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Jacob Gibbs fantasy football takes on Puka Nacua
Every source-backed tweet insight STACKED has extracted from Jacob Gibbs about Puka Nacua.
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All Jacob Gibbs insights about Puka Nacua
PositiveUsageSep 11, 2026
Jalen Coker (WR3 in EPA per target since entering the NFL, behind Puka Nacua and Alec Pierce) remains the most underrated WR in the NFL. His @RecepPerception profile is so bullish (<https://receptionperception.com/jalen-coker-2025-player-profile/>)PositiveUsageSep 9, 2026
Players with 200+ routes who averaged more yards per route run than Dalton Kincaid in 2025: Puka Nacua Jaxon Smith-Njigba end of list.PositiveUsageSep 7, 2026
Receivers to hit the following thresholds multiple times across their first three seasons: + 400 routes run + 2.00 YPRR Amon-Ra St. Brown CeeDee Lamb Chris Olave Cooper Kupp DeAndre Hopkins DJ Moore Drake London George Pickens Ja'Marr Chase Jarvis Landry JuJu Smith-Schuster Justin Jefferson (3x) Michael Thomas (3x) Mike Evans (3x) Odell Beckham (3x) Puka Nacua T.Y. Hilton Tyreek Hill Zay Flowers (2013-2025 data)PositiveNewsSep 6, 2026
Certified Elite Tier: Puka Nacua Jaxon Smith-Njigba Amon-Ra St. Brown Trey McBride Ja’Marr Chase CeeDee Lamb Nico Collins Justin Jefferson <https://youtu.be/8gZpdbHn2vw?is=cfp45s8-2j4GkGuC>PositiveNewsSep 2, 2026
WRs who produced 25+ PPR points in the highest percentage of healthy games over the past two seasons: 33% - Ja'Marr Chase 30% - Puka Nacua 21% - Amon-Ra St. Brown 21% - Malik Nabers 19% - Tee Higgins 18% - Jaxon Smith-Njigba (his rate was 29% in 2025)PositiveUsageSep 2, 2026
Wide receivers who have improved in yards per route run year-over-year 📈📈📈 Alec Pierce 0.85 YPRR in 2023 -> 1.83 YPRR in 2024 => 2.11 YPRR in 2025 Christian Watson 1.56 -> 2.30 -> 2.54 Drake London 1.87 -> 2.33 -> 2.36 Garrett Wilson 1.55 -> 1.70 -> 1.76 Jaxon Smith-Njigba 1.32 -> 1.81 -> 3.68 Puka Nacua 2.69 -> 3.57 -> 3.71 Romeo Doubs 1.33 -> 1.69 -> 1.77 Terry McLaurin 1.56 -> 1.99 -> 2.22 Zay Flowers 1.65 -> 2.27 -> 2.53 not enough routes to qualify, but still get a shoutout: Kayshon B...PositiveUsageSep 2, 2026
Wide receivers who have improved in yards per route run year-over-year 📈📈📈 Alec Pierce 0.85 YPRR in 2023 -> 1.83 YPRR in 2024 => 2.11 YPRR in 2025 Christian Watson 1.56 -> 2.30 -> 2.54 Drake London 1.87 -> 2.33 -> 2.36 Garrett Wilson 1.55 -> 1.70 -> 1.76 Jaxon Smith-Njigba 1.32 -> 1.81 -> 3.68 Puka Nacua 2.690 -> 3.57 -> 3.71 Romeo Doubs 1.33 -> 1.69 -> 1.77 Terry McLaurin 1.56 -> 1.99 -> 2.22 Zay Flowers 1.65 -> 2.27 -> 2.53 not enough routes to qualify, but still get a shoutout: Kayshon...PositiveNewsSep 2, 2026
First downs produced across the 2023-25 seasons: 224 - Amon-Ra St. Brown 213 - Ja'Marr Chase 207 - Puka Nacua 187 - CeeDee Lamb 169 - Jaxon Smith-Njigba 168 - A.J. Brown 161 - Justin JeffersonPositiveUsageSep 2, 2026
Beyond the Box Score: Amon-Ra St. Brown Key metrics: 🔑 slot rate below 50% each of the past three seasons 🔑 career-high average depth of target coincided with career-high target share in 2025 🔑 first-read target share spiked to 37.4%, per @FantasyPtsData, his first season above 35% Sun God, Nico Collins, and Puka Nacua are the only WRs to hit 2.30+ yards per route run in each of the past three seasonsPositiveUsageAug 19, 2026
WRs to catch 100% of their catchable red zone targets in 2025: Puka Nacua Tee Higgins PARKER WASHINGTON (Source: @FantasyPtsData - minimum 10 targets)PositiveUsageJul 3, 2026
Over the past two seasons, Ja'Marr Chase has barely edged-out Puka Nacua as WR1 in Fantasy points per game. Routes run per game during that time: 41 - Chase 27 - NacuaPositiveUsageJul 2, 2026
8 WRs hit the following thresholds in 2025: + Yards per route run above 2.00 + Route win rate above 15% (Source: @FantasyPtsData) 3.85 - Puka Nacua (16.4%) 3.74 - Jaxon Smith-Njigba (18.0%) 2.61 - Zay Flowers (16.0%) 2.45 - George Pickens (15.8%) 2.44 - Nico Collins (15.4%) 2.42 - Jaylen Waddle (15.3%) 2.08 - Davante Adams (23.2%) 2.02 - Ricky Pearsall (19.6%)PositiveNewsJun 24, 2026
Puka Nacua recorded 76 receptions with a gain of multiple yards after initial contact with a defender in 2025, shattering the previously-held record (2019 - Christian McCaffrey) (2017-25 data)PositiveNewsJun 23, 2026
Every Puka Nacua gain of 20+ yards in 2025 - WR1 in 20+ yard gains since entering the NFL - 1 of 4 WRs (Justin Jefferson, Tory Holt, Mike Wallace) dating back to 2000 to post multiple seasons with 25+ gains of 20+ yards