Rams coach Sean McVay said receiver Puka Nacua has his vote for Offensive Rookie of the Year over Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud following Thursday night’s nine-catch, 164-yard performance against the Saints.
— After Los Angeles Rams rookie receiver Puka Nacua was drafted in April, he had simple goals.
“I was thinking about how would I be able to block well enough to get on the field and if I was going to be a special teams player and how I was going to be able to figure that out,” Nacua said.
His focus was not on his yardage total for the season and “definitely not” about how he could be within striking distance of the record for receiving yards by a rookie.
But with nine catches for 164 yards and a touchdown in Thursday night’s 30-22 victory over the New Orleans Saints, Nacua continued to put up numbers that have thrust him into the Offensive Rookie of the Year conversation, albeit behind a heavy favorite in Houston Texans quarterback C.J.
