3 wide receivers who could be this year's Puka Nacua for fantasy football

Luke McCaffrey, Rice

Sometimes, you can't ignore a player's bloodline. Luke McCaffrey is a talented wide receiver and though he's not going to get the fantasy football hype that his older brother Christian does, he fits this list incredibly well.

When you look back to his father, Ed McCaffrey's playing days, he was similar to Nacua. He came out of nowhere as a third-round pick in 1991. He never had incredible speed of insane athleticism but he just knew how to get open, particularly in the middle of the field. We saw that out of Nacua on a regular basis this past season.

Luke's college career looked like it was going in the wrong direction while he was at Nebraska, but a transfer to Rice opened things up for him. In the 2022 and 2023 seasons with the Owls, he hauled in 129 receptions for 1,715 yards and 19 touchdowns after being converted from quarterback into a wide receiver.

His is a name that is slowly starting to rise up draft boards as well. Once seen as a late-round pick or potentially an undrafted player, McCaffrey is being mocked as high as the third round right now. If he can follow in his father's footsteps at the wide receiver position, he could be a sneaky addition for fantasy players this coming season.