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
Stats
Totals
Lions- GP
- 2
- REC
- 11
- TGTS
- 15
- YDS
- 100
- AVG
- 9.1
- TD
- 1
- LNG
- 19
- FD
- 6
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.
Career regular season
- GP
- 44
- REC
- 197
- TGTS
- 267
- YDS
- 2,204
- AVG
- 11.2
- TD
- 21
- LNG
- 52
- FD
- 116
Career Postseason
- GP
- 4
- REC
- 27
- TGTS
- 34
- YDS
- 227
- AVG
- 8.4
- TD
- 2
- LNG
- 16
- FD
- 14
Per game
- GP
- 2
- REC
- 5.5
- TGTS
- 7.5
- YDS
- 50
- AVG
- 9.1
- TD
- 0.5
- LNG
- 19
- FD
- 3
Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.
Career regular season, Per game
- GP
- 44
- REC
- 4.5
- TGTS
- 6.1
- YDS
- 50.1
- AVG
- 11.2
- TD
- 0.5
- LNG
- 52
- FD
- 2.6
Latest performance
Sam LaPorta
Sep 17 · @ BUF · L 41-31
- REC
- 6
- TGTS
- 7
- YDS
- 52
- AVG
- 8.7
- TD
- 1
- LNG
- 18
Games
All gamesNext
vs NYJSun, Sep 27
| Date | Opponent | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Sep 17 | at BUFL 41-31 | 6 | 52 | 1 |
| Sun, Sep 13 | vs NOW 31-30 OT | 5 | 48 | 0 |
| Sun, Nov 09 | at WSHW 44-22 | 5 | 53 | 0 |
| Sun, Nov 02 | vs MINL 27-24 | 6 | 97 | 1 |
| Mon, Oct 20 | vs TBW 24-9 | 3 | 15 | 0 |
| Sun, Oct 12 | at KCL 30-17 | 5 | 55 | 1 |
What are Sam LaPorta's career stats?
Sam LaPorta has played 4 seasons for the Lions. He has 197 receptions for 2,204 yards and 21 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
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
- Receiving Touchdowns: 2023 (4th)
Among qualified NFL players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
More on Sam LaPorta
Playoff games
Sam LaPorta played 4 games across 2 NFL postseasons — 2 won, 2 lost.
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | WSH | L 45-31 | 0 | 51 | 1 |
| 2023 |  LAR | W 24-23 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| 2023 | TB | W 31-23 | 0 | 65 | 0 |
| 2023 |  SF | L 34-31 | 0 | 97 | 0 |
What the columns mean: CAR
Totals, from NFL game logs since the 2021 postseason — earlier games are not counted.
Sam LaPorta against each club
- vs Chicago Bears (5)
- vs Green Bay Packers (5)
- vs Minnesota Vikings (5)
- vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4)
- vs Baltimore Ravens (2)
- vs Buffalo Bills (2)
- vs Dallas Cowboys (2)
- vs Kansas City Chiefs (2)
- vs Los Angeles Rams (2)
- vs New Orleans Saints (2)
- vs San Francisco 49ers (2)
- vs Seattle Seahawks (2)
- vs Washington Commanders (2)
- vs Arizona Cardinals (1)
- vs Atlanta Falcons (1)
- vs Carolina Panthers (1)
- vs Cincinnati Bengals (1)
- vs Cleveland Browns (1)
- vs Denver Broncos (1)
- vs Houston Texans (1)
- vs Indianapolis Colts (1)
- vs Las Vegas Raiders (1)
- vs Los Angeles Chargers (1)
- vs Tennessee Titans (1)
Similar players
Closest career per-game profiles to Sam LaPorta among NFL players at the same position.
- Mark AndrewsBALAlike in Receiving Yards, Targets, Receiving Touchdowns75out of 100 on profile similarity
- Jimmy GrahamAlike in Yards per catch, Targets, Receiving Touchdowns62out of 100 on profile similarity
- George KittleSFAlike in Targets, Receptions, Receiving Touchdowns48out of 100 on profile similarity
- Dallas GoedertPHIAlike in Yards per catch, Receiving Yards, Targets47out of 100 on profile similarity
- Darren WallerCARAlike in Yards per catch, Targets, Receiving Yards42out of 100 on profile similarity
Compare Sam LaPorta with Mark Andrews, Jimmy Graham, George Kittle