Wide receiver Puka Nacua had a rookie season for the ages for the Los Angeles Rams last season. Nacua had 105 receptions and 1,486 receiving, both NFL rookie records and 6 receiving touchdowns. Nacua truly broke out last season when fellow receiver Cooper Kupp when down with an injury and never looked back, even when Kupp returned to the lineup. Nacua was a nice surprise last season after being selected in the 5th round of the 2023 NFL Draft out of BYU. He was battled several injuries in college which is why he fell in the draft. The 2023 Rams season is actually the first full season Nacua has played in every game since college. When Nacua suffered a knee injury in training camp a few weeks ago it was not disclosed how serious the injury was. News today from Ian Rapoport states Nacua was fully participating in practice, so it must have been a minor injury. This is good news because quarterback Matthew Stafford also suffered his own injury by pulling his hamstring. The Rams will need this offense fully healthy if they want to compete in the NFC West this season.

Hope everyone was able to buy the dip in Puka Nacua’s fantasy stock, if not, look for Nacua to the be one of the last picks of the first round of every draft coming up this week. This is about the right value for the second year player, right around the 1-2 turn of fantasy drafts. The risk of injury is there for every player but the injury history of Nacua is a little frightening for that high of a pick. The odds of Nacua repeating his magical rookie season is somewhat low, although head coach Sean McVay is an offensive genius, anything is possible. It is wheel ups on Nacua in your fantasy drafts, his ADP of WR12 is spot on.