Draft Note by John Paulsen
Sam LaPorta finished as the fantasy TE1 as a rookie, which is an incredible accomplishment given the history of rookies at the position. It’s unusual for rookie tight ends to find immediate success, but LaPorta posted 86 catches for 889 yards and 10 touchdowns. Those were the most catches, the second-most yards (to Kyle Pitts), and the most touchdowns (tied with Rob Gronkowski) among rookie tight ends since 2003. LaPorta’s position-leading 196.3 half-PPR fantasy points were just the 19th-most by a tight end since 2010. He’s a good bet to repeat as the TE1 since he should only get better in his second season, and his excellent environment in the Detroit offense is unchanged.
Sam LaPorta
- TE
- , Detroit Lions
- 23
- 249 lbs
- 6' 4"
- 25
- 1
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Sam LaPorta finished as the fantasy TE1 as a rookie, which is an incredible accomplishment given the history of rookies at the position. It’s unusual for rookie tight ends to find immediate success, but LaPorta posted 86 catches for 889 yards and 10 touchdowns. Those were the most catches, the second-most yards (to Kyle Pitts), and the most touchdowns (tied with Rob Gronkowski) among rookie tight ends since 2003. LaPorta’s position-leading 196.3 half-PPR fantasy points were just the 19th-most by a tight end since 2010. He’s a good bet to repeat as the TE1 since he should only get better in his second season, and his excellent environment in the Detroit offense is unchanged.
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2024 Strength of Schedule - DET
| W1 | W2 | W3 | W4 | W5 | W6 | W7 | W8 | W9 | W10 | W11 | W12 | W13 | W14 | W15 | W16 | W17 | W18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 LAR | 32 TB | 26 @ARI | 19 SEA | BYE | 20 @DAL | 2 @MIN | 4 TEN | 28 @GB | 25 @HOU | 24 JAX | 22 @IND | 9 CHI | 28 GB | 23 BUF | 9 @CHI | 13 @SF | 2 MIN |
Schedule difficulty based on schedule-adjusted, positional defensive ranking. Top DEF = 1, bottom DEF = 32.
Game Stats
| Week | Opp | Rec | RecYds | RecTD | Tgts | YPR | RuAtt | RuYds | RuTD | Fum | YPC | STD | 0.5 PPR | PPR | Snaps | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @KC | 5 | 39 | 0 | 5 | 7.80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.9 | 6.40 | 8.9 | 58/70 | 82.9% |
| 2 | SEA | 5 | 63 | 0 | 6 | 12.60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.3 | 8.80 | 11.3 | 54/66 | 81.8% |
| 3 | ATL | 8 | 84 | 1 | 11 | 10.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 14.4 | 18.40 | 22.4 | 52/70 | 74.3% |
| 4 | @GB | 4 | 56 | 0 | 5 | 14.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5.6 | 7.60 | 9.6 | 60/75 | 80.0% |
| 5 | CAR | 3 | 47 | 2 | 4 | 15.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 16.7 | 18.20 | 19.7 | 52/60 | 86.7% |
| 6 | @TB | 4 | 36 | 0 | 11 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.6 | 5.60 | 7.6 | 58/70 | 82.9% |
| 7 | @BAL | 6 | 52 | 0 | 7 | 8.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5.2 | 8.20 | 11.2 | 54/75 | 72.0% |
| 8 | LV | 8 | 57 | 1 | 10 | 7.12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 11.7 | 15.70 | 19.7 | 81/86 | 94.2% |
| 9 | BYE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10 | @LAC | 4 | 40 | 0 | 5 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4.0 | 6.00 | 8.0 | 53/66 | 80.3% |
| 11 | CHI | 3 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.8 | 5.30 | 6.8 | 53/62 | 85.5% |
| 12 | GB | 5 | 47 | 1 | 8 | 9.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 12.7 | 15.20 | 17.7 | 73/84 | 86.9% |
| 13 | @NO | 9 | 140 | 1 | 9 | 15.56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 20.0 | 24.50 | 29.0 | 47/58 | 81.0% |
| 14 | @CHI | 2 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 11.50 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 | 2.7 | 3.70 | 4.7 | 56/65 | 86.2% |
| 15 | DEN | 5 | 56 | 3 | 6 | 11.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 23.6 | 26.10 | 28.6 | 63/66 | 95.5% |
| 16 | @MIN | 3 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.8 | 3.30 | 4.8 | 75/79 | 94.9% |
| 17 | @DAL | 7 | 84 | 0 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 8.4 | 11.90 | 15.4 | 69/69 | 100.0% |
| 18 | MIN | 5 | 29 | 1 | 7 | 5.80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 8.9 | 11.40 | 13.9 | 23/57 | 40.4% |
| Per game | 5.06 | 52.29 | 0.59 | 7.06 | 10.34 | 0.06 | 0.24 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 | 9.02 | 11.55 | 14.08 | 57.71/69.29 | 82.66% | |
| Totals | 86 | 889 | 10 | 120 | 10.34 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 | 153.3 | 196.3 | 239.3 | 981/1178 | 82.66% | |
