Puka Nacua or CeeDee Lamb?
Puka Nacua or CeeDee Lamb? Both are WRs. Here is what each man's 2025 season was actually built on, updated Aug 17, 2026.
Puka Nacua leads on share of his team's offensive snaps, share of his team's air yards and receiving yards, and also on receiving yards per pass snap — one side of that is opportunity, the other is efficiency, and they have not historically travelled together.
CeeDee Lamb leads on none of the measured inputs — Puka Nacua holds more of every one the file weighs for persistence.
Figures are 2025 verified play-by-play (nflverse); scored Half-PPR. Repeatability is measured from year-over-year persistence across 2016 to 2025, not projected. Muffed publishes no projections, draft grades or start/sit advice.
Puka Nacua
CeeDee Lamb
Puka Nacua vs CeeDee Lamb, 2025
| Metric | Puka Nacua | CeeDee Lamb |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 finish | 1 | 11 |
| Half-PPR/G | 19.4 | 12.6 |
| Games | 16 | 13 |
| Snap share | 66.2% | 61.9% |
| Availability | 86.3% | 91.8% |
| Target share | 28.6% | 19.3% |
| Air yards share | 29.0% | 28.5% |
| Rec yards | 1,715 | 1,077 |
| Yds/pass snap | 3.67 | 2.38 |
What repeats
Puka Nacua leads on share of his team's offensive snaps, share of his team's air yards and receiving yards, and also on receiving yards per pass snap — one side of that is opportunity, the other is efficiency, and they have not historically travelled together. CeeDee Lamb leads on none of the measured inputs — Puka Nacua holds more of every one the file weighs for persistence. Of the two, CeeDee Lamb's season rests on the steadier ground. That is a statement about what each man's production was built on, not a running order — and it is a description of 2025, not a forecast of 2026.
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Muffed, “Puka Nacua vs CeeDee Lamb, 2025 verified comparison,” muffed.ai/compare/puka-nacua-vs-ceedee-lamb. Through the 2025 season. Data via nflverse; FTN Data via nflverse.
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