Sam LaPorta or Tucker Kraft: who should I start in Week 3?

What the sportsbooks price

The player markets price Sam LaPorta at 11.5 PPR points a game, built from 3 markets across 15 books. That is the 79th highest figure of the 186 players the books price.

The player markets price Tucker Kraft at 10.6 PPR points a game, built from 3 markets across 17 books. That is the 92nd highest figure of the 186 players the books price.

Where the draft room stands

Drafters have formed no consensus on Sam LaPorta: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 58th overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 128.

Drafters have formed no consensus on Tucker Kraft: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 73rd overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 100.

This season through Week 2

Through Week 2, Sam LaPorta has been on the field for 89 percent of DET snaps, drawn 19 percent of the targets and had 15 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 2 of the offence's 18 third down targets, had 2 of its 9 chances inside the five and seen 1 of its 11 two minute targets.

His 15 targets have averaged 2.0 air yards.

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

In Week 2 against BUF he caught 6 of 7 targets for 52 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

Through Week 2, Tucker Kraft has been on the field for 81 percent of GB snaps, drawn 13 percent of the targets and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 0 of the offence's 19 third down targets, had 0 of its 2 chances inside the five and seen 1 of its 12 two minute targets.

His 9 targets have averaged 10.2 air yards.

In Week 1 against MIN he caught 3 of 6 targets for 65 yards and did not score.

In Week 2 against NYJ he caught 2 of 3 targets for 15 yards and did not score.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

In 2025 Tucker Kraft played 8 games and scored 117.2 PPR points, 14.7 a game, finishing TE24.

He caught 32 of 44 targets for 489 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets.

That came to 5.5 targets a game, a 73 percent catch rate and 15.3 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 86 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Sam LaPorta was available for 1 game more.

Head to head

In 2025 Tucker Kraft scored 14.7 PPR points a game and Sam LaPorta 11.9, 2.8 a game between them.

Sam LaPorta finished TE27 that year and Tucker Kraft TE24.

Sam LaPorta had 5 more targets than Tucker Kraft, 49 to 44.

Both had 489 receiving yards.

This season Sam LaPorta holds the bigger snap share, 89 percent against 81 percent.

This season Sam LaPorta holds the bigger target share, 19 percent against 13 percent.

Byes and availability

Sam LaPorta is off in Week 6 and Tucker Kraft in Week 11, so either can cover the other's bye.

What would change the answer

0.9 points a game is the entire case. The books restate it every week, and a line that moves moves the order with it.

The draft market is the half that is missing: when the consensus sample holds these two again it can order them differently from the price, and this page will follow the sample rather than the books when it does.