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WR · LAR · Los Angeles Rams · Bye 11

Puka Nacua

ADP 1.04 · 4.1 · Underdog / consensus 2026-08-18

12-team, half PPR, redraft, 1QB

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Last three years

Regular season. College years are labeled NCAA.

YearTeamGRecYdsTDTgtTgt %
2025NFLLA161291,7151016630.3%
2024NFLLA1179990310629.9%
2023NFLLA171051,486616028.8%

NFL from nflverse regular-season totals. College from ESPN. Target share is of team targets in the games the player played (NFL WR/TE only).

HoldPriced inConviction highData high

Projected Rams WR1 with Matthew Stafford.

Staff and depth chart are unchanged.

ADP
1.04 (4.1)
Target
1.04
Move
0
As of
2026-08-25

What changed

2 real changes. The rest held.

Pass blocking

neutralmedium

Was Alaric Jackson–Avila–Shelton–Dotson–McClendon

Now Same five. Jackson faces possible personal-conduct discipline.

Continuity on paper. Jackson's status is the variable, not a new five.

Run blocking

neutralmedium

Was Same five

Now Same five. Jackson's off-field status is the watch.

Kyren's line is this group staying eligible and healthy.

Continuity

Quarterback

neutralnone

Was Matthew Stafford

Now Matthew Stafford

Locked starter.

Play caller

neutrallow

Was Sean McVay / Mike LaFleur

Now McVay still calling plays; Nate Scheelhaase OC

LaFleur left to be ARI HC. McVay does not outsource this offense.

Head coach

neutralnone

Was Sean McVay

Now Sean McVay

Same HC.

Scheme & pace

neutralnone

Was McVay 2025 ~58% pass

Now Same McVay offense

Stafford / Nacua / Kyren world.

Pass catchers

neutrallow

Was Puka Nacua / Davante Adams

Now Same core

No WR1-level change published.

Tight end

neutrallow

Was 2025 TE room

Now McVay TEs stay involved

No headline TE change.

Backfield

neutrallow

Was Kyren Williams

Now Kyren Williams remains the lead back; Corum is the change

Lead back unchanged.

Team environment

neutrallow

Was McVay contender

Now Same

Positive scripts.

Vacated volume

Targets
Carries
Red zone
Air yards

No high-confidence vacated-volume number published. Role change matters more than a target count.

Competition added

No meaningful new competition sourced.

This player

Projected role
Projected Rams WR1 with Matthew Stafford.
Usage
Primary receiver. Matthew Stafford is the quarterback.
Injury
No Week 1 absence reported as of August 20, 2026.
Contract
Not flagged as a 2026 hold-in.
Camp
Training camp underway as of August 2026. Week 1 is September.

Upside

Continuity on paper. Jackson's status is the variable, not a new five. No WR1-level change published.

Downside

Camp could still change the job before Week 1.

Risks

  • Most of this looks like last year. Watch for a quiet camp role change.low

Sources

No source URLs were returned with this brief.

Notes come from the 2026 coaching and roster board (team sites, NFL.com, ESPN, The Athletic). Hold is the default when ADP already has the news.