• Puka Nacua retains his throne: He is considered one of 4 huge receivers with a 90.0-plus PFF receiving grade this season.
• Tee Higgins strikes up: He now owns the seventh-best PFF receiving grade after recording a 21-yard catch halfway by way of the primary quarter and securing a 2-yard landing go two performs later.
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1. Puka Nacua, Los Angeles Rams (92.6)
Nacua caught every of his eight targets towards the Jets for 56 yards and three first downs. Most of his yards got here from a 27-yard seize halfway by way of the fourth quarter that moved the Rams deep contained in the pink zone. The play was Nacua’s second achieve of 15-plus yards on the afternoon, giving him 25 such catches this season.
Nacua was focused 5 occasions on huge screens and slide routes and gained 24 yards. He’s been focused 20 occasions on these routes this season and leads all receivers in yards (184), touchdowns (two) and PFF receiving grade (93.3) on such performs.
2. Nico Collins, Houston Texans (91.7)
Collins capped off the primary quarter towards Kansas City with a 30-yard catch on a third-down play, his fourth of the interval. He recorded a second explosive achieve of 16 yards within the fourth quarter and completed the day with seven catches for 60 yards.
Collins now has 60 catches for 909 yards and ranks fifth in adjusted goal price this month (35.0%). He stays a top-five receiver towards zone protection (90.1 PFF grade) getting into Week 17 however has struggled towards that look in December (59.0), gaining solely 51 yards regardless of securing 10 of 13 targets.