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

Puka Nacua had one of the best rookie seasons in NFL history last season but that was something that no one would have predicted.

By Travis Wakeman

WKU's Malachi Corley runs in for a touchdown against UTEP on Nov. 4, 2023 at the Sun Bowl.
WKU's Malachi Corley runs in for a touchdown against UTEP on Nov. 4, 2023 at the Sun Bowl. / Alberto Silva Fernandez/ El Paso Times /
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Jamari Thrash, Louisville
Louisville's Jamari Thrash scores a touchdown against Notre Dame . / Scott Utterback/Courier Journal / USA

Jamari Thrash, Louisville

Jamari Thrash spent four seasons at Georgia State and after a terrific 2022 season with the Panthers, decided to use his last year of eligibility and transfer to Louisville. Against tougher competition, he caught 63 passes for 863 yards and six touchdowns, numbers comparable to what Nacua put up in his final college season.

Thrash is on the smaller side at 6-foot-0 and 188 pounds, but he is a guy teams should not completely overlook. He is a tough receiver over the middle and has legitimate 4.4 speed (he ran a 4.46 40-yard dash at the combine).

He can line up all over the formation but I see him as a terrific option out of the slot at the next level. This is a guy who could come to a team with a thin depth chart at wide receiver, somewhere such as Buffalo or Baltimore and become exactly what Nacua became for the Rams.

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