Sam LaPorta

NFL player. Position: TE. Team: DET.

Quick Facts

• Position: TE
• Team: DET (Detroit Lions)
• Bye week (2026): 6
• FantasyPros PPR rank (pulled 2026-05-21): 85

2026 Outlook

25-year-old with TE1 season already on resume, now positioned for breakout 2026 with Lions' new OC Drew Petzing. Petzing's Arizona offense threw 27.5% of passes to TEs (162.7 targets/season, 218 in 2025 alone), and LaPorta outperforms career peers on efficiency metrics (8.3 YPT vs. Trey McBride's 7.5, 2.07 FP/target vs. 1.75). Strong red-zone producer with 20 TDs on 252 career targets. (per 2026 Fantasy Football: Heath Cummings' Breakouts 1.0)

Role / Depth Chart

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Injury Status

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Recent News

• 2026-04-29 — Revisiting most impactful draft-day trade for 32 NFL teams (Revisiting most impactful draft-day trade for 32 NFL teams)
• 2026-05-29 — Lions' Joseph, Branch, LaPorta 'all improving' after season-ending injuries (Lions' Joseph, Branch, LaPorta 'all improving' after season-ending injuries)
• 2026-05-28 — 2026 NFL offseason: NFC teams' best and worst deals, picks (2026 NFL offseason: NFC teams' best and worst deals, picks)
• 2026-05-15 — New York Jets 2026 schedule: It’s Robert Saleh’s Titans in the opener (New York Jets 2026 schedule: It’s Robert Saleh’s Titans in the opener)
• 2026-05-29 — Fantasy Football Mock Draft: Strategy & Expert Picks (2026) (Fantasy Football Mock Draft: Strategy & Expert Picks (2026))
• 2026-05-17 — 2026 Fantasy Football Mock Draft: Expert Picks & Takeaways (2026 Fantasy Football Mock Draft: Expert Picks & Takeaways)
• 2026-05-24 — Field Yates' fantasy football PPR rankings: Top 160 for 2026 (Field Yates' fantasy football PPR rankings: Top 160 for 2026)
• 2026-05-08 — 2026 Fantasy Football Offseason Risers and Fallers: Rashee Rice a top five WR, RJ... (2026 Fantasy Football Offseason Risers and Fallers: Rashee Rice a top five WR, RJ...)
• 2026-02-23 — 2026 Superflex Dynasty Fantasy Football Rankings: Way-too-early top 200 (2026 Superflex Dynasty Fantasy Football Rankings: Way-too-early top 200)
• 2026-02-24 — 2026 NFL free agency preview: Lions could be on the hunt for another TE, given... (2026 NFL free agency preview: Lions could be on the hunt for another TE, given...)

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