Sam LaPorta stats

Lions

Tight End · #87

Age 25 · 6' 3" · 245 lbs

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Sam LaPorta recorded 31 receptions, 367 receiving yards and 3 receiving touchdowns in 7 games of 2026 for the Detroit Lions. Last game: .

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Totals

GP
7
REC · 40th
31
TGTS · 41st
45
YDS · 36th
367
AVG · 18th
11.8
TD · 21st
3
LNG
38
FD
17

Ranked among NFL players who qualify (REC, TGTS, YDS, TD: 4+ games, 30+ TGTS; AVG: 4+ games, 30+ REC) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Totals by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.REC: Passes caught.TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.LNG: Longest single play, in yards.FD: First downs this player moved the chains for.
2023DET178612088910.3104848
2024DET16608372612.175239
2025DET9404948912.234023
2026DET7314536711.833817

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS · LNG · FD

Career regular season

GP
49
REC
217
TGTS
297
YDS
2,471
AVG
11.4
TD
23
LNG
52
FD
127

Career Postseason

GP
4
REC
27
TGTS
34
YDS
227
AVG
8.4
TD
2
LNG
16
FD
14

Per game

GP
7
REC
4.4
TGTS
6.4
YDS
52.4
AVG
11.8
TD
0.4
LNG
38
FD
2.4

Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.

Per game by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.REC: Passes caught.TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.LNG: Longest single play, in yards.FD: First downs this player moved the chains for.
2023DET175.17.152.310.30.6482.8
2024DET163.85.245.412.10.4522.4
2025DET94.45.454.312.20.3402.6
2026DET74.46.452.411.80.4382.4

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS · LNG · FD

Career regular season, Per game

GP
49
REC
4.4
TGTS
6.1
YDS
50.4
AVG
11.4
TD
0.5
LNG
52
FD
2.6

Fantasy

GP
7
PPR
85.9
HALF
70.4
STD
54.9
PPG
12.3

Fantasy points in ESPN’s default scoring, worked out here from the season lines: PPR with a point per catch, half-PPR with half, standard with none.

Ranked among NFL players with 4+ games that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Fantasy by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.PPR: Fantasy points with a point per catch — the scoring most leagues use.HALF: Fantasy points with half a point per catch.STD: Standard fantasy points: nothing for a catch, only yards, touchdowns and turnovers.PPG: PPR fantasy points per game played.
2023DET17239.3196.3153.314.1
2024DET16174.6144.6114.610.9
2025DET9106.986.966.911.9
2026DET785.970.454.912.3

What the columns mean: PPR · HALF · STD · PPG

Career regular season

GP
49
PPR
606.7
HALF
498.2
STD
389.7
PPG
12.4

Bio

Age
25 yearsJan 12, 2001
Height
6' 3"
Weight
245 lbs
Experience
4 years
Birthplace
Highland, IL
Draft
2023Rd 2, Pk 34
College
Iowa
Salary
$5.77 million2026

Latest performance

Sam LaPorta

Nov 01 · vs MIN · W 19-15

REC
3
TGTS
5
YDS
33
AVG
11.0
TD
0
LNG
19

Snap counts, 2026

90% of his club's offensive snaps a game (434 in 7 games); 93% in week 8.

His offensive snaps and snap share by week
WkOppSnapsSnap %ST
1NO6281%0
2BUF6498%0
3NYJ6092%0
4CAR5679%0
5ARI5989%0
7GB6697%0
8MIN6793%0

NFL snap counts, every player

2023 NFL combine

TE, 6'3", 245 lb · Iowa

His combine measurements and their percentile
MeasureResultPercentile
40-yard dash4.59s88th
Vertical jump35"67th
Broad jump10' 3"86th
3-cone drill6.91s89th
20-yard shuttle4.25s77th

Percentile: the share of TEs measured at the combine since 2000 he beat. The 2023 combine

Games

All games

Next

at MIASun, Nov 08

Most recent games
DateOpponentRECYDSTD
Sun, Nov 01vsMINW 19-153330
Sun, Oct 25vsGBW 20-171180
Sun, Oct 11atARIW 45-215881
Sun, Oct 04atCARL 32-268841
Sun, Sep 27vsNYJW 31-243440
Thu, Sep 17atBUFL 41-316521

What are Sam LaPorta's career stats?

Sam LaPorta has played 4 seasons for the Lions. He has 217 receptions for 2,471 yards and 23 receiving touchdowns. His best season so far is 2023: 86 receptions, 889 receiving yards and 10 receiving touchdowns.

Best single games

  • Rushing Yards: 4 @ CHI on Dec 10, 2023, L 28-13
  • Receptions: 9 @ NO on Dec 3, 2023, W 33-28
  • Receiving Yards: 140 @ NO on Dec 3, 2023, W 33-28
  • Receiving Touchdowns: 3 vs DEN on Dec 16, 2023, W 42-17
Sam LaPorta's best game in each stat, by season
YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.REC: Passes caught.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
2026—548—
2025—6971
2024—71112
2023491403

What the columns mean: REC

Regular season only, from NFL game logs since 2023.

League leaderboards and awards

4 seasons, 2 postseasons, 2023 to 2026

Sam LaPorta finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified NFL players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

Sam LaPorta college stats

Sam LaPorta played 4 seasons at Iowa Hawkeyes (2019 to 2022): 153 catches for 1,786 yards and 5 touchdowns.

rushing

Sam LaPorta's college rushing by season
SeasonSchoolCARCAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDSYDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.AVGAVG: Passing yards per throw, incompletions included. The league average sits near 7.TDTD: Touchdown passes thrown.LNG
2022Iowa Hawkeyes26306

receiving

Sam LaPorta's college receiving by season
REC: Passes caught.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.AVG: Passing yards per throw, incompletions included. The league average sits near 7.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2019Iowa Hawkeyes1518812.5041
2020Iowa Hawkeyes2727110124
2021Iowa Hawkeyes5367012.6336
2022Iowa Hawkeyes5865711.3158

defensive

Sam LaPorta's college defensive by season
TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made alone, with no teammate sharing the credit.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PD: Passes the defender broke up or deflected.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.FF: Times the defender knocked the ball loose, whoever recovered it.INT: Passes thrown to the other team — lower is better.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2020Iowa Hawkeyes110000000
2021Iowa Hawkeyes220000000
2022Iowa Hawkeyes220000000

scoring

Sam LaPorta's college scoring by season
REC: Passes caught.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.2PT: Conversions run or caught from the two-yard line after a touchdown, worth two points instead of the kick's one.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.
2021Iowa Hawkeyes001010006
2022Iowa Hawkeyes001010006

returning

Sam LaPorta's college returning by season
SeasonSchoolATTYDSYDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.TDTD: Touchdown passes thrown.FCLNGATTYDSYDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.TDTD: Touchdown passes thrown.LNG
2020Iowa Hawkeyes200002000

College seasons as ESPN files them for the school he played for. Game by game: Sam LaPorta's college game log.

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Playoff games

Sam LaPorta played 4 games across 2 NFL postseasons — 2 won, 2 lost.

Sam LaPorta's line in each playoff game
CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
2024WSHL 45-310511
2023LARW 24-230141
2023TBW 31-230650
2023SFL 34-310970

What the columns mean: CAR

Totals, from NFL game logs since the 1994 postseason — earlier games are not counted.