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WR · 2025 season

Chris Olave vs Puka Nacua

Puka Nacua led Chris Olave in 2025 targets, 166 to 156, and receptions, 129 to 100. Every measured category on this page went Puka Nacua's way.

Chris Olave (New Orleans, 16 games) against Puka Nacua (Los Angeles (NFC), 16 games). Every number below is measured, not projected.

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What actually
happened.

Chris Olave vs Puka Nacua, 2025 regular season. A check marks the category leader.
MetricChris OlavePuka Nacua
Targets156166
Receptions100129
Receiving yards1,1631,715
Receiving touchdowns910
Yards per reception11.6313.29
Fantasy points268.0375.0

Categories won: Chris Olave 0, Puka Nacua 6.

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Who had the better 2025 season, Chris Olave or Puka Nacua?

Puka Nacua led Chris Olave in 2025 targets, 166 to 156, and receptions, 129 to 100. Every measured category on this page went Puka Nacua's way.

What separates Chris Olave and Puka Nacua statistically?

Puka Nacua led on targets (166 to 156). Puka Nacua led on receptions (129 to 100). Puka Nacua led on receiving yards (1,715 to 1,163).

Where do these numbers come from?

Every figure is 2025 regular-season data from nflverse, published under CC BY 4.0. Nothing on the free half of this page is projected or estimated, and nothing on it came from a paywalled source.

Should I start Chris Olave or Puka Nacua?

Puka Nacua led Chris Olave in 2025 targets, 166 to 156, and receptions, 129 to 100. Every measured category on this page went Puka Nacua's way. Puka Nacua led on targets, 166 to 156. Puka Nacua led on receptions, 129 to 100. Chris Olave plays at DET in week 1, Sun, Sep 13, 1:00 PM EDT. Puka Nacua hosts SF in week 1, Thu, Sep 10, 8:35 PM EDT. gamedai does not publish a weekly opponent-adjusted projection, an expert grade, or a crowd pick, so nothing here grades either fixture. Weigh a different pairing with the free start/sit tool at gamedai.app/tools/start-sit.

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Source

Data from nflverse (nflverse-data), licensed CC BY 4.0. 2025 regular season, snapshot taken September 5, 2026. Source: nflverse-data. Licence: CC BY 4.0. gamedai is an independent analytics platform and is not affiliated with the National Football League.