Puka Nacua ranks in the all-time elite tier for receivers — a career that places Nacua in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Nacua a career score of 75, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Puka Nacua
2× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 5% all-time WRsFranchise Cornerstone👑 #1 Wide Receiver · 2025🏆 Clutch · +11% playoffs⭐ Shooting Star · 2025
Height6'2"
Weight216 lb
BornMay 29, 2001
Age25
ConferenceIndependent
Rookie yr2023
Draft2023 · Rd 5, Pick 177 · LA
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title contextPostseason all-time ranks
2x
Pro Bowls
1x
All-Pro
Season honors and record seasons
A top 5% all-time wide receiver with excellent availability over their career and excellent per-snap efficiency. The rarest archetype in the game — dominance, efficiency, and health in one player.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 115 · #925 · High-ValueWorth 115 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 21% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +38.3 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
3 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
3
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+38.3
Avg surplus
peak +46
3 seasons × ~38.3 surplus ≈ VORP 115
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping. Switch to Combined to fold the selected families into unified totals—yards from scrimmage, total TDs, touches.
4 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | Defense | Snap Counts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2023 | — | LA | 17 | — | 160 | 105 | 1,486 | 6 | 65.6% | 14.2 | 9.3 | — | 68 | 12 | 89 | 0 | 7.4 | 0.0 | 5 | 41.7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,000 | 87.2% | — | 0.0% | 7 | 5.0% |
| 2023 | — | PIT | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | — | LA | 11 | — | 106 | 79 | 990 | 3 | 74.5% | 12.5 | 9.3 | — | 47 | 11 | 46 | 1 | 4.2 | 9.1 | 2 | 18.2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 487 | 69.7% | — | 0.0% | 2 | 3.5% |
| 2024 | — | MIA | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | — | LA | 16 | — | 166 | 129 | 1,715 | 10 | 77.7% | 13.3 | 10.3 | — | 80 | 10 | 105 | 1 | 10.5 | 10.0 | 5 | 50.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 727 | 68.3% | — | 0.0% | 2 | 3.5% |
| Career | — | 47 | — | 432 | 313 | 4,191 | 19 | 72.5% | 13.4 | 9.7 | — | 195 | 33 | 240 | 2 | 7.3 | 6.1 | 12 | 36.4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2,214 | 75.1% | — | 0.0% | 11 | 4.0% | |
Career EPA127.1·6 rushing · 121 receiving·63.6/season
Rushing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 22 | LA | 17 | 15* | 12 | 89 | 0 | 7.4 | 0.0 | 5 | 41.7 | 0 | 17.6 |
| 2024 | 23 | LA | 11 | 8* | 11 | 46 | 1 | 4.2 | 9.1 | 2 | 18.2 | 0 | 11.3 |
| 2025 | 24 | LA | 16 | 11* | 10 | 105 | 1 | 10.5 | 10.0 | 5 | 50.0 | 0 | 26 |
| Career | 44 | 34* | 33 | 240 | 2 | 7.3 | — | 12 | — | 0 | 54.9 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 22 | LA | 17 | 15* | 160 | 105 | 1,486 | 6 | 65.6% | 14.2 | 9.3 | — | 68 |
| 2024 | 23 | LA | 11 | 8* | 106 | 79 | 990 | 3 | 74.5% | 12.5 | 9.3 | — | 47 |
| 2025 | 24 | LA | 16 | 11* | 166 | 129 | 1,715 | 10 | 77.7% | 13.3 | 10.3 | — | 80 |
| Career | 44 | 34* | 432 | 313 | 4,191 | 19 | 72.5% | 13.4 | 9.7 | — | 195 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Snap Counts
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 22 | LA | 17 | 15* | 1,000 | 87.2% | — | 0.0% | 7 | 5.0% |
| 2024 | 23 | LA | 11 | 8* | 487 | 69.7% | — | 0.0% | 2 | 3.5% |
| 2025 | 24 | LA | 16 | 11* | 727 | 68.3% | — | 0.0% | 2 | 3.5% |
| Career | 44 | 34* | 2,214 | — | — | — | 11 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced (EPA)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 22 | — | — | 15* | — | 3.9 | 67.8 | 0 | 1,453 |
| 2024 | 23 | — | — | 8* | — | 2.1 | 53.3 | 0 | 839 |
| Career | 23* | — | — | — | 0 | 2,292 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Rushing (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | YBC | YBC/Att | YAC | YAC/Att | BrkTkl | Att/Br | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 22 | LA | 17 | 15* | 62 | 5.2 | 27 | 2.3 | 2 | 6.0 | 5 |
| 2024 | 23 | LA | 11 | 8* | 24 | 2.2 | 22 | 2.0 | 1 | 11.0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 24 | LA | 16 | 11* | 34 | 3.4 | 71 | 7.1 | 1 | 10.0 | 5 |
| Career | 44 | 34* | 120 | — | 120 | — | 4 | — | 12 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Receiving (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | ADOT | YBC/R | YAC/R | BrkTkl | Drops | Drop% | 1D | TgtRate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 22 | LA | 17 | 15* | 9.1 | 8.1 | 6.0 | 7 | 13 | 0.1 | 68 | 100.2 |
| 2024 | 23 | LA | 11 | 8* | 7.9 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 10 | 1 | 0.0 | 47 | 108.6 |
| 2025 | 24 | LA | 16 | 11* | 9.3 | 8.1 | 5.2 | 11 | 4 | 0.0 | 80 | 127.3 |
| Career | 44 | 34* | — | — | — | 28 | 18 | — | 195 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 75 · GreatA great career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 75 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
87
Sustained
career value
×.6
86
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.86
Longevity
career length
Blend 86.6 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 75· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 87
On-field 69.2
Availability 17.8
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
2023bestavg 86elite 702025
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position23
Depth
of 100
Reached 20% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
20% of the all-time Receptions leader20
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
63.56 EPA/season over 2 seasons71
A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 94%.
Per-Snap Impact
Wide Receivers · proprietary · 2012+89
Elite
SIS
Yards/snap2.001Touch rate0.21EPA/snap0.057Snap share75.1%Off snaps2,214Elite · ConsistentCV 0.18
Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within wide receivers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average wide receivers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Playoff vs Regular Season
🏆 Playoff Performer
Yards / Reception: 13.4 regular season → 14.9 playoffs (3 playoff seasons)
+11%
vs reg season
Postseason Career
6 playoff gamesRushing
Att8Yds29TD1Y/A3.6TD%12.51D21D%25.0
Receiving
Tgt75Rec44Yds654TD3Ctch%58.7%Y/R14.9Y/Tgt8.71D29
Advanced (EPA)
Rush EPA-0.9Rec EPA11.5Rec AirYd303
College Receiving
| Season | School | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Washington | — | 7 | 168 | 2 | — | 24.0 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | Washington | — | 9 | 151 | 1 | — | 16.8 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | BYU | — | 43 | 805 | 6 | — | 18.7 | — | — | — |
| 2022 | BYU | — | 48 | 625 | 5 | — | 13.0 | — | — | — |
| Career | 0 | 107 | 1,749 | 14 | — | 16.3 | — | — | — |
Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Matthew StaffordQB3yRob HavensteinOT3yTyler HigbeeTE3yTroy ReederLB3yAhkello WitherspoonCB3yKevin DotsonG3yTutu AtwellWR3yCobie DurantCB3yAlaric JacksonOT3yKyren WilliamsRB3yByron YoungLB3yKobie TurnerDE3yEthan EvansP3yQuentin LakeSAF3yDavis AllenTE3yRonnie RiversRB3yWarren McClendon Jr.OT3yAlex WardLS3ySteve AvilaG3yDesjuan JohnsonDE3yNick HamptonLB3yDemarcus RobinsonWR2yCooper KuppWR2yColeman SheltonC2y
2023 Draft Class· this player went #177
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterPuka inherited the Los Angeles Rams WR room from Tutu Atwell (2021–2025), and handed it to Davante Adams (2025).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2025final season
Last recorded season with LA
- 2023draft
Drafted by LA — Round 5, Pick 177
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'2" / 216 lb
Frame
Injury History
From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | LA | 0 | W8Questionable· KneeW9Questionable· KneeW18Doubtful· Not injury related - other |
| 2023 | LA | 0 | W2Questionable· ObliqueW3Questionable· ObliqueW9Questionable· KneeW17Questionable· Hip |
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →
Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 3-season peers. See all →
75
peak 86
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
A2023
A2024
A+2025
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 3 seasons.
86%
20232025
2024 · cause not documented · 65%
Era Translator
Rec Yds translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Rec Yds | Rec Yds/G | → 2025 Rec Yds | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,486 | 87.4 | 1,460-26 | 85.9 |
| 2024 | 990 | 90 | 1,531+541 | 90 |
| 2025 | 1,715 | 107.2 | 1,822+107 | 107.2 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries, wikipedia:college-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
115 career value over replacement — #925 all-time of 4,642. 38.3/season above a replacement-level WR.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #177 (Rd 5) · LA · 2023 · +48.1 vs expected KV-H
75actual
26.9 expected · Δ+48.1
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