How Rams' Puka Nacua uses team's 'Breakfast Club,' veteran leadership to continue chasing greatness

Nick Wright and Chris Broussard react to the Los Angeles Rams' 26-23 OT loss to the San Francisco 49ers, then discuss why the morale is likely low after committing costly miscues and mistakes.

The usual NFL player heads into his third season hoping for that "leap year," one where that next step of production is taken to prove his worth for his squad, which ultimately results in a hopeful contract extension.

But there’s also the rare group of third-year players – those who are clearly NFL stars from the start – that franchises would love to keep aboard and continue to build around.

For the Los Angeles Rams, it’s wide receiver Puka Nacua, the NFL’s current leader in receptions (52) and receiving yards (588) through Week 5 of the 2025 campaign.

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Puka Nacua of the Los Angeles Rams runs downfield during the second half of an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers at SoFi Stadium on Oct. 02, 2025 in Inglewood, California. (Brooke Sutton/Getty Images)

Nacua burst onto the scene in 2023, when he broke the all-time rookie receiving yards record with 1,486 after catching 105 passes from quarterback Matthew Stafford. He was just shy of 1,000 yards in 2024 after injuries kept him out for six games, but the third-year star out of BYU is once again in the elite category of receivers gracing the gridiron each week.

Nacua was a diamond in the rough when the Rams drafted him in the fifth round in 2023, but that diamond is shining bright in Los Angeles. And though he isn’t the typical third-year player hoping to take that leap, Nacua told Fox News Digital that he does have a similar mindset.

This is essentially the floor of what he wishes to do in the NFL.

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