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Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua suffered a knee injury back in Week 1 and was placed on the Injured Reserve, but Nacua is now eligible to return after missing four games.
Will the Rams activate Nacua ahead of Sunday's meeting with the Las Vegas Raiders, or will Nacua remain sidelined?
When is Nacua coming back to action? What is his fantasy football outlook when he returns? Let's dive in.
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Puka Nacua Injury Update for Fantasy Football
Nacua injured his knee in Week 1. At the time he left, the second-year receiver out of BYU had four receptions for 35 yards and a seven-yard carry.
Players on the IR must miss at least four games. This would be the week that Nacua could return, but it doesn't sound promising that he'll be on the field in Week 7 against Vegas.
Rams WR Cooper Kupp will workout with trainers today but no determination has been made about his availability for Sunday’s game against Raiders, McVay said. Puka Nacua will not practice this week.
— Gary Klein (@LATimesklein) October 14, 2024
Head coach Sean McVay has said that Nacua won't practice this week, so while the Rams might get one of their stars back with Cooper Kupp working out with trainers, don't expect Nacua to join him on the field this weekend.
Puka Nacua Fantasy Football Outlook
Nacua is a strong fantasy option once he's healthy. As a rookie, Nacua caught 105 passes for 1,486 yards and six touchdowns, posting one of the all-time great seasons for a first-year pass catcher.
PUKA NACUA BREAKS A TACKLE AND GOES FOR 80 YARDSpic.twitter.com/DDOCDiWDt8
— JPAFootball (@jasrifootball) December 31, 2023
Cooper Kupp has a shot at returning in Week 7 and would immediately be a low-end WR1 option with Nacua off the field. In the one full game he played this season, Kupp was targeted 21 times.
If Kupp is out, Tutu Atwell and Jordan Whittington would have streaming appeal, but neither has anywhere close to the ceiling that Kupp would have this weekend against Vegas.
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