It didn’t take long Puka Nacua to leave a strong impression on his rookie teammate Jared Verse.

Verse, who is a linebacker, was on the microphone during the Los Angeles Rams’ 30-20 victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Thursday, and his reactions to Nacua’s performance in the game were last shared by the Rams in Xformerly known as Twitter.

“That man, 17, bad. That man, 17, bad. That man, 17 years old, bad,” Verse said in the video.

It’s unclear what play Verse, who had 1.5 sacks in the game, was reacting to, but the rookie was clearly impressed by Nacua’s effort.

“Brother, that man is different. Seeing it on TV and in person are two different, very different things,” Verse told Rams linebacker Byron Young, who was sitting next to him on the bench, later in the video.

Young, a second-year pro, seemed to agree with Verse’s statements about Nacua, often nodding in agreement.

Young then smiled and told Verse that he played with Nacua last year. Verse replied, “Yes, I know.”

Puka Nacua performance in Week 8

Nacua made its long-awaited return to the soccer fields on Thursday and did not disappoint.

The second-year pro led Rams receivers in receptions with seven and receiving yards with 106 yards. He only participated in 57% of the offensive plays, according to RamsWire.

It was the former BYU Cougar’s eighth 100-yard NFL game, as the Deseret News previously reported.

Nacua had been activated just hours before the game and had only participated in two limited practices in the week before playing Thursday.

“Definitely a rollercoaster of emotions this week, starting on Monday and thinking, ‘Man, I’m not going to have a padded practice before I go out and play on Thursday,’ and just trusting my coaches and my teammates were able to do all the things. reps and trying to pay attention,” Nacua said on the Amazon Prime postgame show, as previously reported by the Deseret News.