Jeremiyah Love or Puka Nacua: Who Should You Start?

2026 Week 4 · deterministic head-to-head · Verdicts based on PPR scoring.

Start Nacua — the projection and consensus rank edges are too wide to ignore.

Puka Nacua projects 20.5 to Love's 15.5 and is the higher consensus play (WR2 to RB11). Love's edge is availability, a clean report to Nacua's Questionable. The gap is wide.

Jeremiyah Love

Jeremiyah Love

RB11ARIvs NYG

Projected Points

Start
Puka Nacua

Puka Nacua

WR2LARvs PHI

Projected Points

Start

Jeremiyah Love’s market

RUSH YDS
O/U 64.5
-114 / -114
REC
O/U 3.5
+126 / -161
REC YDS
O/U 14.5
-114 / -114
ATD
Anytime TD
-135

Puka Nacua’s market

REC
O/U 6.5
+108 / -138
Receptions Props →
REC YDS
O/U 77.5
-110 / -114
Receiving Yards Props →
ATD
Anytime TD
+130
Anytime Touchdown Props →
ARI@
NYGSun, Oct 4, 1:00 PM ETView the game →
LAR@
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Why Jeremiyah Love

Start

Rookie RB in a committee backfield. Explosive big-play back with breakaway speed and pass-game receiving upside.

Start — every-week RB start at consensus RB11: 11% target share, 15.5 PPR projected vs NYG.

  • NYG ranks 13 of 32 against RBs (a middle-of-the-road matchup, 3-game sample).
  • Vegas implies 19.3 team points as 7.0-point underdogs.
  • Listed RB on the latest depth chart with a 49% snap share.

Latest on Love

'Getting Back To My Old Self': Jeremiyah Love Finds His Groove

Rookie had 109 scrimmage yards against 49ers

azcardinals.com · Sep 28, 2026
Cardinals rookie Jeremiyah Love earns bigger role in offense

The running back out of Notre Dame rushed 21 times for 90 yards and caught five passes, including a TD.

ESPN · Sep 28, 2026
Leaning On Jeremiyah Love, And 49ers Aftermath
azcardinals.com · Sep 27, 2026

Reported by the sources listed — not independently verified.

Why Puka Nacua

Start

WR1 and offensive engine. Physical route technician with elite yards-after-catch and massive target share.

Start — every-week WR start at consensus WR2: PHI is the 11th-softest matchup vs WRs, 24.5 implied team total.

  • Carries a Questionable tag — usually plays, but monitor the final report.
  • PHI ranks 22 of 32 against WRs (one of the softer matchups, 3-game sample).
  • Vegas implies 24.5 team points as 1.5-point favorites.
  • Listed WR on the latest depth chart with a 70% snap share.

Latest on Nacua

Status

Puka Nacua practiced Wednesday as limited participant and coach Sean McVay expects him to play Sunday against Eagles in Week 4.

Yahoo Sports, therams.com, ESPN · Oct 1, 2026
Status

Nacua was inactive for the Broncos game with a hip injury and the Rams remain optimistic he will be able to play Week 4 against the Eagles.

ESPN · Sep 24, 2026
Puka Nacua expects to play against the Eagles

Sarah Barshop reports on Puka Nacua expecting to come back from his groin injury to play in Week 4 vs. the Eagles.

VideoESPN · Oct 1, 2026
Injury Updates: McVay says Terrance Ferguson (ankle) and Jaylen Watson (shoulder) likely out for Week 4 at Eagles; latest on Colby Parkinson (shoulder) and Puka Nacua (hip)

Rams head coach Sean McVay discusses the latest injury updates on tight ends Terrance Ferguson (ankle) and Colby Parkinson (shoulder), as well as cornerback Jaylen Watson (shoulder) coming out of Sunday Night Football against the Broncos, as well as wide receiver Puka Nacua's (hip) status

therams.com · Sep 28, 2026

Reported by the sources listed — not independently verified.

Head-to-head stats

MetricJeremiyah LovePuka Nacua
Projected points
Consensus rankRB11WR2
Opponent vs positionNYG · 13 of 323-game samplePHI · 22 of 323-game sample
Rushing Yards21 of 32—
Rushing TDs8 of 32—
Rushing Attempts9 of 32—
Receptions9 of 3221 of 32
Receiving Yards11 of 3220 of 32
Anytime TD20 of 3224 of 32
Receiving TDs—24 of 32
Targets—19 of 32
Target share11%26%
Reception share12%22%
Implied total · spread19.3+7.024.5-1.5
Depth chartRB1WR1
Snap share49%70%
Injury designation—Questionable

Recent form

Jeremiyah Love — last 3 weeks

Week 3vs SF
Week 2vs SEA
Week 1vs LAC

Puka Nacua — last 3 weeks

Week 3vs DENDNP
Week 2vs NYGDNP
Week 1vs SF

Signal breakdown

  • 15.5 vs 20.5 projected PPR pointsPuka Nacua +
  • Rank 11 vs 2Puka Nacua +
  • Opponent DvP rank 13 vs 22 (32 = softest)Puka Nacua +
  • Implied 19.3 vs 24.5 team pointsPuka Nacua +
  • no designation vs QuestionableJeremiyah Love +
  • 49% vs 70% snap sharePuka Nacua +

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