Sam LaPorta TE

Detroit Lions #87 4th Season

25.8 yo 6'3" 245 lbs

ADP Y!: 63.1 ESPN: 74.6 AVG Y!: $4.6 ESPN: $5.7

2026 Projections

Projected 2026 totals, with positional rankings from all three data sources.

SEASON RANKING 2026 PROJECTION RECEIVING RUSHING
YEAR GP FD MC BW AVG TOT REC YD TD TAR YD TD
2026 17 TE8 TE6 TE8 8.8 150.3 70.5 799.9 5.9 94.0 2.1 0.0
Seasons

A breakdown of past and current seasons.

SEASON RECEIVING RUSHING SNAPS TARGETS MISC
YEAR GP #AVG AVG #TOT TOT REC YD TD YD TD TOT SHARE TOT SHARE AIR CAR
2025 9 TE7 9.7 TE26 86.9 40 489 3 0 0 509
90.2%
49
18.6%
277 0
2024 16 TE8 9.0 TE7 144.6 60 726 7 0 0 896
85.4%
83
17.0%
580 0
2023 17 TE1 11.5 TE1 196.3 86 889 10 4 0 966
83.7%
120
21.1%
851 1
Consistency

How frequently a player boomed (130% or more) or busted (70% or less) compared to their season average.

BUST LESS THAN 6.8 AVERAGE BETWEEN 6.8-12.6 BOOM MORE THAN 12.6
44.4%
22.2%
33.3%
Game Log

View their 20 most recent games or matchup history dating back to 2019.

SEASON RECEIVING RUSHING SNAPS TARGETS
YEAR WEEK OPP H/A SCORE REC YD TD YD TD TOT SHARE TOT SHARE
2025 10 WAS AWAY 7.80 5 53 0 0 0 52
75.4%
5
15.6%
2025 9 MIN HOME 18.70 6 97 1 0 0 64
100.0%
8
22.2%
2025 7 TB HOME 3.00 3 15 0 0 0 66
97.1%
3
10.7%
2025 6 KC AWAY 14.00 5 55 1 0 0 51
96.2%
6
22.2%
2025 5 CIN AWAY 17.70 5 92 1 0 0 57
95.0%
6
26.1%
2025 4 CLE HOME 5.40 3 39 0 0 0 54
93.1%
4
16.0%
2025 3 BAL AWAY 5.30 4 33 0 0 0 55
82.1%
4
15.4%
2025 2 CHI HOME 4.10 3 26 0 0 0 50
84.7%
4
14.3%
2025 1 GB AWAY 10.90 6 79 0 0 0 60
90.9%
9
23.7%
2024 17 SF AWAY 15.40 6 64 1 0 0 63
92.6%
8
24.2%
2024 16 CHI AWAY 12.30 4 43 1 0 0 59
92.2%
7
21.9%
2024 15 BUF HOME 14.60 7 111 0 0 0 75
97.4%
10
18.9%
2024 14 GB HOME 7.90 5 54 0 0 0 72
90.0%
7
17.5%
2024 13 CHI HOME 14.10 3 6 2 0 0 68
97.1%
6
19.4%
2024 12 IND AWAY 3.40 3 19 0 0 0 66
93.0%
6
18.2%
2024 9 GB AWAY 3.80 2 28 0 0 0 45
81.8%
3
15.0%
2024 8 TEN HOME 13.80 6 48 1 0 0 38
79.2%
6
33.3%
2024 7 MIN AWAY 3.00 1 25 0 0 0 52
94.5%
2
8.0%
2024 6 DAL AWAY 11.70 1 52 1 0 0 42
63.6%
1
3.8%
2024 4 SEA HOME 7.30 4 53 0 0 0 44
88.0%
4
21.1%
Home/Away Splits

View averages based on games played at home vs away.

H/A RECEIVING RUSHING SNAPS TARGETS
RANGE GP AVG REC YD TD YD TD TOT SHARE TOT SHARE
HOME 4 7.8 3.8 44.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 58.5
94.0%
4.8
16.2%
AWAY 5 11.1 5.0 62.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 55.0
87.3%
6.0
20.5%
Average by Snap Share

View averages based on snap share.

SNAP SHARE RECEIVING RUSHING SNAPS TARGETS
RANGE GP AVG REC YD TD YD TD TOT SHARE TOT SHARE
70-80% 1 7.8 5.0 53.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 52.0
75.4%
5.0
15.6%
80-90% 2 4.7 3.5 29.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 52.5
83.3%
4.0
14.8%
90%+ 6 11.6 4.7 62.8 0.5 0.0 0.0 58.7
95.4%
6.0
20.3%
Average by Target Share

View averages based on target share.

TARGET SHARE RECEIVING RUSHING SNAPS TARGETS
RANGE GP AVG REC YD TD YD TD TOT SHARE TOT SHARE
10-15% 2 3.6 3.0 20.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 58.0
91.3%
3.5
12.5%
15-20% 3 6.2 4.0 41.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 53.7
83.0%
4.3
15.7%
20-25% 3 14.5 5.7 77.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 58.3
95.6%
7.7
22.8%
25-30% 1 17.7 5.0 92.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 57.0
95.0%
6.0
26.1%
Carries

Career breakdown of carries by season.

SEASON CARRIES
SEASON GP AVG TOTAL IN 5 IN 10 GOAL RED
2025 9 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
2024 16 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
2023 17 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Catch Rate

Career catch rate by season.

SEASON CATCH RATES
SEASON CATCH RATE RED ZONE CATCHABLE
2025
81.6%
66.7%
79.6%
2024
72.3%
63.2%
75.9%
2023
71.7%
68.8%
79.2%
Target Share

Career target share by season.

SEASON TARGETS REDZONE TARGETS ENDZONE TARGETS
SEASON GP AVG TOT SHARE IN 5 IN 10 TOT SHARE TOT SHARE
2025 9 5.4 49
18.6%
1 3 6
14.6%
1
4.5%
2024 16 5.2 83
17.0%
3 9 19
21.6%
9
14.1%
2023 17 7.1 120
21.1%
5 10 16
21.3%
8
15.7%
Average by Opponent

View averages by opponent.

OPPONENT RECEIVING RUSHING SNAPS TARGETS
TEAM GP AVG REC YD TD YD TD TOT SHARE TOT SHARE
BAL 1 5.3 4.0 33.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 55.0
82.1%
4.0
15.4%
CHI 1 4.1 3.0 26.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 50.0
84.7%
4.0
14.3%
CIN 1 17.7 5.0 92.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 57.0
95.0%
6.0
26.1%
CLE 1 5.4 3.0 39.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 54.0
93.1%
4.0
16.0%
GB 1 10.9 6.0 79.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 60.0
90.9%
9.0
23.7%
KC 1 14.0 5.0 55.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 51.0
96.2%
6.0
22.2%
MIN 1 18.7 6.0 97.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 64.0
100.0%
8.0
22.2%
TB 1 3.0 3.0 15.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 66.0
97.1%
3.0
10.7%
WAS 1 7.8 5.0 53.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 52.0
75.4%
5.0
15.6%
Stadium Type

View averages based on the type of stadium.

STADIUM RECEIVING RUSHING SNAPS TARGETS
RANGE GP AVG REC YD TD YD TD TOT SHARE TOT SHARE
Dome 4 7.8 3.8 44.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 58.5
94.0%
4.8
16.2%
Outdoor 5 11.1 5.0 62.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 55.0
87.3%
6.0
20.5%
Injury History

A log of all injuries officially recorded on the NFL injury report.

Summary

INJURYTOTAL
Bruised Knee19
Calf Strain19
Shoulder Injury18
Low Ankle Sprain17

Summary when missed game

No injury recorded

Injury History Log

INJURYSEASONWEEKSEVERITYMISSEDON IR
Low Ankle Sprain2024Week 3Low Severity01
Shoulder Injury2024Week 10Low Severity02
Low Ankle Sprain2024Week 3Low Severity01
Shoulder Injury2024Week 10Low Severity02
Low Ankle Sprain2024Week 3Low Severity01
Shoulder Injury2024Week 10Low Severity01
Low Ankle Sprain2024Week 3Low Severity01
Shoulder Injury2024Week 10Low Severity02
Low Ankle Sprain2024Week 3Low Severity01
Shoulder Injury2024Week 10Low Severity01
Low Ankle Sprain2024Week 3Low Severity01
Shoulder Injury2024Week 10Low Severity02
Low Ankle Sprain2024Week 3Low Severity01
Shoulder Injury2024Week 10Low Severity02
Low Ankle Sprain2024Week 3Low Severity01
Shoulder Injury2024Week 10Low Severity02
Low Ankle Sprain2024Week 3Low Severity01
Shoulder Injury2024Week 10Low Severity02
Low Ankle Sprain2024Week 3Low Severity01
Shoulder Injury2024Week 10Low Severity01
Low Ankle Sprain2024Week 3Low Severity01
Shoulder Injury2024Week 10Low Severity02
Low Ankle Sprain2024Week 3Low Severity01
Shoulder Injury2024Week 10Low Severity02
Low Ankle Sprain2024Week 3Low Severity01
Shoulder Injury2024Week 10Low Severity01
Low Ankle Sprain2024Week 3Low Severity01
Shoulder Injury2024Week 10Low Severity02
Low Ankle Sprain2024Week 3Low Severity01
Shoulder Injury2024Week 10Low Severity02
Low Ankle Sprain2024Week 3Low Severity01
Shoulder Injury2024Week 10Low Severity02
Low Ankle Sprain2024Week 3Low Severity01
Shoulder Injury2024Week 10Low Severity01
Shoulder Injury2024Week 10Low Severity01
Bruised Knee2023Week 18 Low Severity03
Calf Strain2023Week 6 Low Severity01
Calf Strain2023Week 6 Low Severity01
Bruised Knee2023Week 18 Low Severity03
Calf Strain2023Week 6 Low Severity01
Bruised Knee2023Week 18 Low Severity03
Calf Strain2023Week 6 Low Severity01
Bruised Knee2023Week 18 Low Severity03
Calf Strain2023Week 6 Low Severity01
Bruised Knee2023Week 18 Low Severity03
Calf Strain2023Week 6 Low Severity01
Bruised Knee2023Week 18 Low Severity03
Calf Strain2023Week 6 Low Severity01
Bruised Knee2023Week 18 Low Severity03
Calf Strain2023Week 6 Low Severity01
Bruised Knee2023Week 18 Low Severity03
Calf Strain2023Week 6 Low Severity01
Bruised Knee2023Week 18 Low Severity03
Calf Strain2023Week 6 Low Severity01
Bruised Knee2023Week 18 Low Severity03
Calf Strain2023Week 6 Low Severity01
Bruised Knee2023Week 18 Low Severity03
Calf Strain2023Week 6 Low Severity01
Bruised Knee2023Week 18 Low Severity03
Calf Strain2023Week 6 Low Severity01
Bruised Knee2023Week 18 Low Severity03
Calf Strain2023Week 6 Low Severity01
Bruised Knee2023Week 18 Low Severity03
Calf Strain2023Week 6 Low Severity01
Bruised Knee2023Week 18 Low Severity03
Calf Strain2023Week 6 Low Severity01
Bruised Knee2023Week 18 Low Severity03
Calf Strain2023Week 6 Low Severity01
Bruised Knee2023Week 18 Low Severity03
Calf Strain2023Week 6 Low Severity01
Bruised Knee2023Week 18 Low Severity03
Calf Strain2023Week 6 Low Severity01
Bruised Knee2023Week 18 Low Severity03