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Sam LaPorta87
Lions · TE

Sam LaPorta

Detroit Lions#873 yrs expIowa75 · 245 lb
97Form
96Established
Elite creator#3 of 77 tight ends
Games17last 17
Targets985.8 a game
Catches7577% caught
Yards88852 a game
TDs6
Skill profile · last 17 games · vs 77 tight ends

Elite efficiency, less so depth

Each axis is a percentile against every qualified tight end over the same window. The dashed white shape is the position average; the gold ring marks elite (90th percentile).

Volume: 84th percentileDepth: 45th percentileSeparation: 75th percentileAfter the catch: 81th percentileHands: 91th percentileEfficiency: 98th percentileVolume84thDepth45thSeparation75thAfter the catch81stHands91stEfficiency98th
LaPortaPosition averageElite, 90th
VolumeAbove avgshare of team targets
18.1%84th pct
Depthavg depth of target
5.7 yd45th pct
SeparationAbove avgyards of separation at the catch
3.76 yd75th pct
After the catchAbove avgYAC over expected per catch
+1.0 yd81st pct
HandsElitedrop rate
0.0% drops91st pct
EfficiencyEliteEPA per target
+0.7198th pct
F&D score · current form, last 17 games

97: elite creator

One number for how well LaPorta has actually played lately, not a talent rating. 70% is the skill profile, weighted towards efficiency; the rest is how steady his games are and whether he still produces against the better defences. Ranked against every qualified tight end; 99 is the best. Over the last three seasons he scores 96 (#4 of 62).

Contributionthe skill profile, efficiency-weighted
84
Consistencyhow steady game to game
99
Holds up vs good Doutput against the tougher half
14
Trend, last 6 gamesSteady
Schedule facedSoft

Trend and schedule are shown for context but kept out of the number: over a handful of games they're mostly noise.

Props · this week

This week's lines against his last 17

Each bar is a game; green cleared the line. "Market says" is the bookmaker's price with the margin taken out. Our own prop model is switched off until it passes a public audit, so this is history and the market, not a tip.

This week · draftkings

Receiving yards over 44.5

Cleared9/17
Market says49%
Price1.91
line 44.5792633399255159753485244848818333217 games agolatest
This week · draftkings

Receptions over 4.5

Cleared9/17
Market says42%
Price2.24
line 4.56343553655638513417 games agolatest
Floor and ceiling

How his games are spread

0–9 yds: 0 games010–19 yds: 2 games20–29 yds: 1 games2030–39 yds: 4 games40–49 yds: 2 games4050–59 yds: 3 games60–69 yds: 0 games6070–79 yds: 1 games80–89 yds: 2 games8090–99 yds: 2 games
14/17games with 30+ yds
8/17games with 50+ yds
5/17games with 70+ yds
2/17games with 90+ yds
Role

Game by game

avg 5.8 targets25 wk 1: 925 wk 2: 425 wk 3: 425 wk 4: 425 wk 5: 625 wk 6: 625 wk 7: 325 wk 9: 825 wk 10: 526 wk 1: 826 wk 2: 726 wk 3: 426 wk 4: 1326 wk 5: 526 wk 7: 226 wk 8: 526 wk 9: 525 wk 126 wk 9
Game log · last 17

Every game

GameOpponentTgtRecYdsTDAir ydsEPAOver 44.5
26 wk 9MIA5432010+0.8No
26 wk 8MIN5333024-0.6No
26 wk 7GB2118011+1.4No
26 wk 5ARI5588144+12.9Yes
26 wk 4CAR138841119+8.9Yes
26 wk 3NYJ4344039+1.0No
26 wk 2BUF7652123+5.7Yes
26 wk 1NO854807+3.0Yes
25 wk 10WAS5553019+5.8Yes
25 wk 9MIN8697155+9.5Yes
25 wk 7TB3315010+1.1No
25 wk 6KC6555137+5.1Yes
25 wk 5CIN6592126+7.6Yes
25 wk 4CLE4339042+1.0No
25 wk 3BAL4433025+4.4No
25 wk 2CHI4326018-0.2No
25 wk 1GB9679045+2.2Yes