Player Career

Puka Nacua Career Story

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

Player Story

Puka Nacua story

Puka Nacua built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a wide receiver from Provo, UT wearing No. 12, spending time with BYU and Washington. The clearest part of Puka Nacua's career was his receiving role: 107 catches, 1,749 receiving yards, 14 touchdowns, and 357 rushing yards across 27 career games in the available record. His career also includes 357 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Puka 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

    Washington

    2019-2020

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    BYU

    2021-2022

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20192020202120212022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonWashington16898.512.8
2020 Regular SeasonWashington15179.215.6-17
2021 PostseasonBYU80590.420.9654
2021 Regular SeasonBYU80590.420.90
2022 Regular SeasonBYU62581.530.2-180

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2021Washington to BYUP4 to P483.1Mar 7, 2021

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Arkansas

Week 7 · L 35-52

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

141

Receiving Yards

96.6 takeover

141 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

@ Baylor

Week 7 · L 24-38

168

Receiving Yards

91.9 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

168 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

@ Boise State

Week 10 · W 31-28

157

Receiving Yards

91.6 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

157 receiving yards with a 74.8 efficiency score.

#4

@ Liberty

Week 8 · L 14-41 · Conference game

114

Receiving Yards

90.9 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

114 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

@ Arizona

Week 7 · W 51-27 · Conference game

97

Receiving Yards

88.9 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

97 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2021 Postseason · BYU

805 primary output · 90.4 efficiency · 20.9 usage

80.3

#2

2021 Regular Season · BYU

80.3

805 primary · 90.4 efficiency · 20.9 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · BYU

76.8

625 primary · 81.5 efficiency · 30.2 usage

Milestones

7

100+ receiving yards

3

8+ catch outings

2

2+ TD games