TE · Detroit Lions · #87
Sam LaPorta
- Age
- 25
- Height
- 6'3"
- Weight
- 245 lb
- College
- Iowa
- NFL experience
- 3 yrs
- Draft
- 2023, pick 34 overall (DET)
2026 season
8Games Played
35/49Rec/Tgt
399Rec yds
3Rec TD
2Rush yds
| Format | Total pts | TE rank | Pts per game | TE PPG rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | 58.1 | TE#8 | 7.3 | TE#7 |
| Half-PPR | 75.6 | TE#7 | 9.4 | TE#7 |
| PPR | 93.1 | TE#7 | 11.6 | TE#7 |
Points per game = total fantasy points ÷ Games Played (only games where he recorded a stat). Ranks (e.g. TE#1) are among all TEs with 2026 stats; tied players share a rank. PPG ranks need at least 3 Games Played. Half-PPR = standard points + 0.5 per catch (the midpoint of nflverse's standard and PPR totals).
Game log
| Wk | Date | Opp | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Fum lost | Std pts | Half pts | PPR pts | Std rk | Half rk | PPR rk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sun, Sep 13 | vs NO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 | 7.3 | 9.8 | TE#21 | TE#18 | TE#17 |
| 2 | Thu, Sep 17 | @ BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 11.2 | 14.2 | 17.2 | TE#8 | TE#8 | TE#9 |
| 3 | Sun, Sep 27 | vs NYJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 4.4 | 5.9 | 7.4 | TE#25 | TE#25 | TE#25 |
| 4 | Sun, Oct 4 | @ CAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 84 | 1 | 0 | 14.4 | 18.4 | 22.4 | TE#2 | TE#1 | TE#2 |
| 5 | Sun, Oct 11 | @ ARI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 88 | 1 | 0 | 14.8 | 17.3 | 19.8 | TE#4 | TE#5 | TE#6 |
| 6 | BYE | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | Sun, Oct 25 | vs GB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.8 | TE#36 | TE#38 | TE#42 |
| 8 | Sun, Nov 1 | vs MIN | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 5 | 6.5 | TE#23 | TE#25 | TE#25 |
| 9 | Sun, Nov 8 | @ MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 5.2 | 7.2 | TE#27 | TE#24 | TE#23 |
| 10 | Sun, Nov 15 | vs NE (neutral) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 11 | Sun, Nov 22 | vs TB | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 12 | Thu, Nov 26 | vs CHI | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 | Sun, Dec 6 | @ ATL | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 14 | Sun, Dec 13 | vs TEN | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 | Sun, Dec 20 | @ MIN | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 16 | Mon, Dec 28 | vs NYG | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 17 | Sun, Jan 3 | @ CHI | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 18 | Sun, Jan 10 | @ GB | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Full 2026 regular-season schedule. "vs" = home, "@" = away. Weekly ranks are among all TEs who recorded a stat that week. A "-" means no stats for that game (didn't play, inactive, or not played yet). If a player changed teams, each week shows the team the data has him on that week.