Puka Nacua or Jordan Mason: who should I start in Week 3?

Where the draft room stands

Drafters have formed no consensus on Puka Nacua: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 162nd overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 5.

Drafters have formed no consensus on Jordan Mason: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 163rd overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 112.

What the sportsbooks price

The books have Puka Nacua at 3.0 PPR points a game off 1 market across 2 books. That is 30 percent of what a wide receiver's price needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

No sportsbook has posted a season market for Jordan Mason, so the only market pricing him on this page is the draft room.

This season through Week 1

Through Week 1, Puka Nacua has been on the field for 70 percent of LAR snaps, drawn 33 percent of the targets and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 4 of the offence's 7 third down targets, had 1 of its 4 chances inside the five and seen 0 of its 2 two minute targets.

His 9 targets have averaged 12.8 air yards.

In Week 1 against SF he caught 5 of 9 targets for 74 yards and did not score.

Through Week 1, Jordan Mason has been on the field for 45 percent of MIN snaps, taken 48 percent of the carries, drawn 0 percent of the targets and had 31 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 0 of the offence's 10 third down targets and had 1 of its 2 chances inside the five.

In Week 1 against GB he carried 15 times for 59 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 Puka Nacua played 16 games and scored 375.0 PPR points, 23.4 a game, finishing WR1.

He caught 129 of 166 targets for 1715 yards and 10 touchdowns, with 16 red zone targets.

That came to 10.4 targets a game, a 78 percent catch rate and 13.3 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 68 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

In 2025 Jordan Mason played 16 games and scored 128.9 PPR points, 8.1 a game, finishing RB36.

He carried 159 times for 758 yards and 6 touchdowns, and caught 14 of 16 targets for 51 more yards.

That came to 9.9 carries a game at 4.8 yards a carry and 0.9 catches a game.

He was on the field for 44 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Both were available for 16 games that season.

Side by side

In 2025 Puka Nacua scored 23.4 PPR points a game and Jordan Mason 8.1, 15.4 a game between them.

Puka Nacua finished WR1 and Jordan Mason RB36, which are two different ladders.

Puka Nacua is a wide receiver and Jordan Mason a running back, so the question is which slot you fill first rather than which of them is better.

Byes and availability

Puka Nacua is off in Week 11 and Jordan Mason in Week 6, so either can cover the other's bye.

Puka Nacua is listed as doubtful on the injury report.

Jordan Mason is listed as ir on the injury report.