Why Puka Nacua has the highest ceiling of any wide receiver in fantasy football
Yahoo Sports fantasy analysts Josh Norris and Hayden Winks discuss why Los Angeles Rams WR Puka Nacua has the highest ceiling of any receiver in a long time for fantasy football. Check out the full conversation on "Yahoo Fantasy Football with Josh and Hayden" - and subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , YouTube or wherever you listen .
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Yeah, last year he had 3.4 more fantasy points per game than the wide receiver two overall, which was JSN.
Puka Nacua is the NFL, history leader in receiving yards per game.
If Davante Adams falls off, or he just doesn't even fall off, but if the red zone work gets closer to even where it was like a 33, p- or 27% target share for Adams inside the red zone versus 17%, if that gets near even, it will not even be close.
And I think that Puka Nacua has the very clear pathway of having that Cooper Kupp level season where he can be a Triple Crown winner in this offense.
The receptions and the receiving yards are already there.
It just comes down to the touchdowns, and if I'm, like, betting on a situation where I'm looking for touchdowns and I can g- do that in the Rams offense, this is, like, to me, one of the highest ceiling wide receiver picks we've had in a very long time.
I've moved him up to second overall.
You guys can take Bijan Robinson.
I'm drafting Puka Nacua.
I just checked my exposures, 21% exposure to Puka Nacua because I've been drafting him second, third, fourth overall.
I'm getting as much as I can.
