“Steal of the Draft”: After Making History in His NFL Infancy, Puka Nacua Forces Fans to Acknowledge His Impact

There aren’t a lot of times when a rookie steps into the pro leagues like the NFL and makes his mark from the start. However, Puka Nacua did it. It looks like the Los Angeles Rams hit a jackpot after signing Puka Nacua to their roster as the rookie is doing numbers these days. The rookie joined the Los Angeles Rams on September 10, 2023, and has been in the spotlight for a while now. The numbers that he has been putting up are exceptional.

The ex-BYU Wide Receiver was picked in the fifth round of the 2023 draft and hasn’t looked back since. Puka Nacua has also got the fans talking after he put up record-breaking numbers. So much so that BYU’s Instagram handle decided to congratulate him for the milestone that he has achieved.

Puka Nacua’s smashing entrance

The Brigham Young University’s Instagram handle recently posted a picture of Puka Nacua in action. The picture was captioned, “HAVE A (HISTORIC) DAY @pukaizded”. Apparently, Puka Nacua broke the rookie records by a mile in his first two games with the Los Angeles Rams. In his weekend opener game against the Seattle Seahawks, the rookie had 10 receptions for 119 yards. Not only this, against the San Francisco 49ers, Nacua had 15 receptions over 147 yards.

What’s interesting about this is that he is the first player in the history of the NFL to start his career with 20 catches in the first two games. In addition to this, he has broken former 49ers player Earl Cooper’s record of 19 catches, which he made back in 1980. He also has the second-most receiving yards than any other receiver, except of course counting Anquan Boldin.

He might have gotten a permanent spot as a starting receiver after LA Rams Cooper Kupp was placed on Injured Reserve. What’s amazing about all of this is that after this performance and breaking these records, Puka Nacua’s fantasy football roster has gone from 7% to 75%. This is a massive jump in number, even for fantasy football.

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Although the Los Angeles Rams lost to the San Francisco 49ers, Nacua sure has given a ray of hope to the Rams and their quarterback Matthew Stafford. The team has played two games with Nacua, one against the Seattle Seahawks and the other against the 49ers. The numbers are great, but the only thing missing here is a touchdown. Hopefully, he will be able to get some soon. All this hoopla has got the NFL community talking and the fans are no short of showing their support to the new Wide Receiver.

Puka Nacua is smashing beyond expectations

BYU Football’s post is full of fans and students appreciating Nacua for what he has done for the University and the LA Rams.

One fan wrote, “Give him Offensive Rookie of the Year”, while another one says, “Steal of the draft”, and “On track to be the best wide receiver goat” exclaimed another, while another said, “Let’s keep it going game 3!!!”, and “Get the ball in range and he’ll find a way to catch it!” says another.

It’s safe to say that Puca Nacua has garnered a lot of support and excitement from the players, the fans, and the league. The interesting thing to watch will be if he is able to keep the same enthusiasm and momentum in his next game against the Cincinnati Bengals and Joe Burrow.

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