yard rushing touchdown in Week 2 of the 2025 season. It marked the longest rushing touchdown for the Rams since Week 15 of the 2017 season. It was the third-longest rushing touchdown by a Rams wide receiver all-time.
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