Start Sam LaPorta or Dallas Goedert? Week 9

Our Week 9 call

Start Sam LaPorta over Dallas Goedert in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Sam LaPorta at 11.6 points and Dallas Goedert at 10.8, a gap of 0.8. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Sam LaPorta this week yet, so his 11.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 8 (12.3 and 10.9); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Dallas Goedert this week yet, so his 10.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (8.8, 12.7 and 11.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Sam LaPorta at ADP 111 and Dallas Goedert at 121.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Sam LaPorta yet. His market-based projections were 12.3 and 10.9 points in Weeks 7 and 8, an average of 11.6, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for Sam LaPorta is 0.4 touchdowns (5 market sources).

No Week 9 player market is posted for Dallas Goedert yet. His market-based projections were 8.8, 12.7 and 11.0 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 10.9, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

That puts Sam LaPorta 0.8 points ahead of Dallas Goedert on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Sam LaPorta and DET visit MIA on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

MIA allowed 21.1 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 3rd most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 75 yards and a touchdown a game against MIA.

Dallas Goedert and PHI host NYG on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYG allowed 12.5 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 7 games, the 16th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 45 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against NYG.

By points allowed to the position, Sam LaPorta has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Sam LaPorta is not on the injury report.

Dallas Goedert is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Sam LaPorta played 89 percent of DET snaps, drew 18 percent of the targets, earned 14 percent of the air yards and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.

Sam LaPorta, Week 4 against CAR: 56 of 71 snaps, 13 targets and 8 catches for 84 yards, 1 touchdown.

Sam LaPorta, Week 5 against ARI: 59 of 66 snaps, 5 targets and 5 catches for 88 yards, 1 touchdown.

Sam LaPorta, Week 7 against GB: 66 of 68 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 18 yards.

Sam LaPorta, Week 8 against MIN: 1 carry for 2 yards, 5 targets and 3 catches for 33 yards.

Through Week 8, Dallas Goedert played 67 percent of PHI snaps, drew 17 percent of the targets, earned 13 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Dallas Goedert, Week 5 against JAX: 43 of 62 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 38 yards.

Dallas Goedert, Week 6 against CAR: 52 of 64 snaps, 8 targets and 6 catches for 61 yards.

Dallas Goedert, Week 7 against DAL: 48 of 62 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 48 yards.

Dallas Goedert, Week 8 against WAS: 1 carry for 2 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 30 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Sam LaPorta played 9 games for DET 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 and 215 air yards.

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

In 2025, Dallas Goedert played 15 games for PHI and scored 185.1 PPR points, 12.3 a game, finishing TE7.

He caught 60 of 82 targets for 591 yards and 11 touchdowns, with 15 red zone targets and 357 air yards.

He was on the field for 85 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 9 calls

• Start Brock Bowers over Sam LaPorta.
• Start Colston Loveland over Sam LaPorta.
• Start Sam LaPorta over Dalton Kincaid.
• Start Dallas Goedert over Brenton Strange.
• Start Brock Bowers over Dallas Goedert.
• Start Dallas Goedert over Cade Otton.