TE · Detroit Lions · #87

Sam LaPorta

TE1

College: Iowa
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 245 lb
Experience: 4th season

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Season

EPA / target

+0.85▲ 0.10 vs '25

1st of 21 TEs

Catch rate

71.8%▼ 9.8 vs '25

10th of 21 TEs

Yards / target

8.6▼ 1.4 vs '25

5th of 21 TEs

Target share

16.8%▼ 1.6 vs '25

14th of 21 TEs

Receiving

334 yds+0.85 EPA/TGT

28 rec · 39 tgt · 3 td

Ranks compare against the 21 qualifying tight ends on the 2026 leaderboard.

Week-by-week

EPA per target by game, dashed line = 2025 season mark

Where the value came from

Total EPA, 2026

Receiving+33.0

Rushing0.0

Net+33.0

Best game · Wk 5 @ ARI

5/5

Rec/Tgt

Rec yds

+12.9

Rec EPA

+2.59

EPA/target

17.6

Yds/rec

2026 game log

	Receiving									Rushing
Game	TargetsPasses thrown to the player.	ReceptionsCatches.	Receiving yardsReceiving yards.	Yards per receptionReceiving yards per catch.	Receiving touchdownsReceiving touchdowns.	Catch rateReceptions per target.	Average depth of targetAir yards per target.	Receiving EPAExpected points added on targets, including incompletions and interceptions.	EPA per targetExpected points added per target, including incompletions and interceptions.	CarriesRushing attempts.	Rushing yardsRushing yards.	Rushing touchdownsRushing touchdowns.
Wk 1 vs NOW	8	5	48	9.6	0	62.5	0.9	+3.0	+0.38	0	0	0
Wk 2 @ BUFL	7	6	52	8.7	1	85.7	3.3	+5.7	+0.81	0	0	0
Wk 3 vs NYJW	4	3	44	14.7	0	75.0	9.8	+1.0	+0.26	0	0	0
Wk 4 @ CARL	13	8	84	10.5	1	61.5	9.2	+8.9	+0.68	0	0	0
Wk 5 @ ARIW	5	5	88	17.6	1	100.0	8.8	+12.9	+2.59	0	0	0
Wk 7 vs GBW	2	1	18	18.0	0	50.0	5.5	+1.4	+0.72	0	0	0
Season	39	28	334	11.9	3	71.8	6.2	+33.0	+0.85	0	0	0

How he compares

2026 tight ends who qualify · dashed lines mark the group average

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Contract

Rookie deal · signed 2023 with Lions

$9.5Mover 4 years

Avg. per year: $2.4M
Guaranteed: $7.8M 83%
2026 cap hit: $6.7M 2.1% of the cap
Signed: 2023
Runs through: 2026

2023

2024

2025

2026 · now

Year 4 of 4

Career by season

Career rates are weighted by volume, not averaged across seasons

	Overall		Receiving									Rushing
Season	GamesGames played.	Total EPAExpected points added across dropbacks, runs and targets combined (each scramble counted once).	TargetsPasses thrown to the player.	ReceptionsCatches.	Receiving yardsReceiving yards.	Receiving touchdownsReceiving touchdowns.	Catch rateReceptions per target.	Yards per receptionReceiving yards per catch.	Yards per targetReceiving yards per target, including incompletions.	Target shareShare of the team's targets, averaged across games.	EPA per targetExpected points added per target, including incompletions and interceptions.	CarriesRushing attempts.	Rushing yardsRushing yards.	Rushing touchdownsRushing touchdowns.
2026	6	+33.0	39	28	334	3	71.8	11.9	8.6	16.8	+0.85	0	0	0
2025	9	+36.4	49	40	489	3	81.6	12.2	10.0	18.5	+0.74	0	0	0
2024	16	+31.4	83	60	726	7	72.3	12.1	8.7	17.5	+0.38	0	0	0
2023	17	+40.6	120	86	889	10	71.7	10.3	7.4	21.4	+0.32	1	4	0
Career	48	+141.5	291	214	2,438	23	73.5	11.4	8.4	19.0	+0.48	1	4	0