TE#87
Sam LaPorta
gsis_id 00-0039065
DET
Next Gen Stats
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2026 weekly average
- Separation
- 3.83 yd
- Cushion
- 5.24 yd
- YAC above expectation
- 0.33
- Avg YAC
- 6.25
- Share of intended air yards
- 14.9%
- Catch rate
- 73.4%
Advanced charting
Source: Pro Football Reference advanced2026 season total / average
- Broken tackles (rec)
- 1
- Drops
- 0
- Drop rate
- 0.0%
- Passer rating when targeted
- 112.0
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 44 | 31 | 367 | 3 | 32.5 | 0.173 | 0.35 | 2 | 85.9 |
| 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
46 games with stored box-score lines (2026, 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 Stats2026 · TE cohort of 13
Each of separation, cushion, yac over expected, share of air yards, catch rate is z-scored across every qualified TE in 2026; distance is the root-mean-square z gap, so lower means more alike. Only same-position players are compared.
Mark AndrewsTE · BAL · distance 0.56
- Separation
- 3.18
- Cushion
- 6.09
- YAC over expected
- -0.14
- Share of air yards
- 15.8
- Catch rate
- 70.7
Tucker KraftTE · GB · distance 0.57
- Separation
- 3.38
- Cushion
- 5.17
- YAC over expected
- 0.56
- Share of air yards
- 9.5
- Catch rate
- 71.4
George KittleTE · SF · distance 0.69
- Separation
- 3.25
- Cushion
- 5.64
- YAC over expected
- 1.00
- Share of air yards
- 21.4
- Catch rate
- 73.9
Colston LovelandTE · CHI · distance 0.75
- Separation
- 3.00
- Cushion
- 6.01
- YAC over expected
- -0.03
- Share of air yards
- 17.3
- Catch rate
- 64.7
Tyler WarrenTE · IND · distance 0.87
- Separation
- 3.51
- Cushion
- 6.24
- YAC over expected
- -0.48
- Share of air yards
- 10.1
- Catch rate
- 73.9
Sam LaPorta baseline
- Separation
- 3.51
- Cushion
- 5.53
- YAC over expected
- 0.34
- Share of air yards
- 15.5
- Catch rate
- 70.5