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    Puka Nacua Fantasy Hub: Week 12 Injury Update, Start ‘Em/Sit ‘Em Advice, Projections, and More

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    Here's the latest Puka Nacua fantasy football news and advice to help you with your lineups, including injury status, start-sit advice, trade insight, and more.

    The Los Angeles Rams will face the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 12. Here’s the latest fantasy football news and advice to help you with your lineups this week and moving forward, especially regarding WR Puka Nacua.

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    Is Puka Nacua Playing in Week 12?

    Nacua is not listed on the injury report this week, so barring any setbacks, he is on track to play this weekend.

    We’ll continue to monitor the Rams’ injury report. You can also visit and bookmark our NFL Injury Tracker and Fantasy News Tracker for the latest updates.

    Should You Start or Sit Puka Nacua in Week 12?

    If you extend Puka Nacua’s past five regular-season games in which he has been on the field for at least half the offensive snaps, his 17-game pace is 126 catches for 2,071 yards and seven scores.

    Yes, he’s that good. We saw it on the 38-yard catch-and-run on Los Angeles’ first drive last week, we saw it again on his sprawling 12-yard touchdown (somehow his first score of the season), and we see it seemingly every week from this second-year star.

    We’ve seen four WR1s victimize the Eagles for 20+ PPR points (Jayden Reed, Chris Olave, Mike Evans, and Ja’Marr Chase). While Cooper Kupp is great, Nacua, who has seen his yards per route, target share, and red-zone target rate all improve from his historic rookie campaign, profiles as the top dog in this passing game.

    Are you looking for start/sit advice for other players in your lineup? Read our Week 12 Fantasy Start-Sit Advice Cheat Sheet for every fantasy-relevant player in every game.

    Puka Nacua’s Fantasy Points Projection in Week 12

    As of early Sunday morning, Nacua is projected to score 19 fantasy points in PPR formats. This includes 7.1 receptions for 97 yards and 0.2 touchdowns.

    Check out the free PFN Fantasy Start-Sit Optimizer for the latest projections and advice for your lineups this week.

    Puka Nacua’s Fantasy Ranking

    Our Weekly Consensus PPR Rankings are below — both positional and overall. They were last updated at 12:45 AM ET on Friday, December 27. If you're in a Superflex league, make sure you check out our Weekly Consensus Superflex Rankings.

    Week 17 WR PPR Rankings

    1) Ja'Marr Chase | CIN (vs. DEN)
    2) Puka Nacua | LAR (vs. ARI)
    3) Amon-Ra St. Brown | DET (at SF)
    4) Justin Jefferson | MIN (vs. GB)
    5) Mike Evans | TB (vs. CAR)
    6) Nico Collins | HOU (vs. BAL)
    7) A.J. Brown | PHI (vs. DAL)
    8) Terry McLaurin | WAS (vs. ATL)
    9) Davante Adams | NYJ (at BUF)
    10) Tyreek Hill | MIA (at CLE)
    11) Tee Higgins | CIN (vs. DEN)
    12) Brian Thomas Jr. | JAX (vs. TEN)
    13) Courtland Sutton | DEN (at CIN)
    14) Ladd McConkey | LAC (at NE)
    15) Drake London | ATL (at WAS)
    16) Jaxon Smith-Njigba | SEA (at CHI)
    17) Malik Nabers | NYG (vs. IND)
    18) Cooper Kupp | LAR (vs. ARI)
    19) Garrett Wilson | NYJ (at BUF)
    20) Jauan Jennings | SF (vs. DET)
    21) Zay Flowers | BAL (at HOU)
    22) Keenan Allen | CHI (vs. SEA)
    23) DJ Moore | CHI (vs. SEA)
    24) Jakobi Meyers | LV (at NO)
    25) Jordan Addison | MIN (vs. GB)
    26) DK Metcalf | SEA (at CHI)
    27) George Pickens | PIT (vs. KC)
    28) Calvin Ridley | TEN (at JAX)
    29) DeVonta Smith | PHI (vs. DAL)
    30) Adam Thielen | CAR (at TB)
    31) Khalil Shakir | BUF (vs. NYJ)
    32) Jameson Williams | DET (at SF)
    33) Deebo Samuel Sr. | SF (vs. DET)
    34) Jayden Reed | GB (at MIN)
    35) DeAndre Hopkins | KC (at PIT)
    36) Marvin Harrison Jr. | ARI (at LAR)
    37) Xavier Worthy | KC (at PIT)
    38) Jaylen Waddle | MIA (at CLE)
    39) Darnell Mooney | ATL (at WAS)
    40) Jerry Jeudy | CLE (vs. MIA)
    41) Josh Downs | IND (at NYG)
    42) Jalen McMillan | TB (vs. CAR)
    43) Hollywood Brown | KC (at PIT)
    44) Rome Odunze | CHI (vs. SEA)
    45) Romeo Doubs | GB (at MIN)
    46) Michael Pittman Jr. | IND (at NYG)
    47) Amari Cooper | BUF (vs. NYJ)
    48) Rashod Bateman | BAL (at HOU)
    49) Quentin Johnston | LAC (at NE)
    50) Jalen Coker | CAR (at TB)
    51) DeMario Douglas | NE (vs. LAC)
    52) Xavier Legette | CAR (at TB)
    53) Wan'Dale Robinson | NYG (vs. IND)
    54) Christian Watson | GB (at MIN)
    55) Nick Westbrook-Ikhine | TEN (at JAX)
    56) Elijah Moore | CLE (vs. MIA)
    57) Marquez Valdes-Scantling | BUF (vs. NYJ)
    58) Calvin Austin III | PIT (vs. KC)
    59) Joshua Palmer | LAC (at NE)
    60) Robert Woods | HOU (vs. BAL)
    61) Parker Washington | JAX (vs. TEN)
    62) Tim Patrick | DET (at SF)
    63) Ray-Ray McCloud III | ATL (at WAS)
    64) John Metchie III | HOU (vs. BAL)
    65) Keon Coleman | BUF (vs. NYJ)
    66) David Moore | CAR (at TB)
    67) Devaughn Vele | DEN (at CIN)
    68) Michael Wilson | ARI (at LAR)
    69) Tre Tucker | LV (at NO)
    70) Kendrick Bourne | NE (vs. LAC)
    71) Mike Williams | PIT (vs. KC)
    72) Marvin Mims Jr. | DEN (at CIN)
    73) Andrei Iosivas | CIN (vs. DEN)
    74) Kayshon Boutte | NE (vs. LAC)
    75) Olamide Zaccheaus | WAS (vs. ATL)
    76) Malik Washington | MIA (at CLE)
    77) Jalen Tolbert | DAL (at PHI)
    78) Brandin Cooks | DAL (at PHI)
    79) Sterling Shepard | TB (vs. CAR)
    80) Tyler Lockett | SEA (at CHI)
    81) Demarcus Robinson | LAR (vs. ARI)
    82) Adonai Mitchell | IND (at NYG)
    83) Dyami Brown | WAS (vs. ATL)
    84) Alec Pierce | IND (at NYG)
    85) Dontayvion Wicks | GB (at MIN)
    86) Allen Lazard | NYJ (at BUF)
    87) KaVontae Turpin | DAL (at PHI)
    88) Van Jefferson | PIT (vs. KC)
    89) Darius Slayton | NYG (vs. IND)
    90) Ricky Pearsall | SF (vs. DET)
    91) Jamison Crowder | WAS (vs. ATL)
    92) Tyler Boyd | TEN (at JAX)
    93) Troy Franklin | DEN (at CIN)
    94) Kevin Austin Jr. | NO (vs. LV)
    95) Mack Hollins | BUF (vs. NYJ)
    96) Tutu Atwell | LAR (vs. ARI)
    97) Jalen Nailor | MIN (vs. GB)
    98) JuJu Smith-Schuster | KC (at PIT)
    99) Michael Woods II | CLE (vs. MIA)
    100) Justin Watson | KC (at PIT)

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