TE#87
Sam LaPorta
gsis_id 00-0039065
DET
Next Gen Stats
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2025 weekly average
- Separation
- 3.60 yd
- Cushion
- 7.10 yd
- YAC above expectation
- 1.69
- Avg YAC
- 8.53
- Share of intended air yards
- 21.7%
- Catch rate
- 81.7%
Advanced charting
Source: Pro Football Reference advanced2025 season total / average
- Broken tackles (rec)
- 5
- Drops
- 0
- Drop rate
- 0.0%
- Passer rating when targeted
- 116.4
- Interceptions on targets
- 0
Season by season
Aggregated from real weekly rows in nflverse_player_stats_weekly.
| Season | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | TD | Rec EPA | Tgt share | WOPR | Rush yds | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 49 | 40 | 489 | 3 | 36.4 | 0.185 | 0.40 | 0 | 106.9 |
| 2024 | 17 | 90 | 66 | 777 | 8 | 33.0 | 0.175 | 0.38 | 0 | 191.7 |
| 2023 | 20 | 147 | 107 | 1065 | 11 | 49.6 | 0.217 | 0.47 | 4 | 283.9 |
Bio & status
- Height
- 6'3"
- Weight
- 245 lb
- College
- Iowa (Big Ten Conference)
- Draft
- 2023 · Rd 2 · Pk 34 · DET
- Rookie season
- 2023
- Experience
- 4 yr
- Status
- ACT
Source: nflverse injury report
2025 Wk 11 · Out · Back · practice: Did Not Participate In Practice
Source: Highlightly injuries
2025 · Questionable · DET
Cross-source coverage
Source: Highlightly box scoresmatched via name+birth_date
44 games with stored box-score lines (2025, 2024, 2023).
Play-by-play drill-down
Loaded on demand, one season at a time.
Similar players
Position-matched comparables scored on real Next Gen Stats season data.
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2025 · TE cohort of 35
Each of separation, cushion, yac over expected, share of air yards, catch rate is z-scored across every qualified TE in 2025; distance is the root-mean-square z gap, so lower means more alike. Only same-position players are compared.
Dalton KincaidTE · BUF · distance 0.66
- Separation
- 3.42
- Cushion
- 5.97
- YAC over expected
- 1.02
- Share of air yards
- 13.0
- Catch rate
- 79.6
Jake FergusonTE · DAL · distance 0.72
- Separation
- 3.31
- Cushion
- 5.87
- YAC over expected
- 0.18
- Share of air yards
- 9.8
- Catch rate
- 80.4
Colby ParkinsonTE · LA · distance 0.86
- Separation
- 3.55
- Cushion
- 5.72
- YAC over expected
- 0.44
- Share of air yards
- 4.9
- Catch rate
- 76.8
T.J. HockensonTE · MIN · distance 0.93
- Separation
- 3.75
- Cushion
- 6.20
- YAC over expected
- -0.15
- Share of air yards
- 8.3
- Catch rate
- 77.3
Brenton StrangeTE · JAX · distance 1.07
- Separation
- 3.91
- Cushion
- 6.46
- YAC over expected
- -0.23
- Share of air yards
- 8.1
- Catch rate
- 76.7
Sam LaPorta baseline
- Separation
- 3.37
- Cushion
- 6.37
- YAC over expected
- 0.95
- Share of air yards
- 7.5
- Catch rate
- 81.6