SamLaPorta
- Detroit Lions
- #87
- Tight End
- HT/WT6' 3", 245 lbs
- Birthdate1/12/2001 (25)
- College
- Draft Info2023: Rd 2, Pk 34 (DET)
- StatusActive
Previous Game
| Splits | REC | TGTS | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | FD | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | FUM | LST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This Game | 1 | 2 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Home | 9 | 14 | 110 | 12.2 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| vs NFC | 19 | 29 | 238 | 12.5 | 2 | 38 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| vs GB | 1 | 2 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct | 14 | 21 | 190 | 13.6 | 2 | 38 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2026 Offense
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| Regular Season |
| Projected |
| Last 5 Games |
| Career |
| Receiving | Rushing | Fumbles | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | TGTS | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | FD | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | FUM | LST |
| 28 | 40 | 334 | 11.9 | 3 | 38 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 | 113 | 946 | 11.9 | 9 | 38 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 31 | 286 | 13.9 | 3 | 38 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 214 | 292 | 2,438 | 11.4 | 23 | 52 | 126 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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Fantasy Football
News: 1 day agoLaPorta caught one of two targets for 18 yards in Sunday's 20-17 win over the Packers.
Spin: It wasn't a happy Tight Ends Day for LaPorta, who had his worst performance of the season despite the fact that Jared Goff threw for over 300 yards. Even with the quiet afternoon, LaPorta still sports a 28-334-3 line on 39 targets through six games, keeping him on pace for a new career high in receiving yards. He faces another tough challenge in Week 8 versus the dominant defense of the undefeated Vikings.
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.