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Josh Allen
vs Puka Nacua

2026 · Week 5 · Half-PPR

Josh Allen
QB · BUF
Puka Nacua
WR · LAR

The crowd’s lean

Week 5

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This week

WEEK 5

Allen

at LAR

Oct 12 · 8:15 PM ET

Nacua

vs BUF

Oct 12 · 8:15 PM ET

22.5

Projected

16.7

Projected

Half-PPR
projection

2026 season, per game

AllenNacua
28.7Fantasy pts16.6
4Games2
260Pass yds—
—Pass TD—
—INT—
8.3Carries—
30Rush yds—
3.6Yds/carry—
—Targets10.5
—Receptions7.0
—Receiving yds100
—Touchdowns—
2025 season, per game
AllenNacua
22.0Fantasy pts19.4
17Games16
216Pass yds0
1.5Pass TD0.0
0.6INT0.0
6.6Carries0.6
34Rush yds7
5.2Yds/carry10.5
0.0Targets10.4
0.0Receptions8.1
0Receiving yds107
0.8Touchdowns0.7
Full game log & past seasons +
Josh Allen
2026 game log
WKOPPFPTSRANKATTCMPYDTDINTRuYDRuTD
1
—
35.7
QB2
29
20
334
2
—
23
2
2
—
40.8
QB1
31
20
248
3
—
69
2
3
—
19.0
QB18
26
16
204
—
2
22
2
4
—
19.5
QB10
33
23
253
1
1
4
1
Earlier seasons (2025, 2024)
2025 game log
WKOPPFPTSRANKATTCMPYDTDINTRuYDRuTD
1
BAL
38.8
QB1
46
33
394
2
—
30
2
2
NYJ
11.8
QB25
25
14
148
—
—
59
—
3
MIA
23.0
QB5
28
22
213
3
—
25
—
4
NO
25.9
QB7
22
16
209
2
1
45
1
5
NE
20.4
QB12
31
22
253
2
1
53
—
6
ATL
17.4
QB17
26
15
180
2
2
42
—
7
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
8
CAR
23.2
QB9
19
12
163
1
—
7
2
9
KC
28.8
QB3
26
23
273
1
—
19
2
10
MIA
20.3
QB8
40
28
306
2
1
31
—
11
TB
44.7
QB1
30
19
317
3
2
40
3
12
HOU
10.1
QB22
34
24
253
—
2
20
—
13
PIT
17.7
QB13
23
15
123
1
1
38
1
14
CIN
37.8
QB1
28
22
251
3
—
78
1
15
NE
24.5
QB6
28
19
193
3
—
48
—
16
CLE
6.9
QB27
19
12
130
—
—
17
—
17
PHI
23.2
QB6
35
23
262
—
—
27
2
18
NYJ
0.0
QB42
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2024 game log
WKOPPFPTSRANKATTCMPYDTDINTRuYDRuTD
1
ARI
31.2
QB1
23
18
232
2
—
39
2
2
MIA
9.8
QB28
19
13
139
1
—
2
—
3
JAX
30.9
QB1
30
23
263
4
—
44
—
4
BAL
7.3
QB28
29
16
180
—
—
21
—
5
HOU
14.6
QB19
30
9
131
1
—
54
—
6
NYJ
24.4
QB5
25
19
215
2
—
18
1
7
TEN
21.0
QB6
33
21
323
2
—
1
—
8
SEA
20.8
QB14
34
24
283
2
1
25
—
9
MIA
23.1
QB7
39
25
235
3
1
7
—
10
IND
20.2
QB7
37
22
280
—
2
50
1
11
KC
25.0
QB7
40
27
262
1
1
55
1
12
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
13
SF
28.4
QB3
17
13
148
2
—
18
1
14
LAR
51.9
QB1
37
22
342
3
—
82
3
15
DET
41.3
QB1
34
23
362
2
—
68
2
16
NE
12.2
QB24
29
16
154
1
1
30
—
17
NYJ
23.0
QB12
27
16
182
2
—
17
1
18
NE
0.0
QB45
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Puka Nacua
2026 game log
WKOPPFPTSRANKTGTRECYDTD
1
—
9.9
WR27
9
5
74
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
—
23.2
WR5
12
9
125
—
Earlier seasons (2025, 2024)
2025 game log
WKOPPFPTSRANKTGTRECYDTD
1
HOU
18.1
WR7
11
10
130
—
2
TEN
23.6
WR6
9
8
91
—
3
PHI
17.3
WR8
15
11
112
—
4
IND
29.5
WR1
15
13
170
1
5
SF
19.5
WR7
12
10
85
1
6
BAL
3.8
WR64
3
2
28
—
7
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
8
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
9
NO
19.3
WR5
8
7
95
1
10
SF
14.9
WR16
6
5
64
1
11
SEA
10.8
WR18
8
7
75
—
12
TB
13.2
WR16
11
7
97
—
13
CAR
10.2
WR25
9
6
72
—
14
ARI
32.2
WR1
11
7
167
2
15
DET
23.4
WR2
11
9
181
—
16
SEA
40.5
WR1
16
12
225
2
17
ATL
13.2
WR14
10
5
47
1
18
ARI
21.0
WR3
11
10
76
1
2024 game log
WKOPPFPTSRANKTGTRECYDTD
1
DET
6.2
WR55
4
4
35
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
8
MIN
14.6
WR20
9
7
106
—
9
SEA
1.6
WR89
4
1
11
—
10
MIA
14.3
WR12
14
9
98
—
11
NE
21.8
WR6
9
7
123
1
12
PHI
16.2
WR12
13
9
117
—
13
NO
14.8
WR20
8
5
56
1
14
BUF
35.8
WR2
14
12
162
1
15
SF
14.3
WR20
8
7
97
—
16
NYJ
9.6
WR35
9
8
56
—
17
ARI
17.9
WR16
14
10
129
—

Expert takes

Josh Allen
  • “Josh Allen averaged 21.6 passing points per game (standard scoring) across the first two weeks of the season. Over the last two, he’s been at 7.1.”

    The FF Newsletter· Oct 8, 2026
  • “Only Josh Allen has run hotter, and we saw Allen hit a spot of regression last week. The 49ers are stacking enough injuries to impact things, too. It sounds as if Trent Williams will be good for Sunday.”

    Rich Hribar· Sep 30, 2026
  • “LAC | DraftKings: $8,000/FanDuel: $9,100* It’s odd to say Josh Allen could be a contrarian play, but his rostership should come in very moderate this week. There’s a $500 difference between Allen and Lamar Jackson , and Jackson is in a high-volume matchup against Dallas, making him a popular play this week. Playing Allen doesn’t need much justification.”

    Tera Roberts· Sep 26, 2026
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  • “Josh Allen should meet little resistance, and James Cook can gash them on the ground, too.”

    Josh Shepardson· Sep 24, 2026
  • “Bills Fantasy Quarterback Preview Josh Allen (TRUST) We could be seeing the best season of Allen's career, which is saying something. We are only two weeks in, so we will keep things in check, but Allen is averaging career-highs in touchdown rate (8.3%), yards per pass attempt (9.7), and yards per completion (14.6). The Bills are throwing more, and they are throwing it downfield, something we were betting on this offseason.”

    Rich Hribar· Sep 23, 2026
  • “Last Thursday, Allen ran in Buffalo’s first TD himself , then proceeded to spread the love to Joshua Palmer , Dawson Knox , and Dalton Kincaid before running in another TD himself for good measure. Only then did he finally hand it off to Cook for Buffalo’s sixth and final trip to the end zone. But this was ultimately the Josh Allen show, which is exactly why he lands among our overachievers this week.”

    Brooke Morgan· Sep 23, 2026
  • “Josh Allen remains a two-way scoring threat for the second straight week — 2 rushing TDs again. Another dual-threat scoring day (20-of-31 for 248, 3 TD passes, plus 14 carries for 69 yards with the aforementioned scores). Buffalo opened with a notable heavy package: three tight ends on the field to start.”

    Andrew Erickson· Sep 22, 2026
  • “Houston Texans Hot take alert: Josh Allen is good at football. The Bills quarterback supermanned his squad to a win over the vaunted Texans defense, creating big play after big play and frustrating an extremely talented unit on the other side. Offseason acquisition D.J.”

    Ethan Woodie· Sep 15, 2026
  • “Josh Allen led Buffalo to a 36-31 victory on the road against Houston, finally able to shake the monkey from his back at Reliant Stadium. A 34-yard touchdown pass to Joshua Palmer with 1:36 remaining in the game proved to be the decisive score and the cherry on top of Allen’s four-touchdown masterpiece. Houston’s typically stingy defense surrendered 334 passing yards and was unable to contain Allen on the ground as a runner, allowing him to score two rushing touchdowns.”

    Evan Tarracciano· Sep 14, 2026
  • “BUF @ HOU (BUF-1.5, O/U 44.5) Josh Allen ranks as the Ballers consensus QB9 behind some names that may be on your waiver wire. However, the Ballers recommend starting Allen over names like Stafford and Goff, who rank above him this week. DJ Moore ranks as a potential FLEX play, but lower your expectations against Houston’s defense.”

    Jordan Pullett· Sep 12, 2026
  • “1 — Josh Allen , Buffalo Bills Allen is a model of consistency. In two of the last three years, his adjusted completion rate was above 76 percent. His big-time throw rate went from 6.1 percent in 2023 to 7.0 percent in 2024 to 5.1 percent in 2025, all while keeping his turnover-worthy play rate below three percent.”

    Ethan Woodie· Sep 11, 2026
  • “Josh Allen is always startable, but temper expectations slightly. The Rams play the 49ers in East Melbourne on Thursday night (Netflix), a marquee international matchup between two top-10 offenses. Both SF (+0.09) and LA (+0.14) have the firepower to put up big numbers – your Rams and 49ers skill players are strong plays.”

    Samuel DiSorbo· Sep 10, 2026
  • “Patrick Mahomes has led the league in passing yards once, and Josh Allen has yet to do it at all.”

    Curtis Hirsch· Aug 31, 2026
Puka Nacua
  • “McVay has said Nacua is not dealing with a hernia, though Erin Andrews said on FOX ( h/t Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio ) the receiver is battling a pre-hernia issue. This means Nacua is dealing with weakness in the muscle wall that is keeping internal tissue from breaking through. It is not too difficult to foresee hernia surgery in Nacua’s future, but for now, the star pass catcher is playing through injury.”

    Sam Robinson· Oct 10, 2026
  • “Broncos Fantasy Wide Receiver Preview Davante Adams Early reports this week suggest Puka Nacua will remain sidelined for at least another game , if not longer. With Nacua sidelined on Monday night, Adams dropped a hammer, catching 8 of 10 targets for 195 yards and 2 touchdowns. This was the third time in his career (with three different teams) that Adams has had 190-plus receiving yards and 2 touchdowns in a game.”

    Rich Hribar· Sep 24, 2026
  • “IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect Puka Nacua – 9 targets, 5 rec Nacua seeing nine targets…what else is new? He has averaged 9.8 targets/game over his career, so this is just par for the course for him. He remains one of the best target earners in the game when he takes the field.”

    Aaron Larson· Sep 15, 2026
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  • “Puka Nacua (+550) is the current favorite to lead the league in receiving yards for the 2026 NFL Season.”

    Curtis Hirsch· Sep 2, 2026
  • “Puka Nacua (WR – LAR) Averages 26 PPR Points Per Game The prediction: Nacua could become the first wide receiver since 2013 to average 26 PPR points per game across a full season. In his genuinely healthy games last year, excluding a stretch lost to an ankle injury, he already averaged nearly 25 points per game, and a simple touchdown redistribution, flipping his own total with a teammate’s, would have been enough to push him over that 26-point threshold. Only two wide receiver seasons since 2013 have even topped 25 points per game.”

    FantasyPros Staff· Aug 28, 2026
  • “Nacua is coming off a career-high 10 receiving touchdowns, which, until 2025, had been the only area of his game that lacked, having scored nine in the previous two seasons combined. Perhaps with an improved defense, the Rams won’t be quite as pass-heavy this year, but Sean McVay has nearly always been aggressive.”

    Tom Strachan· Aug 15, 2026
  • “Left practice on Tuesday with groin soreness Rams WR Puka Nacua , who left practice while walking with a trainer, is dealing with minor soreness in his groin, I'm told.”

    FFToday· Aug 11, 2026
  • “Perhaps with an improving defense the Rams don’t go quite as pass-heavy this year, but Sean McVay has nearly always been aggressive and while Matthew Stafford is healthy, Nacua deserves to be a top pick.”

    Tom Strachan· Aug 9, 2026
  • “Having Davante Adams and Puka Nacua has elevated his fantasy value, and the Rams are built to make one more run with Stafford under center.”

    Lawrence Iacona· Aug 5, 2026
  • “Round 1: Puka Nacua (WR – LAR) The counter-pick was Puka Nacua , ranked as the top overall wide receiver ahead of the field’s other top options. Only two players outscored him in fantasy points per game last year, and neither was one of the running backs typically drafted with the first or second overall pick.”

    FantasyPros Staff· Jul 20, 2026
  • “Nacua is coming off another incredible season, leading the league in receptions (129) for 1,715 yards (2nd) and 10 touchdowns (tied for 6th). He has averaged 7.1 receptions (2nd) and 95.3 yards per game (1st) since entering the league.”

    Rich Hribar· Jul 10, 2026
  • “Landing the league leader in catches and receiving yards at pick 1.05 is never a bad thing. With Matthew Stafford under center, Puka Nacua is set up for another monster year.”

    Kurt Blakeway· Jul 7, 2026
  • “Nacua led the league in receptions (129) and receiving yards per game (107.7) in 2025. He averaged an outrageous 3.57 yards per route run last season and has averaged 3.16 YPRR for his career.”

    Pat Fitzmaurice· Jul 6, 2026

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Draft history and ADP
ADP 20.5
Josh Allen
QB · BUF · QB1
ADP 6.7
Puka Nacua
WR · LAR · WR2
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The crowd's leanAll time
57.7% would rather draft Nacua over Allen
42.3%Allen
57.7%Nacua
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