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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Away | 6 | 7 | 52 | 8.7 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| vs NFC | 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 |
| 14 | 19 | 144 | 10.3 | 1 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 | 108 | 816 | 10.3 | 6 | 28 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 200 | 271 | 2,248 | 11.2 | 21 | 52 | 117 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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Fantasy Football
News: 3 days agoLaPorta caught three of four targets for 44 yards in Sunday's 31-24 win over the Jets.
Spin: The fourth-year tight end had his quietest game of the season, as five different Lions saw at least three targets from Jared Goff on the afternoon. LaPorta has been a complementary piece of an offense dominated by Jahmyr Gibbs and Amon-Ra St. Brown in the early going, producing a 14-144-1 line on 19 targets through three contests. LaPorta will look to step up his numbers in Week 4 on the road against the Panthers.
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.