Puka Nacua

Injury status

Doubtful Leg

Nacua (hip), who is listed as doubtful for Sunday's game at Denver, has been hampered by a groin injury that has impacted his explosiveness, and while the Rams haven't taken surgery "entirely off the table," the issue is considered "short term," with a return possible sooner rather than later, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

Reported 4h ago via ESPN.

Recent games

SF @ LARFinal 27-7, Sep 10, 2026

receiving: REC 5, YDS 74, AVG 14.8, TD 0, LONG 41, TGTS 9

defensive: TOT 1, SOLO 1, SACKS 0, TFL 0, PD 0, QB HTS 0, TD 0

Box lines come straight from Agatha's live game polling (ESPN summaries), stored verbatim as she saw them.

Injury history

Sep 27, 2026Doubtful Leg
Nacua (hip), who is listed as doubtful for Sunday's game at Denver, has been hampered by a groin injury that has impacted his explosiveness, and while the Rams haven't taken surgery "entirely off the table," the issue is considered "short term," with a return possible sooner rather than later, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
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Sep 25, 2026Doubtful Leg
Coach Sean McVay said Friday that Nacua (hip) will be listed as doubtful for Sunday's game at Denver, Stu Jackson of the Rams' official site reports.
ESPN / LAR
Sep 24, 2026Doubtful Leg
Nacua (hip) didn't take part in Thursday's practice, Sarah Barshop of ESPN.com reports.
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Sep 24, 2026Questionable Leg
Nacua (hip) didn't take part in Thursday's practice, Sarah Barshop of ESPN.com reports.
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Sep 24, 2026Questionable Groin
Nacua, who was listed as a non-participant on Wednesday's estimated practice report, doesn't appear to be making much progress in his recovery from a groin injury and could be trending toward a second consecutive absence Sunday against the Broncos, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
ESPN / LAR
Sep 23, 2026Questionable Groin
Nacua (groin) will not practice Wednesday, but head coach Sean McVay indicated he could practice later this week, Adam Grosbard of The Orange County Register reports.
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Sep 22, 2026Questionable Groin
Rams head coach Sean McVay acknowledged Tuesday that he's uncertain if Nacua (groin) will be available for Sunday's game against the Broncos, Gary Klein of the Los Angeles Times reports. "I'm not sure what his status is as far as this next coming week," McVay said of Nacua. "I'm hopeful that he'll play.... If he's ready to go, great. If not, then we'll continue to roll."
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Sep 22, 2026Out Groin
Rams head coach Sean McVay acknowledged Tuesday that he's uncertain if Nacua (groin) will be available for Sunday's game against the Broncos, Gary Klein of the Los Angeles Times reports. "I'm not sure what his status is as far as this next coming week," McVay said of Nacua. "I'm hopeful that he'll play.... If he's ready to go, great. If not, then we'll continue to roll."
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Sep 21, 2026Out Leg
Nacua (hip) is listed as inactive Monday against the Giants, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
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Sep 21, 2026Inactive Leg
Nacua (hip) is listed as inactive Monday against the Giants, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
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Sep 21, 2026Out Leg
Nacua (hip) is listed as inactive Monday against the Giants, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
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Sep 20, 2026Questionable Leg
Nacua (hip), who is officially listed as questionable for Monday's game against the Giants, "is trending the wrong way" in advance of the Week 2 contest, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
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Sep 20, 2026Questionable Leg
Nacua (hip), who is officially listed as questionable for Monday's game against the Giants "is trending the wrong way" in advance of the Week 2 contest, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
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Sep 20, 2026Questionable Leg
Nacua (hip) is considered by the Rams "to be a pre-game decision" for Monday's game against the Giants, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
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Sep 19, 2026Questionable Leg
Coach Sean McVay said Nacua (hip) won't practice Saturday and will be listed as questionable for Monday's game against the Giants, Benjamin Royer of The Orange County Register reports.
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Sep 18, 2026Questionable Leg
Nacua didn't practice Friday due to a hip injury, Benjamin Royer of The Orange County Register reports.
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Sep 18, 2026Active
Nacua didn't take part in the media-access portion of Friday's practice, Benjamin Royer of The Orange County Register reports.
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Sep 11, 2026Active
Nacua brought in five of nine targets for 74 yards during the Rams' 27-7 Week 1 loss to the 49ers in Melbourne, Australia.
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Sep 8, 2026Active
activated (off SDIO injured list)
sdio / LAR
Aug 31, 2026Questionable Groin
Groin
sdio / LAR
Aug 20, 2026Questionable Groin
Nacua was a non-participant at Thursday's joint practice with the Saints, Stu Jackson and Zach Edwards of the Rams' official site report.
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Aug 19, 2026Questionable Groin
questionable
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Aug 17, 2026Active
Coach Sean McVay said Nacua (groin) may not practice this week, Greg Beacham of the Associated Press reports.
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Aug 13, 2026Active
Head coach Sean McVay expects Nacua (groin), who is dealing with soreness in his psoas, to be "ready to go" in practice ahead of the team's second preseason game against the Saints on Aug. 22, Stu Jackson of the Rams' official site reports.
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Aug 12, 2026Active
Nacua, who left Tuesday's practice with a groin injury, could be sidelined for "a few days," Adam Schefter of ESPN.com reports.
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Aug 11, 2026Active
Nacua exited Tuesday's practice with minor groin soreness, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
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Jul 30, 2026Active
Nacua has been the star of Rams training camp through four practices, Nate Atkins of The Athletic reports.
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Append-only, exactly as reported at the time. Agatha never rewrites what was known when.