2024 Receiving Stats
REC
6
YDS
58
TD
0
AVG
9.7
TAR
8
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
Young tight ends often take a year or two to find their footing in the NFL, but LaPorta bucked that trend last season with 86 catches for 889 yards and 10 touchdowns on 120 targets. While he couldn’t quite catch up to Mike Ditka’s rookie-TE records of 1,076 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns, LaPorta’s 86 receptions became the new standard. No other tight end scored more than six touchdowns last year, and the second-round pick out of Iowa also ranked top five at his position for catches, targets and yards. WR Amon-Ra St. Brown is likely to lead the Lions in receiving volume again in 2024, but the 44-target gap between St. Brown and LaPorta last year was smaller than the 49-target gap between LaPorta and Jared Goff's third-favorite target, RB Jahmyr Gibbs. Being the clear second option in a top-notch offense should work out just fine, even leaving the 23-year-old tight end some room for volume growth relative to last year. While he's unlikely to outscore all other TEs by four TDs again, the ingredients are there for LaPorta to follow up his superb rookie season with another strong campaign. Read Past Outlooks
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LaPorta caught two of three targets for 13 yards in Sunday's 20-16 loss to the Buccaneers.
ANALYSIS
LaPorta was targeted on only three of Jared Goff's 55 passes, as the second-year tight end has played a secondary role early in 2024 after an outstanding rookie regular season in which LaPorta compiled 889 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns. The emergence of wide receiver Jameson Williams has cut into LaPorta's opportunities, as Williams has 20 targets compared to eight for LaPorta heading into a Week 3 road game in Arizona.
LaPorta was targeted on only three of Jared Goff's 55 passes, as the second-year tight end has played a secondary role early in 2024 after an outstanding rookie regular season in which LaPorta compiled 889 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns. The emergence of wide receiver Jameson Williams has cut into LaPorta's opportunities, as Williams has 20 targets compared to eight for LaPorta heading into a Week 3 road game in Arizona.
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Fantasy/Red Zone Stats
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Advanced NFL Stats
How do Sam LaPorta's 2024 advanced stats compare to other tight ends?
This section compares his advanced stats with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. The longer the bar, the better it is for the player.
Air Yards Per Game
30.0Air Yards Per Snap
0.25% Team Air Yards
16.7%% Team Targets
17.9%Avg Depth of Target
6.0 YdsCatch Rate
50.0%Drop Rate
0.0%Avg Yds After Catch
5.5% Targeted On Route
34.8%Avg Yds Per Route Run
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How often does Sam LaPorta run a route when on the field for a pass play?
This data will let you see how Sam LaPorta and the other tight ends for the Lions are being used. Some tight ends may have a lot of snaps, but they're not that useful for fantasy purposes because they're not actually running routes. This data will help you see when this is the case.
Sam LaPorta
23 routes 8 targets
2 routes 0 targets
3 routes 1 target
Receiving Alignment Breakdown
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This Week's Opposing Pass Defense
How does the Buccaneers pass defense compare to other NFL teams this season?
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Overall QB Rating Against
78.1
Cornerbacks
69.8
Safeties
39.6
Linebackers
109.7
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2024 Sam LaPorta Split Stats
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Measurables Review
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How do Sam LaPorta's measurables compare to other tight ends?
This section compares his draft workout metrics with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average.
Height
6' 3"Weight
245 lbs40-Yard Dash
4.59 secShuttle Time
4.25 secCone Drill
6.91 secVertical Jump
35.0 inBroad Jump
123 inHand Length
10.25 inArm Length
32.13 in
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2023 Fantasy Outlook
The Lions surprisingly made LaPorta the second tight end off the board in the 2023 NFL Draft, selecting him 34th overall despite a few more highly touted prospects at the position being available. LaPorta will look to follow in the footsteps of fellow Iowa alumni George Kittle, T.J. Hockenson and Noah Fant, all of whom developed into fantasy-relevant tight ends. He should get plenty of playing time as a rookie on a team with no other TEs drafted before Round 5, but LaPorta’s college production pales in comparison to that of the aforementioned players out of Iowa. Each of those guys scored at least nine touchdowns over their last two college seasons, while the 6-foot-4 LaPorta found the end zone only five times total in four seasons. Even if he plays a lot, he'll likely take a back seat to Detroit’s other playmakers on offense, namely WR Amon-Ra St. Brown and RBs Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery.
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Quiet night on SNF
LaPorta caught four of five targets for 45 yards in Sunday's 26-20 overtime win over the Rams.
ANALYSIS
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Not on injury report
LaPorta (hamstring) wasn't listed on the Lions' injury report Wednesday.
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Seems ready for Week 1
Coach Dan Campbell said Monday that LaPorta (hamstring) is not one of the players whose injury status is a concern for Sunday's regular-season opener against the Rams, Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press reports.
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Resumes practicing
LaPorta (hamstring) returned to practice Sunday, Nolan Bianchi of The Detroit News reports.
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Should resume practicing soon
Coach Dan Campbell said Tuesday that LaPorta (hamstring) could resume practicing as soon as Sunday, Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press reports.
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Back to practice Thursday
LaPorta was able to get back to a limited practice Thursday after missing Wednesday's walkthrough session, the team's official site reports.
ANALYSIS
LaPorta's off day Wednesday appears to have been maintenance-related, considering he's still trying to fully recover from the hyperextended knee and bone bruise he suffered in Week 18. The rookie has been able to log a total of 106 snaps over the Lions' first two postseason games, so he's still fully expected to fill his usual role in Sunday's conference title game against the 49ers.
LaPorta's off day Wednesday appears to have been maintenance-related, considering he's still trying to fully recover from the hyperextended knee and bone bruise he suffered in Week 18. The rookie has been able to log a total of 106 snaps over the Lions' first two postseason games, so he's still fully expected to fill his usual role in Sunday's conference title game against the 49ers.