Puka Nacua wins NFL Rookie of the Week for 2nd time this season…

Puka Nacua wins NFL Rookie of the Week for 2nd time this season

[theramswire.usatoday.com]

Cameron DaSilva



Puka Nacua won Pepsi Rookie of the Week honors in Week 2 after he caught 15 passes for 147 yards against the San Francisco 49ers, but he didn’t stop there. Against the Colts on Sunday, Nacua caught nine passes for a career-best 163 yards, scoring the game-winning touchdown in overtime – his first NFL touchdown.

He won Pepsi’s NFL Rookie of the Week award again for his performance against Indianapolis, the second time in four weeks he’s been named the league’s top rookie. He beat out Anthony Richardson, C.J. Stroud, De’Von Achane, Devon Witherspoon and Bijan Robinson for the award, all of whom had very good performances in Week 4.

This season, Nacua has a league-high 39 receptions on 52 targets, which also leads the league. He’s only scored the one touchdown but he’s racked up 501 yards receiving, averaging 125.3 per game – which is more than Cooper Kupp and Calvin Johnson averaged during their historic seasons.