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Sam LaPorta 2026 Fantasy Football Outlook
Sam LaPorta put up 66.9 fantasy points last season, 25th among all NFL tight ends. The Detroit Lions TE is currently the eighth-ranked player at his position fantasy-wise (by average draft position) heading into 2026, and we have lots more stats and projections on him here.
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Sam LaPorta Key Fantasy Stats
Check out LaPorta's fantasy outlook for 2026 per 2025 data and the upcoming season's projections from numberFire:
Total | Overall Rank | Position Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Fantasy Points | 66.9 | 182 | 20 |
| 2026 Projected Fantasy Points | 115.9 | 87 | 4 |
Sam LaPorta 2025 Game-by-Game
In his best game of the season -- Week 9 versus the Minnesota Vikings -- LaPorta finished with 15.7 fantasy points. His stat line: six catches, 97 yards and one touchdown. See the rest of his last-season game log here:
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Sam LaPorta vs. Other Lions Receivers
The Lions ran 56.8% passing plays and 43.2% rushing plays last season. They ranked fourth in the NFL in scoring. Here's a glance at how LaPorta's 2025 receiving stats stack up against his Detroit Lions teammates:
Name | Targets | Catches | Yards | TDs | Red Zone Targets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam LaPorta | 49 | 40 | 489 | 3 | 4 |
| Amon-Ra St. Brown | 172 | 117 | 1401 | 11 | 34 |
| Jameson Williams | 102 | 65 | 1117 | 7 | 8 |
| Jahmyr Gibbs | 94 | 77 | 616 | 5 | 12 |
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