Draft Analysis: Puka Nacua

April 27, 2023 /
  • Height: 6’2″
  • Weight: 201
  • College: BYU
  • Tape watched: Boise State, Arkansas, Utah (2021)
  • College Comparison: Jarvis Landry

Pros

Puka Nacua is a certified Swiss Army knife. He is one of the most detailed receivers in this class. His technical form through his release and routes is textbook teach-tape. He has fantastic hands and great body control. Nacua played both slot and perimeter receiver positions, opening up roles for his NFL future. Nacua’s yards per route run statistic is extremely impressive at 3.53.nWith how good Nacua is at the intangibles of the position, he should be a guy that sticks around for a while. He has good size for a special teams role if it comes to that.

Cons

Extremely average testing scores put a ceiling on Nacua’s NFL draft stock. Teams will be rightfully concerned if he can compete at a high level in the NFL. Nacua breaks very few tackles, and will not be a major catch and run candidate. He is average in contested catch situations as well.