Michael Wilson or Sam LaPorta: who to draft first
Both players' season price from the sportsbooks, their usage this season and their last full season's numbers, with the draft market's own figures wherever it still has them.
Updated Sep 19, 2026 at 9:56 AM ET
Neither is in the consensus draft sample any more, and no sportsbook prices either of them this season, so there is no current market order to give between these two. What follows is what each of them has already done.
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WR75 · ARI · bye 14
2025 vs catches line 8-9
- Overall rank
- 197
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 19
TE23 · DET · bye 6
2025 vs rec yds line 4-5
- Overall rank
- 198
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 8
The gap
- Pick differencenot comparable without a consensus on both
- Board size242 draftable players
Consensus average draft position has stopped updating on these two, so the figures that depend on it are left out rather than printed stale. The verdict line above restates the sportsbooks' price and nothing else.
Where the draft room stands
Drafters have formed no consensus on Michael Wilson: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 197th overall on the rest of his evidence.
In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 97.
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
No sportsbook has posted a season market for Michael Wilson, so the only market pricing him on this page is the draft room.
No sportsbook has posted a season market for Sam LaPorta, so the only market pricing him on this page is the draft room.
Neither carries a posted market, so this page rests on the draft room and on what the two have already done.
This season through Week 1
Through Week 1, Michael Wilson has been on the field for 85 percent of ARI snaps, drawn 19 percent of the targets and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.
He has taken 2 of the offence's 8 third down targets, had 0 of its 3 chances inside the five and seen 2 of its 6 two minute targets.
His 7 targets have averaged 11.9 air yards.
In Week 1 against LAC he caught 5 of 7 targets for 56 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 Michael Wilson played 17 games and scored 220.6 PPR points, 13.0 a game, finishing WR10.
He caught 78 of 126 targets for 1006 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 15 red zone targets.
That came to 7.4 targets a game, a 62 percent catch rate and 12.9 yards a catch.
He was on the field for 81 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.
Michael Wilson was available for 8 games more.
Side by side
In 2025 Michael Wilson scored 13.0 PPR points a game and Sam LaPorta 11.9, 1.1 a game between them.
Michael Wilson finished WR10 and Sam LaPorta TE27, which are two different ladders.
Michael Wilson is a wide receiver and Sam LaPorta a tight end, so the question is which slot you fill first rather than which of them is better.
Byes and availability
Michael Wilson is off in Week 14 and Sam LaPorta in Week 6, so either can cover the other's bye.
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