SamLaPorta
- Detroit Lions
- #87
- Tight End
- HT/WT6' 3", 245 lbs
- Birthdate1/12/2001 (25)
- College
- Draft Info2023: Rd 2, Pk 34 (DET)
- StatusActive
Next Game
| Splits | REC | TGTS | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | FD | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | FUM | LST |
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| vs NFC | 5 | 8 | 48 | 9.6 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sept | 5 | 8 | 48 | 9.6 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2026 Offense
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| Receiving | Rushing | Fumbles | |||||||||||
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| REC | TGTS | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | FD | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | FUM | LST |
| 5 | 8 | 48 | 9.6 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | 136 | 816 | 9.6 | 0 | 19 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 186 | 252 | 2,104 | 11.3 | 20 | 52 | 110 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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Fantasy Football
News: 3 days agoLaPorta caught five of eight targets for 48 yards in Sunday's 31-30 overtime win over the Saints.
Spin: The tight end finished second to Amon-Ra St. Brown in receiving yards on the day while tying Jahmyr Gibbs for second in catches. Back trouble limited LaPorta to just nine games in 2025, but his pace during those games would have resulted in a career-high 924 receiving yards, so staying healthy will be key to his fortunes this season. LaPorta will look to make a bigger impact in Week 2 on the road against the Bills.
ESPN Fantasy Projection: LaPorta has settled in as one of the league's top tight ends, but the 2023 second-round pick simply hasn't been able to match the fantasy success he enjoyed as a rookie. Since posting an 86-889-10 receiving line in 17 games that first season, LaPorta has totaled a 100-1,215-10 line in 25 games over the past two seasons. LaPorta's 2025 campaign was cut short by a back injury, otherwise he was well on his way to his third straight top-10 fantasy campaign (he finished seventh in PPG). The 25-year-old joins Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jameson Williams and Jahmyr Gibbs as the clear "Core Four" targets in a good, pass-friendly Detroit offense, and is thus a solid fantasy TE1.