Sam LaPorta is a career quality starter — a tight end whose body of work places LaPorta in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and LaPorta's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Sam LaPorta
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | Defense | Snap Counts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2023 | 22–23 | DET | 17 | — | 120 | 86 | 889 | 10 | 71.7% | 10.3 | 7.4 | — | 48 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 981 | 82.6% | — | 0.0% | 12 | 2.5% |
| 2024 | 23–24 | DET | 16 | — | 83 | 60 | 726 | 7 | 72.3% | 12.1 | 8.7 | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 910 | 84.9% | — | 0.0% | 2 | 0.6% |
| 2025 | 24–25 | DET | 9 | — | 49 | 40 | 489 | 3 | 81.6% | 12.2 | 10.0 | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 517 | 90.7% | — | 0.0% | 5 | 1.9% |
| Career | — | 42 | — | 252 | 186 | 2,104 | 20 | 73.8% | 11.3 | 8.3 | — | 110 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2,408 | 85.2% | — | 0.0% | 19 | 1.6% | |
Career Value · VORP
91 career value over replacement — #1270 all-time of 4,666. 30.3/season above a replacement-level TE.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #34 (Rd 2) · DET · 2023 · +11.1 vs expected KV-H
66actual
54.9 expected · Δ+11.1
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