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Trade Carnell Tate for Sam LaPorta? Yes, LaPorta is worth 9 more.

Yes on value. Sam LaPorta is worth 26 rest of season and Carnell Tate 17, so the side getting LaPorta gains 9. Tate rates 10.9 market points a game with 10 games left, LaPorta 11.8 with 11. On usage, Tate has drawn 27 percent of TEN targets; LaPorta has drawn 20 percent of DET targets. Tate hosts CLE in Week 7 (12th most points allowed to WRs); LaPorta hosts GB in Week 7 (5th fewest points allowed to TEs). Neither carries an injury designation this week.

The verdict, Week 7

Getting Sam LaPorta wins by 9.

Carnell Tate 1726 Sam LaPorta

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17

value, #61

Pts/game
10.9
Games left
10
Bye
9
Carnell Tate weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7
8.510.110.911.711.3

26

value, #51

Pts/game
11.8
Games left
11
Bye
6
Sam LaPorta weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7
11.511.812.4no projection11.9

Where the values come from

Tate is the 27th receiver on the chart and 61st overall. His 10.9 a game is 1.7 above the replacement receiver's 9.2, over 10 games left with his bye in Week 9, which is how he comes to 17.

LaPorta is the 7th tight end on the chart and 51st overall. His 11.8 a game is 2.4 above the replacement tight end's 9.4, over 11 games left with no bye left, which is how he comes to 26.

The weekly projections

Parlae's market-based projections had Carnell Tate at 8.5 in Week 3, 10.1 in Week 4, 10.9 in Week 5, 11.7 in Week 6 and 11.4 in Week 7, a median of 10.9 points a game, up 2.8 from his first frozen week to his latest.

Parlae's market-based projections had Sam LaPorta at 11.5 in Week 3, 11.8 in Week 4, 12.4 in Week 5 and 11.9 in Week 7, a median of 11.8 points a game, flat across them.

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Points so far against the price

Carnell Tate has scored 67.4 PPR points in 6 games, 11.2 a game, level with the 10.9 he is projected for from here.

Week 1 vs NYJ: 7.8 points (WR52 that week), 4 of 6 targets for 38 yards, 88 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs PHI: 5.7 points (WR66 that week), 3 of 5 targets for 27 yards, 75 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs NYG: 11.8 points (WR37 that week), 6 of 9 targets for 58 yards, 88 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs BAL: 21.5 points (WR11 that week), 9 of 12 targets for 145 yards, 84 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs HOU: 1.6 points (WR97 that week), 1 of 5 targets for 6 yards, 76 percent of snaps.

Week 6 vs IND: 19.0 points (WR11 that week), 6 of 7 targets for 70 yards, 1 touchdown, 74 percent of snaps.

Sam LaPorta has scored 76.6 PPR points in 5 games, 15.3 a game, 3.5 a game more than the 11.8 he is projected for from here.

Last season he finished TE27 with 106.9 PPR points in 9 games, 11.9 a game.

Week 1 vs NO: 9.8 points (TE17 that week), 5 of 8 targets for 48 yards, 81 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs BUF: 17.2 points (TE9 that week), 6 of 7 targets for 52 yards, 1 touchdown, 98 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs NYJ: 7.4 points (TE25 that week), 3 of 4 targets for 44 yards, 92 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs CAR: 22.4 points (TE2 that week), 8 of 13 targets for 84 yards, 1 touchdown, 79 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs ARI: 19.8 points (TE6 that week), 5 of 5 targets for 88 yards, 1 touchdown, 89 percent of snaps.

Usage a game this season

Through Week 6, Carnell Tate has averaged 7.3 targets and 4.8 catches for 57 yards a game on 81 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 2 times inside the 20, 4 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 1 touchdown in 6 games.

In Week 6 against IND he had 7 targets on 74 percent of the snaps.

Through Week 5, Sam LaPorta has averaged 7.4 targets and 5.4 catches for 63 yards a game on 88 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 9 times inside the 20, 13 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 3 touchdowns in 5 games.

In Week 5 against ARI he had 5 targets on 89 percent of the snaps.

Schedule and next matchup

A trade made now buys Week 7 through Week 17. Carnell Tate has 10 games in it with his bye in Week 9; Sam LaPorta has 11 games with no bye left.

CLE, Tate's Week 7 opponent, has allowed 33.5 PPR points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 12th most to WRs of 32.

GB, LaPorta's Week 7 opponent, has allowed 9.8 PPR points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 5th fewest to TEs of 32.

What would even it

The side getting Carnell Tate would want about 9 more added to make it even: a player like Dak Prescott, valued at 11. Two players for LaPorta also costs that side a roster spot.

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Common questions

  • Should I trade Carnell Tate for Sam LaPorta?

    Yes on value: Sam LaPorta is worth 26 and Carnell Tate 17, a gain of 9. If Carnell Tate starts for you and Sam LaPorta would sit, check the lineup first in the trade analyzer.

  • Who has more rest-of-season value, Carnell Tate or Sam LaPorta?

    Sam LaPorta, 26 to 17. He rates 11.8 market points a game over 11 games left, against 10.9 over 10 for Carnell Tate, each measured above a replacement starter at his own position.

  • How are these trade values calculated?

    Each player's points per game is the median of the market-based PPR points we froze before each week's first kickoff, Weeks 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. A replacement starter's rate is subtracted and the rest is multiplied by his games from Week 7 to Week 17, bye taken out. No expert opinion is involved.

By the Parlae deskValues updated Oct 22, 2026 at 2:11 AM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number