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Sam LaPorta

Sam LaPorta

TE • Detroit Lions Proj Rank 6 Actual 15 119 ADP • Trade Value
REC YDS AVG LONG TD FSP
1414410.328117.14
Compare to same point last season

Sam LaPorta Trade Value

Trade value on the open market is 17.12 which ranks him 7th among tight end's and 78th overall. His maximum trade value within the past 60 days is 17.27.

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Similar rated players across all positions.

Name Rating
Trevor Lawrence JAC QB17.26
DK Metcalf PIT WR17.26
Brock Purdy SF QB17.25
Courtland Sutton DEN WR17.13
Sam LaPorta DET TE17.12
Carnell Tate TEN WR17.06
Patrick Mahomes KC QB16.91
Rico Dowdle PIT RB16.76
Alec Pierce IND WR16.74

Tight End Similar in Value

Name Rating
Brock Bowers LV21.83
Tyler Warren IND18.35
Harold Fannin CLE18.29
Colston Loveland CHI17.96
George Kittle SF17.60
Sam LaPorta DET17.14
Travis Kelce KC16.59
Tucker Kraft GB16.39
Kyle Pitts Sr. ATL16.26

Sam LaPorta Trade Value Over Time


Date Rating
Oct 4th17.14
Oct 3rd17.14
Oct 2nd17.14
Oct 1st17.12
Sep 30th17.21
Sep 29th17.20
Sep 28th17.13
Sep 27th17.26
Sep 26th17.22
Sep 25th17.27
Sep 24th17.10
Sep 23rd17.11
Sep 22nd17.11
Sep 21st17.11
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LaPorta Projection

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REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
4.54 48.16 0.35 12.44
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Depth Chart

Detroit Lions

Roster Breakdown
NAME OWN START
Jared Goff 98% 60%
NAME OWN START
Jahmyr Gibbs 100% 100%
Isiah Pacheco 25% 0%
Sione Vaki 2% 0%
NAME OWN START
Sam LaPorta 100% 84%
NAME OWN START
Amon-Ra St. Brown 100% 100%
Jameson Williams 99% 45%
Isaac TeSlaa 3% 0%
NAME OWN START
Jake Bates 56% 52%
NAME OWN START
Lions DST 37% 25%

Team Injuries

PLAYERSTATUSNOTES
Ben Bartch
#78 · G
OutDTDFoot
Bartch has been ruled out heading into Week 4 versus the Panthers.
INJ SINCE: Sep 23
Cade Mays
#64 · C
OutIRWrist
Mays suffered a fractured wrist and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss at least four games.
INJ SINCE: Aug 10
Giovanni Manu
#59 · OL
OutNFIUndisclosed
Manu is dealing with an undisclosed injury and has been placed on the non-football injury list. He will miss at least four games.
INJ SINCE: Jul 29
Isiah Pacheco
#10 · RB
OutIRBack
Pacheco is dealing with a back injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss at least four games.
INJ SINCE: Aug 31
Kendrick Law
WR
OutIRKnee
Law suffered a torn ACL and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss the 2026-27 season.
INJ SINCE: Jun 4
Mason Miller
#63 · G
OutIRUndisclosed
Miller, a practice squad player, is dealing with an undisclosed injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list.
INJ SINCE: Sep 7
PLAYERSTATUSNOTES
Avonte Maddox
#29 · CB
OutIRFoot
Maddox is dealing with a foot injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss the remainder of the 2026-27 season.
INJ SINCE: Sep 21
Brian Branch
#32 · DB
OutPUPAchillies
Branch is recovering from a torn Achilles and has been placed on the physically unable to perform list. He will miss at least four games.
INJ SINCE: Dec 4
Damone Clark
LB
OutIRUndisclosed
Clark is dealing with an undisclosed injury and has been placed on the injury reserved list. He will miss the 2026-27 season.
INJ SINCE: Aug 25
Kerby Joseph
#31 · S
OutPUPKnee
Joseph is recovering from a knee injury and has been placed on the physically unable to perform list. He will miss at least four games.
INJ SINCE: Jul 26
Payton Turner
DE
OutIRUndisclosed
Turner is dealing with an undisclosed injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss the 2026-27 season.
INJ SINCE: Aug 27
Thomas Harper
#12 · S
OutIRAnkle
Harper is dealing with an ankle injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss at least four games.
INJ SINCE: Sep 23
D.J. Reed
#4 · CB
QuestionableDTDRib
Reed was limited in practice on Friday heading into Week 4 versus the Panthers.
INJ SINCE: Sep 30

Team Rankings

PTS
31.0
3rd
YDS
368.3
9th
Y/P
5.6
9th
TO Diff
1.0
5th
ATT
36.3
8th
CMP
25.7
4th
YDS
247.7
8th
TD
2.7
3rd
ATT
27.7
13th
YDS
120.7
9th
AVG
4.4
9th
TD
1.3
6th
SACK
4.0
2nd
TA
1.3
14th
PA
31.7
32nd
TeamW-LWin %PFPA
VikingsVikings3-0-01.0007141
LionsLions2-1-00.6679395
BearsBears2-1-00.6678953
PackersPackers1-2-00.3335691

Redzone Stats

PlayerTOTAL LOOKSRUSH ATTTGTRECO/S
Jahmyr Gibbs231855  
Sione Vaki1100  
PlayerTOTAL LOOKSTGTRECRUSH ATTO/S
Amon-Ra St. Brown9980  
Isaac TeSlaa2210  
Jameson Williams1110  
PlayerTOTAL LOOKSTGTRECRUSH ATTO/S
Sam LaPorta5530  

Team Stats

PlayerGPCMPATTYDSTDINTRATERUSH YDSRUSH TDO/S
J.Goff37710980280116.1150  
J.Dobbs0000000.000  
PlayerGPATTYDSAVGTDTGTRECREC YDSSNAPSO/S
J.Gibbs3653074.742118156156  
S.Vaki39404.40333553  
J.Saylors3000.000002  
PlayerGPTGTRECYDSAVGTDLONGSNAPSO/S
A.St. Brown335232289.9534179  
J.Williams3171012712.7022181  
I.TeSlaa3959218.4049132  
T.Kennedy30000.0000  
T.Martin30000.0002  
D.Lovett10000.0000  
PlayerGPTGTRECYDSAVGTDLONGSNAPSO/S
S.LaPorta3191414410.3128186  
B.Wright333124.00594  
J.Meeks31188.00811  
T.Conklin20000.00014  
PlayerGPFGMFGAXPMXPAPTSO/S
J.Bates333121221  
PlayerGPTKLSACKTFLINTPDFFFRO/S
D.Reed3240.000200  
C.Clark3211.011110  
J.Campbell3190.010001  
D.Barnes3192.031200  
R.Ya-Sin3150.000000  
C.Izien2130.030100  
R.McCreary3111.010010  
A.Maddox2100.000200  
A.Hutchinson3103.530010  
D.White290.000000  
T.Williams380.000000  
M.Rodriguez370.000000  
D.Wonnum372.020101  
A.McNeill352.020000  
T.Harper250.000200  
S.Gill-Howard350.500000  
T.Nowaske340.000000  
T.Lacy330.000000  
K.Abney II220.010000  
D.Moore310.000000  
E.Rakestraw Jr.110.000100  
E.O'Neill310.000000  
K.Dorsey310.010000  
M.Wingo000.000000  
B.Stille100.000000  
D.Clark000.000000  
A.Hassanein000.000000  
A.Ogbongbemiga100.000000  
L.Onwuzurike200.000000  
J.Bachie200.000000  
J.Rolder100.000000  
B.Fitzgerald100.000000  
J.Mills000.000000  

Owned Breakdown

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Schedule

WEEK OPP SCORE
1DET vs NOW 31-30
2DET @BUFL 31-41
3DET vs NYJW 31-24
4DET @CAR
5DET @ARI
6DET vs BYE
7DET vs GB
8DET vs MIN
9DET @MIA
10DET vs NE
11DET vs TB
12DET vs CHI
13DET @ATL
14DET vs TEN
15DET @MIN
16DET vs NYG
17DET @CHI
18DET @GB

Player Timeline

Oct 4th

Lions and Sam LaPorta End Contract Talks; Star Tight End Could Hit Free ...

Aug 25th

Sam LaPorta Returns to Lions Practice After Hip Injury

Aug 20th

Sam LaPorta’s Hip Injury Raises Questions About Week 1 Availability

Aug 2nd

Sam LaPorta Discusses Full Recovery, Lions’ Offensive Firepower and ...

Jul 21st

Sam LaPorta Expected to Be Fully Healthy for Lions Training Camp

Jun 16th

Lions minicamp injury update: Positive news on Sam LaPorta

Player News

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    @NickiJhabvala

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  • Sam LaPorta TE • DET NFL

    Sources: LaPorta, Lions break off contract talks after negotiations stall

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  • Joey Porter CB • PIT NFL

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  • Puka Nacua WR • LAR NFL

    Sources: Rams don't intend to limit Nacua's workload in return vs. Eagles

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  • Daniel Jones QB • IND NFL

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    @RomeovilleKid

  • Austin Ekeler RB •

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  • Jameson Williams WR • DET

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  • Sam LaPorta TE • DET

    Sources: LaPorta, Lions break off contract talks after negotiations stall

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  • Joey Porter CB • PIT

    Sources: Steelers' contract philosophy played factor in Porter trade

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  • Puka Nacua WR • LAR

    Sources: Rams don't intend to limit Nacua's workload in return vs. Eagles

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  • Daniel Jones QB • IND

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    @RomeovilleKid

  • Drew Rasmussen SP • TB

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  • Ty France 1B • SD

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  • Jackson Chourio LF • MIL

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  • Josh Naylor 1B • SEA

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  • Jackson Chourio LF • MIL

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  • Jackson Chourio LF • MIL

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  • Derrick Rose PG •

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    @NBAHistory

  • Giannis Antetokounmpo PF • MIA

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  • Victor Wembanyama PF • SA

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  • Kobe Sanders SG • LAC

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  • Bobby Portis PF • MIA

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    @NBA

  • Giannis Antetokounmpo PF • MIA

    Spoelstra Compares Giannis to Magic Johnson After 14-Minute Preseason Debut

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  • Garrett Wilson LW • PHI

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  • Ilya Nabokov G • COL

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  • Mikael Backlund C • CGY

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  • Semyon Varlamov G • NYI

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  • Ryan Huska HC • CGY

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Packers DST GB DST +2.8
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Patriots DST NE DST -2.9
Eagles DST PHI DST -2.6
49ers DST SF DST -2.1
Jadarian Price SEA RB -1.7
Keenan Allen IND WR -1.6
Terrance Ferguson LAR TE -1.4
Lions DST DET DST -1.3
Caleb Douglas MIA WR -1.2
Jayden Reed GB WR -1.1
Baker Mayfield TB QB -1.1
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