Ja'Marr Chase for Puka Nacua (2026)

Should I Trade... ?

Summary
Game Log
Stats
Projections
Points
Targets
Notes

Player Summaries Comparison
	Ja'Marr Chase WR - CIN Ja'Marr Chase WR - CIN	Puka Nacua WR - LAR Puka Nacua WR - LAR
Most Accurate Experts

Top ExpertsTop WR ExpertsTop Player Experts	See who the Most Accurate Experts would trade Upgrade Now

Rankings

Rest of Season	# 1	# 2	-
Draft	‐	‐	-

Matchup

Opponent	vs. TB	vs. SF	-
Matchup Rating	This is a 2 star matchup. WRs perform a little worse than their average vs TB	This is a 3 star matchup. WRs perform close to their average vs SF	-

Fantasy Points

Season Total	188.6	246.0	-
Avg Game	11.8	15.4	-
Avg Projection	214.4	222.8	-

Schedule

SOS Rank	10	32	-

Misc

Injury Alert	‐	‐	-

Expert Ranks
	Ja'Marr Chase	Puka Nacua	Add Player

Hayden Winks H. Winks Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/20	#1	#2	-

Matthew Korn M. Korn DFS Dashboard DFS Dashboard 07/20	#3	#2	-

Scott Pianowski S. Pianowski Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/20	#1	#3	-

Joel Smyth J. Smyth Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/20	#1	#2	-

Jonathan Stone J. Stone Stone Cold Fantasy Stone Cold Fantasy 07/20	#2	#1	-

Justin Weigal J. Weigal FantasySharks FantasySharks 07/20	#2	#1	-

Ellis Johnson E. Johnson FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/19	#1	#2	-

James Emrick-Wilson J. Emrick-W... The Armchair Sports Corner The Armchair Sport... 07/19	#1	#2	-

Jacob Piccolo J. Piccolo TrueRGM TrueRGM 07/19	#2	#3	-

Jamie Calandro J. Calandro RotoBaller RotoBaller 07/19	#1	#2	-

Matthew Hill M. Hill DataForce Fantasy Football DataForce Fantasy ... 07/19	#1	#2	-

Luke Renton L. Renton The Franchise Tag UK The Franchise Tag UK 07/19	#1	#2	-

Andrew Scott A. Scott Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/19	#1	#2	-

Andrew Leduc A. Leduc That Sports Podcast Network That Sports Podcas... 07/18	#1	#2	-

Pete Nova P. Nova FF Faceoff FF Faceoff 07/18	#1	#2	-

Doug Burrell D. Burrell Draft With Doug Draft With Doug 07/18	#2	#1	-

Brad Beatson B. Beatson Bandit Fantasy Football Bandit Fantasy Foo... 07/20	#1	#3	-

Nate Marcum N. Marcum Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/17	#1	#2	-

David Heilman D. Heilman Dynasty Trade Calculator Dynasty Trade Calc... 07/17	#1	#2	-

Brady Auer B. Auer BA Sports Podcast BA Sports Podcast 07/17	#1	#2	-

Bart Wheeler B. Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football Hail to Fantasy Fo... 07/17	#2	#1	-

Michael Hauff M. Hauff FF Faceoff FF Faceoff 07/17	#2	#1	-

Matt Donnelly M. Donnelly Dynasty Vipers Dynasty Vipers 07/17	#1	#2	-

Kevin Roberts K. Roberts The DFS Build The DFS Build 07/17	#1	#2	-

Dennis Sosic D. Sosic Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack 07/17	#1	#2	-

Justin Lampkin J. Lampkin Clock Management Fantasy Football Clock Management F... 07/16	#1	#2	-

Ryan Weisse R. Weisse Club Fantasy FFL Club Fantasy FFL 07/16	#2	#1	-

Jorge B. Edwards J. B. Edwards Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/17	#1	#2	-

Muntradamus M. Beast Dome Beast Dome 07/15	#1	#2	-

Wolf Trelles-Heard W. Trelles-... FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/15	#1	#2	-

Rudy Gamble R. Gamble Razzball Razzball 07/16	#3	#1	-

Matt Harmon M. Harmon Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/15	#1	#2	-

Seth Miller S. Miller Crossroads Fantasy Football Crossroads Fantasy... 07/15	#1	#2	-

Matt Okada M. Okada 4for4.com 4for4.com 07/15	#3	#1	-

Kelly Kirby K. Kirby FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/14	#1	#2	-

Kev Wheeler K. Wheeler Wheel Route FF Wheel Route FF 07/14	#1	#2	-

Elliot Berkovits E. Berkovits Packer Report Packer Report 07/14	#1	#2	-

Kev Mahserejian K. Mahserejian Razzball Razzball 07/13	#1	#2	-

Jason Willan J. Willan Gridiron Experts Gridiron Experts 07/13	#1	#2	-

Pierre Camus P. Camus Fantasy Endgame Fantasy Endgame 07/13	#1	#2	-

David Biggs D. Biggs Drink Five Drink Five 07/12	#1	#2	-

The Tecmo Weave T. Tecmo Weave Lab 52 Lab 52 07/12	#1	#4	-

Adam Dove A. Dove The Fantasy Couriers The Fantasy Couriers 07/12	#1	#2	-

Brian Hartman B. Hartman QB List QB List 07/11	#1	#2	-

Lee Wehry L. Wehry FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/10	#1	#2	-

Daniel Mader D. Mader Fantasy Football Advice Fantasy Football A... 07/14	#1	#2	-

Justin Fuhr J. Fuhr Pro Football Mania Pro Football Mania 07/20	#1	#4	-

Chris Welsh C. Welsh FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/09	#1	#2	-

Dr. Roto D. Roto FullTime Fantasy FullTime Fantasy 07/08	#1	#2	-

Joshua Kimmel J. Kimmel FantasyNow+ FantasyNow+ 07/08	#3	#4	-

Justin Bauerle J. Bauerle FantasyNow+ FantasyNow+ 07/08	#3	#2	-

Nick Raducanu N. Raducanu Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 07/07	#1	#3	-

Kyle Krajewski K. Krajewski First Seed Sports First Seed Sports 07/17	#1	#2	-

Steven Pintado S. Pintado QB List QB List 07/06	#2	#3	-

Kyle Yates K. Yates Yates Fantasy Football Yates Fantasy Foot... 07/17	#1	#2	-

Mike MacGregor M. MacGregor Draft Buddy Draft Buddy 07/05	#1	#5	-

Edward Gorelik E. Gorelik End of Football End of Football 07/19	#1	#4	-

Derek Brown D. Brown FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/17	#2	#1	-

Francisco (Chato) Romero F. (Chato) ... Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 07/03	#1	#3	-

Mauricio Gutierrez M. Gutierrez Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 07/01	#1	#2	-

Brandon Murchison B. Murchison RotoBaller RotoBaller 07/01	#1	#2	-

Ken Zalis K. Zalis Pressbox Pressbox 07/16	#1	#2	-

Benjamin Klotz B. Klotz Touchdown Squad Touchdown Squad 06/30	#2	#5	-

Judy Adabie J. Adabie Fan Girl Football Fan Girl Football 07/07	#1	#2	-

Alfredo Brown A. Brown Footballguys Footballguys 07/10	#1	#3	-

Mick Ciallela M. Ciallela Fantrax Fantrax 06/28	#2	#1	-

Ben Wasley B. Wasley The Fantasy First Down The Fantasy First ... 06/28	#1	#2	-

Drew DeLuca D. DeLuca Going For 2 Going For 2 06/28	#3	#1	-

Blake Fincher B. Fincher Fantasy Football Cafe Fantasy Football Cafe 06/26	#1	#4	-

Nick Zylak N. Zylak Fantasy Football Advice Fantasy Football A... 06/25	#1	#2	-

Scott Bogman S. Bogman FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/13	#1	#2	-

Lou Brunson L. Brunson Optimus Fantasy Football Optimus Fantasy Fo... 06/19	#3	#1	-

Bradley Stalder B. Stalder Player Profiler Player Profiler 06/15	#1	#2	-

Huseyin Aksu H. Aksu Fantasy Couch Fantasy Couch 07/02	#1	#3	-

Jeremy Shulman J. Shulman Fantasy Football Universe Fantasy Football U... 07/08	#1	#2	-

Matt De Lima M. De Lima Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 06/12	#1	#3	-

Dalton Del Don D. Del Don The Deep Shot The Deep Shot 07/20	#1	#2	-

Nic Bodiford N. Bodiford NerdBall Fantay Football NerdBall Fantay Fo... 06/08	#3	#1	-

Pat Fitzmaurice P. Fitzmaurice FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/17	#1	#2	-

Andrew Erickson A. Erickson FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/20	#1	#2	-

Stacy Perez S. Perez Fan Girl Football Fan Girl Football 05/29	#1	#2	-

Seth Woolcock S. Woolcock FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/15	#3	#1	-

Ed Birdsall E. Birdsall Talking Points Sports Talking Points Sports 07/08	#1	#2	-

Kevin Steele K. Steele The Fantasy Authority The Fantasy Authority 06/04	#1	#2	-

Joe Orrico J. Orrico No Expert Fantasy Football No Expert Fantasy ... 05/21	#1	#3	-

Tom Strachan T. Strachan NFL Best Ball NFL Best Ball 05/18	#1	#3	-

Wyatt Bertolone W. Bertolone Player Profiler Player Profiler 07/01	#2	#1	-

Andy Behrens A. Behrens The Deep Shot The Deep Shot 07/20	#1	#2	-

Jacob Hubman J. Hubman The Fantasy Headliners The Fantasy Headli... 05/11	#1	#2	-

Richard Savill R. Savill Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack 05/09	#1	#2	-

Brandon Funston B. Funston The Athletic The Athletic 05/11	#3	#1	-

Site Rankings S. Rankings Gridiron Experts Gridiron Experts 07/20	#1	#2	-

Elisha Twerski E. Twerski USA Today USA Today 04/28	#2	#3	-

Brad Evans B. Evans Bally Sports Bally Sports 04/27	#2	#3	-

Fantasy BR F. BR Fantasy BR Fantasy BR 04/27	#2	#1	-

Jacob Gibbs J. Gibbs SportsLine SportsLine 06/09	#2	#1	-

Kyle Soppe K. Soppe Pro Football Network Pro Football Network 05/20	#1	#3	-

Justin Sablich J. Sablich 5th Down Fantasy 5th Down Fantasy 04/20	#2	#1	-

Tera Roberts T. Roberts OddsChecker OddsChecker 07/09	#2	#1	-

Justin Jaksa J. Jaksa Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 03/24	#2	#1	-

Kyle August K. August Fantasy Football Smackdown Fantasy Football S... 03/09	#2	#1	-

Smitty S. TheFantasyFootballShow TheFantasyFootball... 01/07	#2	#1	-

Marc Shannep M. Shannep Fantasy Knockout Fantasy Knockout 07/15	#1	#2	-

Nick Vertucci N. Vertucci Sundays Are For Football Sundays Are For Fo... 01/07	#1	#2	-

Player Game Logs Comparison
	Ja'Marr Chase WR - CIN Ja'Marr Chase WR - CIN	Puka Nacua WR - LAR Puka Nacua WR - LAR
2026 Schedule
Week 1	vs. TB	vs. SF
Week 2	at HOU	vs. NYG
Week 3	at PIT	at DEN
Week 4	vs. JAC	at PHI
Week 5	at MIA	vs. BUF
Week 6	BYE WEEK	vs. ARI
Week 7	at BAL	at LV
Week 8	vs. TEN	vs. LAC
Week 9	at ATL	at WAS
Week 10	vs. PIT	at ARI
Week 11	at WAS	BYE WEEK
Week 12	vs. NO	vs. GB
Week 13	at CLE	vs. KC
Week 14	vs. KC	at SF
Week 15	at CAR	vs. DAL
Week 16	at IND	at SEA
Week 17	vs. BAL	at TB
Week 18	vs. CLE	vs. SEA

Player Projections Comparison
	Ja'Marr Chase WR - CIN Ja'Marr Chase WR - CIN	Puka Nacua WR - LAR Puka Nacua WR - LAR
Receiving

Receptions	121.2	117.0
Rec Yards	1,510.2	1,539.0
Rec TDs	10.6	9.0

Rushing

Rush Attempts	3.0	13.6
Rush Yards	17.0	85.0
Rush TDs	0.0	1.4

Points

Fantasy Points	214.4	222.8

Player Fantasy Points Comparison
	Ja'Marr Chase WR - CIN Ja'Marr Chase WR - CIN	Puka Nacua WR - LAR Puka Nacua WR - LAR
2025 Points
Week 1	2.6	13.1
Week 2	22.5	19.6
Week 3	3.9	11.8
Week 4	2.3	23.0
Week 5	23.0	14.5
Week 6	15.1	2.8
Week 7	22.1	‐
Week 8	9.1	‐
Week 9	11.1	15.8
Week 10	‐	12.4
Week 11	3.0	7.3
Week 12	‐	9.7
Week 13	11.0	7.2
Week 14	5.2	28.7
Week 15	13.2	18.9
Week 16	10.9	34.5
Week 17	18.0	10.7
Week 18	15.6	16.0
Total	188.6	246.0
Average	11.8	15.4

Player Targets Comparison
	Ja'Marr Chase WR - CIN Ja'Marr Chase WR - CIN	Puka Nacua WR - LAR Puka Nacua WR - LAR
2025 Targets
Week 1	5	11
Week 2	16	9
Week 3	6	15
Week 4	8	15
Week 5	10	12
Week 6	12	3
Week 7	23	‐
Week 8	19	‐
Week 9	8	8
Week 10	‐	6
Week 11	10	8
Week 12	‐	11
Week 13	14	9
Week 14	8	11
Week 15	16	11
Week 16	11	16
Week 17	9	10
Week 18	10	11

Notes for Player Combination
	Ja'Marr Chase WR - CIN Ja'Marr Chase WR - CIN	Puka Nacua WR - LAR Puka Nacua WR - LAR
Expert
Derek Brown FantasyPros	Ja'Marr Chase had another stellar season last year. He was the WR3 in fantasy points per game while finishing sixth in red zone targets and 18th in deep targets (tied). Again this season, Chase will lead an offense that will live and die by their passing game. Last year, Cincy was third in neutral passing rate and fifth in red zone passing rate. I don't see either of those numbers changing much in 2026 with Joe Burrow back under center. Last year, Chase remained a volume and efficiency monster, ranking third in target share (30.2%) and receiving yards per game (88.3), 18th in yards per route run (2.30), 14th in first downs per route run (0.119), and third in first-read share (40.3%, per Fantasy Points Data). Among 109 qualifying receivers, he was ninth in separation score and 23rd in route win rate. Chase has WR1 overall upside again this season.	Last year, Puka Nacua took Ja'Marr Chase's throne as the WR1 in fantasy points per game, and he could repeat as the top dog this year among wide receivers. Last year, Nacua was third in raw target volume, first in receptions, second in receiving yards, 23rd in deep targets, and 12th in red zone targets (tied). Nacua was fourth in target share (28.8%), first in receiving yards per game (107.2), first in yards per route run (3.85), and fourth in first-read share (37.5%, per Fantasy Points Data). If all of that wasn't enough, he was also sixth-best in separation and route win rate. Nacua is a volume-gobbling stud who could easily repeat as the WR1 overall if Matthew Stafford keeps dealing at an MVP (or near) level in 2026.
Andrew Erickson FantasyPros	Ja'Marr Chase remains firmly atop the conversation for the overall WR1 in fantasy football after another dominant season in 2025. The Bengals superstar commanded over a 30% target share while averaging 88.3 receiving yards per game and ranking among the league leaders in red-zone usage. Attached to a healthy Joe Burrow, Chase continues to combine elite volume, explosive playmaking, and touchdown upside in one of the NFL's premier passing offenses. Barring injury, he offers one of the safest and highest ceilings at the position entering 2026.	Puka Nacua further cemented himself as one of the NFL's premier receivers in 2025, finishing as fantasy football's overall WR1 after averaging more than 107 receiving yards per game. The Rams star dominated targets and efficiency alike, leading all wide receivers in yards per route run while setting career-high counting stats across the board. Even with Davante Adams siphoning red-zone opportunities, Nacua still delivered elite touchdown production and week-winning consistency. At just 25 years old in pursuit of a new contract, Nacua belongs firmly in the conversation for the WR1 overall again in 2026 (injuries and off-field issues aside).
Chris Welsh FantasyPros	- #3 in Target Share at 32.3%	- #6 in Target Share at 30.3%