Start Sam LaPorta or Dalton Kincaid? Week 2

Our Week 2 call

Start Sam LaPorta over Dalton Kincaid in Week 2.

De-vigged player props project Sam LaPorta at 11.1 points and Dalton Kincaid at 11.0, a gap of 0.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Drafters take Sam LaPorta at ADP 89 and Dalton Kincaid at 131.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 11.1 fantasy points for Sam LaPorta, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

Player prop markets imply 11.0 fantasy points for Dalton Kincaid, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

That puts Sam LaPorta 0.1 points ahead of Dalton Kincaid on the books.

Week 2 matchups

Sam LaPorta and DET visit BUF on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

BUF allowed 14.4 fantasy points to TEs in its one game this season, the 13th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 64 yards and no touchdowns against BUF.

Dalton Kincaid and BUF host DET on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

DET allowed 27.7 fantasy points to TEs in its one game this season, the 2nd most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 87 yards and 2 touchdowns against DET.

By points allowed to the position, Dalton Kincaid has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Sam LaPorta is not on the injury report.

Dalton Kincaid is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 2

Through Week 1, Sam LaPorta played 81 percent of DET snaps, drew 21 percent of the targets, earned 3 percent of the air yards and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

Sam LaPorta, Week 1 against NO: 62 of 77 snaps, 8 targets and 5 catches for 48 yards.

Through Week 1, Dalton Kincaid played 72 percent of BUF snaps, drew 21 percent of the targets, earned 26 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Dalton Kincaid, Week 1 against HOU: 42 of 58 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 130 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, Dalton Kincaid played 12 games for BUF and scored 126.1 PPR points, 10.5 a game, finishing TE20.

He caught 39 of 49 targets for 571 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 6 red zone targets and 312 air yards.

He was on the field for 40 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Dalton Kincaid, Week 18 of 2025 against NYJ: 3 targets and 3 catches for 48 yards, 7.8 PPR points.

Dalton Kincaid, Week 16 of 2025 against CLE: 19 of 50 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Their other Week 2 calls

• Start Colston Loveland over Sam LaPorta.
• Start Sam LaPorta over Dallas Goedert.
• Start George Kittle over Sam LaPorta.
• Start Dalton Kincaid over Dallas Goedert.
• Start Isaiah Likely over Dalton Kincaid.
• Start Dalton Kincaid over Jake Ferguson.