BYU vast receiver Puka Nacua is a 2023 NFL draft hopeful after starring for the Cougars the previous two seasons. Steve Conner, Related Press
BYU vast receiver Puka Nacua runs a drill on the NFL soccer scouting mix in Indianapolis, Saturday, March 4, 2023. Michael Conroy, Related Press
Will Puka Nacua be among the many Utah ties chosen within the 2023 NFL draft? The standout BYU vast receiver’s path to the draft included being a four-star recruit and taking part in at two faculties.
Who's Puka Nacua?
Place: Huge receiver.
Faculty: BYU (2021-22), Washington (2019-20).
Top: 6-foot-2.
Weight: 201 kilos.
Age: 22.
Faculty stats: 91 receptions for 1,430 yards and 11 touchdowns in two years at BYU, with 39 carries for 357 yards and 5 touchdowns; 16 receptions for 319 yards and three touchdowns in two seasons at Washington.
BYU vast receiver Puka Nacua runs a drill on the NFL soccer scouting mix in Indianapolis, Saturday, March 4, 2023.
Michael Conroy, Related Press
Highschool: Orem Excessive (Orem, Utah).
Highschool recruiting rankings:
- 247 Sports activities — ★★★★
- Rivals — ★★★★
- On3 — ★★★★
Do you know?: Throughout his senior 12 months of highschool, Nacua had 103 receptions for two,336 yards and 26 touchdowns — all single-season state information — and led the nation in receiving, averaging 166.9 yards per sport.
Scouting report: “Along with his physique management and focus, Nacua can win one-on-one conditions on the surface or present an beneath goal as a zone-beater. Although there aren’t questions on his ball abilities, he may lack the pure pace that groups covet exterior the numbers and the suddenness desired within the slot.” — Dane Brugler, The Athletic.
2023 NFL draft vast receiver rating:
- ESPN:No. 31.
- Professional Soccer Focus:Not ranked.
- The Athletic:No. 28.