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Sam LaPorta Stats2025

TE · #87 · 6'3" · 245 lbs · 2025 season
Detroit Lions logoDetroit Lions
Usage starter (TE1)Official depth chart: TE4Questionable — LaPorta is dealing with a hip injury, and head coach Dan Campbell wouldn't commit Thursday to the tight end being available for Week 1 against the Saints, Tim Twentyman of the Lions' official site reports.Contract: $2.4M/yr
Fantasy pts/G
6.3
Games
17
Value Score
63
49
Targets
2025 season
40
Receptions
489 rec yds
3
Rec TD
2025 season
33th
TE fantasy rank
PPR · 17 games
489
Rec yards
4 rush yds
100%
Consistency
Above 3.2 pts

Fantasy production — weekly

PPR · 2025

Hover a week for PPR breakdown · dashed line = league-average QB

Recent form — last 10 games

Fantasy pts per game

DVP — recent matchups

Opponent rank vs TE

How soft or tough each recent defense was vs TEs — lower rank = more fantasy points allowed.

WkOpponentDVP rankResultFantasy
W5@ CIN#16 vs TEW 37–2420.2
W6@ KC#16 vs TEL 17–3016.5
W7vs TB#16 vs TEW 24–94.5
W9vs MIN#16 vs TEL 24–2721.7
W10@ WAS#16 vs TEW 44–2210.3

Game log

2025 regular season
WkOpponentStat lineFantasy pts
10at WAS5/5 rec · 53 yds10.3
9vs MIN6/8 rec · 97 yds · 1 TD21.7
7vs TB3/3 rec · 15 yds4.5
6at KC5/6 rec · 55 yds · 1 TD16.5
5at CIN5/6 rec · 92 yds · 1 TD20.2
4vs CLE3/4 rec · 39 yds6.9
3at BAL4/4 rec · 33 yds7.3
2vs CHI3/4 rec · 26 yds5.6
1at GB6/9 rec · 79 yds13.9

2025 season totals

Regular season · 9 games
Targets
49
Receptions
40
Rec yds
489
Rec TD
3
Rush yds
4
Fantasy pts
107.3

Stat rankings vs league

TE · 2025
Targets / game#41
2.9avg 2.3
Receptions / game#37
2.4avg 1.7
Rec yards / game#28
28.8avg 16.8
Rec TD / game#35
0.20avg 0.10
Fantasy pts / game#33
6.3avg 4.2

Consistency & rec yds / game

Last 5 games · 2025 game log

Consistency — last 5

100% reliable
W5
20.2
W6
16.5
W7
4.5
W9
21.7
W10
10.3

9 of 9 games above 3.2+ pts

Rec yds / game

By yard bucket
0–24
1
25–49
3
50–74
2
75–99
3
100+
0

Most games in 25–49 yds range

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6.3Fantasy pts/G18.9
40Receptions126
489Rec yds1,239
3Rec TD11
49Targets169

Red zone usage

PBP · 2025
Red zone TDs
2
Total RZ touches
4
Goal-line
1

NFL Next Gen Stats

nflverse · 2025

Official player-tracking data from the NFL — measures things box scores can't, like throw depth and accuracy vs difficulty.

Avg. separation
3.4 yds
Yards of separation from the nearest defender at the moment of catch/incompletion.
YAC over expected
+1.0 yds
Yards after catch above what's expected for the catch location and defenders nearby.
Air yards share
7.5%
% of the team's total intended air yards thrown his way.
Salary & contract
Cap Hit (2026)
$6.74M
Average Salary (AAV)$2.4M
Contract Value$9M
Guaranteed$8M
Free Agent2027

Contract data from Spotrac

Value Score
63
Top 37% of TEs for production relative to cap hit ($6.7M/yr), among 94 with cap/salary on file.
Team context
Team record9–8
Division4th
Depth chartTE1 · usage + official
Offense rank
Splits
Yds/GFPts/G
Home44.39.7
Away62.413.6
vs top-10 TE D
vs bottom-10 TE D
In wins43.09.1
In losses77.017.4
Fantasy by year
SeasonPPR / G
2025
6.3

PPR avg / game · 2021+ seasons

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