Darnell Washington or Sam LaPorta: who should I start?

Where the draft room stands

Drafters have formed no consensus on Darnell Washington: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 156th overall on the rest of his evidence.

Drafters have formed no consensus on Sam LaPorta: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 198th overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 128.

What the sportsbooks price

The player markets price Darnell Washington at 3.9 PPR points a game, built from 3 markets across 15 books. That is the 171st highest figure of the 182 players the books price.

No sportsbook has posted a season market for Sam LaPorta, so the only market pricing him on this page is the draft room.

This season through Week 1

Through Week 1, Darnell Washington has been on the field for 64 percent of PIT snaps, drawn 5 percent of the targets and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 1 of the offence's 10 third down targets and seen 0 of its 4 two minute targets.

His 2 targets have averaged 3.0 air yards.

In Week 1 against ATL he caught 2 of 2 targets for 18 yards and did not score.

Through Week 1, Sam LaPorta has been on the field for 81 percent of DET snaps, drawn 21 percent of the targets and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 2 of the offence's 11 third down targets, had 1 of its 7 chances inside the five and seen 0 of its 3 two minute targets.

His 8 targets have averaged 0.9 air yards.

In Week 1 against NO he caught 5 of 8 targets for 48 yards and did not score.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 Darnell Washington played 16 games and scored 73.4 PPR points, 4.6 a game, finishing TE39.

He caught 31 of 43 targets for 364 yards and 1 touchdown, with 8 red zone targets.

That came to 2.7 targets a game, a 72 percent catch rate and 11.7 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 57 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

In 2025 Sam LaPorta played 9 games and scored 106.9 PPR points, 11.9 a game, finishing TE27.

He caught 40 of 49 targets for 489 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 4 red zone targets.

That came to 5.4 targets a game, a 82 percent catch rate and 12.2 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 90 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Darnell Washington was available for 7 games more.

Head to head

In 2025 Sam LaPorta scored 11.9 PPR points a game and Darnell Washington 4.6, 7.3 a game between them.

Darnell Washington finished TE39 that year and Sam LaPorta TE27.

Sam LaPorta had 6 more targets than Darnell Washington, 49 to 43.

Sam LaPorta had 125 more receiving yards than Darnell Washington, 489 to 364.

This season Sam LaPorta holds the bigger snap share, 81 percent against 64 percent.

This season Sam LaPorta holds the bigger target share, 21 percent against 5 percent.

Byes and availability

Darnell Washington is off in Week 9 and Sam LaPorta in Week 6, so either can cover the other's bye.

What would change the answer

Sam LaPorta has no posted market, so one half of the evidence on this page exists for only one of them.