Sam LaPorta
TEDET· bye 6 · 6'3" · 245 lb · age 25 · Iowa · year 4
Updated Oct 8, 2026 at 10:51 PM ET
Week 5
12.4PPR pts · TE3
Market-based projection: 12.4 PPR points in Week 5 (TE3). Week 5 lines: 51.5 receiving yards, 4.5 catches, 36% TD chance. Week 4 against CAR: 13 targets, 8 catches, 84 receiving yards.
Week 5 upsideHigh100
- Usage26% target share in Week 4, up from 18%
- MatchupFaces the Cardinals, the 3rd most TE points allowed per game (2025 and 2026 blended)
- Game totalLions implied for 30.0 points, the highest of Week 5
Where drafts take him
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Player markets
- Receiving yards51.514 market sources
- Anytime touchdown36% chance14 market sources
- Catches4.512 market sources
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LaPorta's draft market, the last 14 days
Among tight ends he is TE3 today.
He sits in tier 3 at TE, and 3 player markets across 14 market sources cover him, so the market column beside his pick is live.
The figures come from 6 recorded drafts in the current sample.
Parlae start or sit calls this season: 2,267 right of 3,916 graded, 5,172 published. Misses stay up. See the record.
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Latest reports
Will Sam LaPorta return to Detroit? Eric Woodyard reports on LaPorta's future as talks about a contract extension with the the Lions are at a "stalemate."
TE Sam LaPorta says extension talks with Lions at 'stalemate' Lions tight end Sam LaPorta is currently focused on the 2026 season but acknowledged for the ...
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Where he ranks
The same pick number, cut by position and by scoring format. A tight end moves most between formats when a large share of his scoring comes from catches.