Player Career

Samson Nacua Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Samson Nacua story

Samson Nacua built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a wide receiver from Provo, UT wearing No. 45, spending time with BYU and Utah. The clearest part of Samson Nacua's career was his receiving role: 102 catches, 1,338 receiving yards, 14 touchdowns, and 32 rushing yards across 45 career games in the available record. His career also includes 32 rushing yards, 1 tackle, and 18 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Samson Nacua's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Utah

    2017-2020

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    BYU

    2021

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

201720172018201820192019202020212021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 PostseasonUtah29473.413.1
2017 Regular SeasonUtah29473.413.10
2018 PostseasonUtah36270.114.168
2018 Regular SeasonUtah36270.114.10
2019 PostseasonUtah32477.811.3-38
2019 Regular SeasonUtah32477.811.30
2020 Regular SeasonUtah2932.210.2-295
2021 PostseasonBYU32975.811.1300
2021 Regular SeasonBYU32975.811.10

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2021Utah to BYUP4 to P419.6Feb 26, 2021

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Arizona State

Week 10 · L 20-38 · Conference game

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

68

Receiving Yards

99 takeover

68 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs Washington State

Week 5 · W 38-13 · Conference game

90

Receiving Yards

93.1 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

90 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

vs Virginia

Week 9 · W 66-49

107

Receiving Yards

81.8 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

107 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

@ Stanford

Week 6 · W 40-21 · Conference game

70

Receiving Yards

79.8 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

70 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

vs San José State

Week 3 · W 54-16

59

Receiving Yards

78 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

59 receiving yards with a 56.2 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2018 Postseason · Utah

362 primary output · 70.1 efficiency · 14.1 usage

64.7

#2

2018 Regular Season · Utah

64.7

362 primary · 70.1 efficiency · 14.1 usage

#3

2017 Postseason · Utah

62.9

294 primary · 73.4 efficiency · 13.1 usage

Milestones

1

100+ receiving yards

1

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games