Rams receiver Puka Nacua needed four catches and 29 yards to set rookie receiving records in both categories. He finished his day against the 49ers with four catches and 41 yards with a touchdown. Nacua is now, by many definitions, the best rookie receiver in the NFL history.
No asterisks.
Puka Nacua shares a moment with his family after breaking the NFL rookie receiving record pic.twitter.com/WAbTZX9pSJ
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Puka Nacua, a fifth round pick out of BYU who never had a season in college nearly as productive as his first year in the NFL, passed a mark that stood since 1960 and also went past the total of Ja’Marr Chase in 2021.