Nacua
WR · LA vs LAC
Kickoff Sun 4:05 PM ET
Projected points21.6pts
St. Brown
WR · DET vs MIN
Kickoff Sun 1:00 PM ET
Projected points17.7pts
Start
Bench
Amon-Ra St. Brown or Puka Nacua: Who Should I Start in Week 8?
Start Puka Nacua over Amon-Ra St. Brown.
- Ahead by
- +3.9pts
- over St. Brown
- Confidence
- High
- Start
- Started
- 99%
- of leagues
Flips if
An injury tag on Puka Nacua or a bigger role for Amon-Ra St. Brown.
Highlights
NacuaStartWR · LA vs LACUsually 22.7−1.1pts this week
Helps him
- +0.8ptstouchdownsHis lines put him at 0.74 touchdowns, above his usual 0.60.
Hurts him
- −1.5ptscatchesHis lines put him at 7.5 catches, below his usual 9.0.
- −0.5ptsrec yardsHis lines put him at 92.0 receiving yards, below his usual 97.0.
- 4th softestper targetEdgeLAC allows few WR chances because few passes go to receivers against them; per target they’re soft (1.84 pts, 4th softest).
St. BrownFirst outWR · DET vs MINUsually 21.4−3.7pts this week
Helps him
- 2.7red zoneHe gets 2.7 red zone targets a game, a real path to touchdowns.
- 87%snapsHe is on the field for 87% of snaps.
Hurts him
- −1.6ptstouchdownsHis lines put him at 0.56 touchdowns, below his usual 0.83.
- −1.2ptscatchesHis lines put him at 6.5 catches, below his usual 7.7.
- −1.0ptsrec yardsHis lines put him at 77.5 receiving yards, below his usual 87.5.
- MINvs WRsEdgeMIN is the toughest defense for receivers.
Points are what each line adds to or takes off his usual week. EdgeFrom the game around him.
Stat comparison
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Stat
Scoring
ProjectionNacua: 21.6 (best)St. Brown: 17.7
TD pointsof the projectionNacua: 4.4 (best)St. Brown: 3.4
Expected TDsthis weekNacua: 0.74 (best)St. Brown: 0.56
Projected team pointsNacua: 25.8 (best)St. Brown: 24.8
Goal line carriesper gameNacua: 0.2 (best)St. Brown: 0.0
Red zone carriesper gameNacua: 0.6 (best)St. Brown: 0.0
Red zone targetsper gameNacua: 1.4St. Brown: 2.7 (best)
Role
Snap shareNacua: 84%St. Brown: 87% (best)
Usage worthptsNacua: 21.9 (best)St. Brown: 20.7
Touch shareNacua: 18% (best)St. Brown: 15%
Target shareNacua: 31%St. Brown: 32% (best)
Touches / gameNacua: 10.0 (best)St. Brown: 7.8
Targets / gameNacua: 12.4 (best)St. Brown: 11.3
Air yards shareNacua: 40% (best)St. Brown: 35%
Receiving TDs vs RZ targetsNacua: AboveSt. Brown: Above
WOPRNacua: 0.76 (best)St. Brown: 0.73
RZ target shareNacua: 27%St. Brown: 35% (best)
Catch rateNacua: 73% (best)St. Brown: 68%
SeparationNacua: 3.4 yds (best)St. Brown: 2.7 yds
YAC over expectedNacua: +1.9 (best)St. Brown: −1.1
Usage worth vs scoredNacua: Earned by usage 21.9Scored 22.7St. Brown: Earned by usage 20.7Scored 21.4
Rush yards / gameNacua: 4.2 (best)St. Brown: −0.2
Points from rushingNacua: 7%St. Brown: Lost yards
Vacated targets this weekNacua: 12.2 (best)St. Brown: 0.0
High value touches / gameNacua: 9.2 (best)St. Brown: 7.7
Goal line carry shareNacua: 9% (best)St. Brown: 0%
Red zone touches / gameNacua: 2.0St. Brown: 2.7 (best)
Rush success rateNacua: 60% (best)St. Brown: 0%
Breakaway rate (20+ yd runs)Nacua: 0%St. Brown: 0%
Inside 10 target shareNacua: 25%St. Brown: 27% (best)
Rushing points / gameNacua: 1.6 pts / game (best)St. Brown: −0.02 pts / game
Rushing floorNacua: 0.5 pts / game (best)St. Brown: −0.02 pts / game
Range
FloorNacua: 13.0 (best)St. Brown: 11.8
CeilingNacua: 33.6 (best)St. Brown: 27.5
Points from TDssteadier when lowerNacua: 16%St. Brown: 23%
Big weeks (20+ pts)Nacua: 60% (best)St. Brown: 46%
Dud weeks (under 7 pts)lower is betterNacua: 0% (best)St. Brown: 4%
SteadinessNacua: Very steady±10.4 pts · 5 gamesSt. Brown: Very steady (best)±9.5 pts
Matchup
Matchup gradevs his position · 2026, 6 gmNacua: C+ (best)St. Brown: F
Game scriptNacua: Expected to lead (best)St. Brown: Expected to lead
Opp takeaways / gamelower is betterNacua: 1.7 (best)St. Brown: 1.8
Defense funnelNacua: NeutralSt. Brown: Neutral
Opp pass yds allowedNacua: 7th (tough) (best)St. Brown: 2nd (tough)
Starting QBNacua: Stafford (Active)St. Brown: Goff (Active)
Roof / surfaceturfNacua: DomeSt. Brown: Dome
Rest / scheduleNacua: NormalSt. Brown: Normal
Opp paceNacua: 15th (average) (best)St. Brown: 26th (slow)
Opp deep targets allowed / gameNacua: 2.01st (tough)St. Brown: 2.3 (best)7th (tough)
Opp catch rate allowedNacua: 69% (best)30th (soft)St. Brown: 58%8th (tough)
Opp rush yds allowedNacua: 21st (average) (best)St. Brown: 10th (tough)
Opp stuff rateNacua: 16% (best)21st (average)St. Brown: 19%11th (average)
Opp yards per carry allowedNacua: 4.2 (best)20th (average)St. Brown: 4.112th (average)
Form
Last 3 avgNacua: 24.5 (best)St. Brown: 17.5
Last 5 avgNacua: 22.7 (best)St. Brown: 19.9
vs seasonNacua: +1.8 (Rising) (best)St. Brown: −3.9 (Cooling)
Yards per carryNacua: 4.2St. Brown: 1 carry
Carries / gameNacua: 1.0 (best)St. Brown: 0.2
Yards per route runNacua: 2.89 (best)St. Brown: 2.46
Receiving aDOTNacua: 8.9St. Brown: 8.9
Target share trendNacua: SteadySt. Brown: Steady
Crowd
Started in leaguesNacua: 100% (best)St. Brown: 99%
Nuvela position ranklower is betterNacua: WR2 (best)St. Brown: WR6
Yards linereceivingNacua: 92.0 (best)St. Brown: 77.5
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