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WR · #12 · Los Angeles Rams · week 10 · Sun Nov 15

Puka Nacua

  • TYPE Alpha receiver
  • ROLE a starter
  • CLASS 2023 · R5 P177
  • EXP 3 seasons
  • AGE 25-28
  • DEPTH WR1
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As of week 10, Puka Nacua was a WR for LA, age 25.3, 3 seasons of experience, drafted in round 5. In 2026 through week 9 he was listed at depth rank 1 on his club's depth chart; he had played 6 games on 86% of snaps; his line was 94.2 receiving yards a game, 12.3 targets a game and a 34.1% target share (Alpha receiver by the published rule). Before 2026 he played 50 games (postseason included) over 3 seasons with 2 Pro Bowls, 1 first-team All-Pro and 1 second-team All-Pro. His injury history held 10 episodes (knee 3, hip 2, abdomen 1), 1 of them reaching OUT, 3 a repeat of an earlier site; the last was a calf injury in 2026 week 7.

The full read

In short

In short

Puka Nacua is a starter at wide receiver for LA — 96% of the snaps in his best week of 6. His team named him inactive in weeks 2 and 3. His team has not listed him on the final report. We called him PLAY in week 3 and he did not play.

We have made a call on him in week 10

It is written down and timestamped, and it is not being published at the moment.

How our calls are checked

Our call

Injury report

Our scale

NOT EXPECTEDUNLIKELYCOIN FLIPLIKELYEXPECTED

Where he sits on this scale is published with the call.

No dated practice report for him in week 10

The team has not published one we can date, or the window has not reached it. Not the same as his having practiced.

Stats, with ranges — dot = his average, bar = his game range

  • Rec yds / game94 range 68–138

    wk 1–8 · 6 games · above most of his peers

  • Targets / game12 range 7.0–24

    wk 1–8 · 6 games · above most of his peers

  • Target share34.1% range 22–48

    wk 1–8 · 6 games · above most of his peers

  • Snap share86.0% range 70–96

    wk 1–8 · 6 games

Snaps by week — his larger of the offence and defence share

  1. 70%wk 1
  2. 90%wk 4
  3. 85%wk 5
  4. 90%wk 6
  5. 85%wk 7
  6. 96%wk 8

Missed while on the injury report

SeasonWeeks on the reportMissed while listed
202652

Only the weeks he was on the injury report with a recorded result — not every game of his career.

Medical history

WhenInjuryWeeks on a reportWorst status
2026 · wk 8Not injury related2—
2026 · wk 7calf1Questionable
2026 · wk 2hip3Doubtful
2025 · wk 10chest1—
2025 · wk 7ankle2Out
2025 · wk 4Not injury related2—
2024 · wk 18Not injury related1Doubtful
2024 · wk 8knee2Questionable
2024 · wk 1knee1—
2023 · wk 17hip1Questionable
2023 · wk 12shoulder2—
2023 · wk 9knee2Questionable
2023 · wk 2abdomen3Questionable

Every injury episode on file for him, as the record holds it.

Injury history by season · 10 episodes · plus 3 not injury related · 23 weeks on a report · same site more than once: knee ×3

  • ruled out
  • doubtful
  • questionable
  • listed, and played

Each bar is one episode: the week it began and how many weeks he was on a report, coloured by the worst status.

Role

The data behind this page — the timeline in words, every call and week on record, about him, and what this page does not show

Profile — as of week 10

RoleWR1 · 86% snaps
Season2026 · 6 games through wk 9
Per game94.2 receiving yards · 12.3 targets · 34.1% target share
TypeAlpha receiver
Career3 seasons · 50 games before 2026
Honors2× Pro Bowl · 1× first-team All-Pro · 1× second-team All-Pro
Injuries10 episodes · last: calf, 2026 wk 7
Bioage 25.3 · 3 seasons' experience · drafted round 5

Where the profile comes from

Built from: honors.db; nflverse injuries_2026.csv; medical.db; nflverse players.csv; profile.db; nflverse roster_2026.csv; nflverse roster_weekly_2026.csv; nflverse snap_counts_2026.csv; nflverse stats_player_week_2026.csv. Every number in it is one those sources hold.

nflverse injuries_2026.csv

About him

About himAs the record holds it
His rolea starter at wide receiver — 96% of the snaps in his best week of 6
Listed on the depth chartfirst at wide receiver
Snaps played86% a week on average over 6 weeks, 96% at his highest, 1% on special teams
Build6 ft 2 in · 216 lb
CollegeBYU; Washington
Drafted2023, round 5 pick 177, by LA
Age25-28 at the season's start
Experience3 seasons

Named inactive in week 2

The team's own list (hip). We held it after kickoff, so it could NOT have informed a call. Matched to him by his player id.

Named inactive in week 3

The team's own list (hip). We held it before kickoff, so it could have informed a call. Matched to him by his player id.

What this page does not show

the rest of his team's report.