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Sam LaPorta
TE · DET · 2023–2026
Born January 12, 2001 · College Iowa · Drafted 2023, round 2, pick 34 (DET) · 6-3, 245 lb
2nd-team All-Pro (2023) · Pro Bowl (2023)
EPA per target by season
Filled dot: stabilised, with its 90% interval. Ring: the raw season rate.
Rushing
| Season | Team | G | Carries | Yds | TD | YPC | EPA/carry | Stabilised EPA/carry | Success % | Rush EPA | Rush WPA (wins) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | DET | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.00 | +0.133 | 100.0 | +0.1 | −0.01 | |
| 2026 | DET | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 | +0.162 | 100.0 | +0.2 | +0.01 | |
| Career | DET | 50 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3.00 | +0.148 | 100.0 | +0.3 | +0.00 |
Receiving
| Season | Team | G | Targets | Rec | Yds | TD | Catch % | EPA/target | Stabilised EPA/target | Target share % | aDOT | Rec EPA | Rec WPA (wins) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | DET | 17 | 120 | 86 | 889 | 10 | 71.7 | +0.319 | +0.288+0.146 to +0.430 | 20.9 | 7.1 | +38.3 | +0.83 |
| 2023 playoffs | DET | 3 | 27 | 21 | 176 | 1 | 77.8 | +0.339 | 25.0 | 6.3 | +9.1 | +0.17 | |
| 2024 | DET | 16 | 83 | 60 | 726 | 7 | 72.3 | +0.379 | +0.301+0.149 to +0.454 | 16.9 | 7.0 | +31.4 | +0.77 |
| 2024 playoffs | DET | 1 | 7 | 6 | 51 | 1 | 85.7 | +0.226 | 17.9 | 4.1 | +1.6 | +0.03 | |
| 2025 | DET | 9 | 49 | 40 | 489 | 3 | 81.6 | +0.743 | +0.358+0.192 to +0.524 | 18.6 | 5.7 | +36.4 | +0.62 |
| 2026 | DET | 8 | 49 | 35 | 399 | 3 | 71.4 | +0.679 | +0.342+0.176 to +0.508 | 18.2 | 5.7 | +33.3 | +0.64 |
| Career | DET | 50 | 301 | 221 | 2,503 | 23 | 73.4 | +0.463 | 18.8 | 6.6 | +139.5 | +2.85 |
Defence
Counting stats from the play-by-play credits (QB hits from 2006, tackles for loss and passes defensed from 2009).
| Season | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Tackles for loss | INT | Passes defensed | Forced fumbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | DET | 17 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | DET | 16 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 playoffs | DET | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | DET | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | DET | 50 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Honours
Honours: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), matched to players through Wikidata (CC0). Awards and All-Pro teams are the Associated Press’s; Pro Bowl selections include replacements.
| Season | Honours |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 2nd-team All-Pro, Pro Bowl |
Playing time
Scrimmage snaps from 2016, in the games he played (share: of his team’s snaps in those games). A season’s snaps appear after its playoffs, when the data is published. Who was on the field: NFL Next Gen Stats via nflverse (2016–22) and FTN Data via nflverse (2023 on), CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.
| Season | Team | G | Offensive snaps | Share of the offence’s snaps | Defensive snaps | Share of the defence’s snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | DET | 17 | 948 | 82.6 | – | – |
| 2023 playoffs | DET | 3 | 165 | 85.1 | – | – |
| 2024 | DET | 16 | 891 | 85.2 | – | – |
| 2024 playoffs | DET | 1 | 64 | 97.0 | – | – |
| 2025 | DET | 9 | 509 | 90.2 | – | – |
Hands and contested catches
Regular season, 2022 on. Charting: FTN Data via nflverse, CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.
| Season | Targets charted | Catchable % | Drops | Drop % of catchable | Contested targets | Contested catch % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 120 | 78.3 | 5 | 5.3 | 22 | 63.6 |
| 2024 | 83 | 75.9 | 1 | 1.6 | 12 | 50.0 |
| 2025 | 49 | 79.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 100.0 |
| 2026 | 49 | 75.5 | 1 | 2.7 | 9 | 44.4 |
Game logs
2026 game log (8 games)
2026 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Carries | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rush EPA | Targets | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Rec EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-09-13 | vs NO | W 31–30 OT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 5 | 48 | 0 | +3.0 |
| 2 | 2026-09-17 | @ BUF | L 31–41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 6 | 52 | 1 | +5.7 |
| 3 | 2026-09-27 | vs NYJ | W 31–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 0 | +1.0 |
| 4 | 2026-10-04 | @ CAR | L 26–32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 8 | 84 | 1 | +8.9 |
| 5 | 2026-10-11 | @ ARI | W 45–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 5 | 88 | 1 | +12.9 |
| 7 | 2026-10-25 | vs GB | W 20–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 0 | +1.4 |
| 8 | 2026-11-01 | vs MIN | W 19–15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +0.2 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 0 | −0.6 |
| 9 | 2026-11-08 | @ MIA | W 19–9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 0 | +0.8 |
2025 game log (9 games)
2025 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Targets | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Rec EPA | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-09-07 | @ GB | L 13–27 | 9 | 6 | 79 | 0 | +2.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2025-09-14 | vs CHI | W 52–21 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 0 | −0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2025-09-22 | @ BAL | W 38–30 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 0 | +4.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2025-09-28 | vs CLE | W 34–10 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 0 | +1.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2025-10-05 | @ CIN | W 37–24 | 6 | 5 | 92 | 1 | +7.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2025-10-12 | @ KC | L 17–30 | 6 | 5 | 55 | 1 | +5.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2025-10-20 | vs TB | W 24–9 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 0 | +1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2025-11-02 | vs MIN | L 24–27 | 8 | 6 | 97 | 1 | +9.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2025-11-09 | @ WAS | W 44–22 | 5 | 5 | 53 | 0 | +5.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 game log (17 games)
2024 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Targets | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Rec EPA | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024-09-08 | vs LA | W 26–20 OT | 5 | 4 | 45 | 0 | +0.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2024-09-15 | vs TB | L 16–20 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 0 | +0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2024-09-22 | @ ARI | W 20–13 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 0 | +3.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2024-09-30 | vs SEA | W 42–29 | 4 | 4 | 53 | 0 | +4.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2024-10-13 | @ DAL | W 47–9 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 1 | +4.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2024-10-20 | @ MIN | W 31–29 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 0 | +2.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2024-10-27 | vs TEN | W 52–14 | 6 | 6 | 48 | 1 | +4.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2024-11-03 | @ GB | W 24–14 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 0 | +1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2024-11-10 | @ HOU | W 26–23 | 6 | 3 | 66 | 1 | −4.3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2024-11-24 | @ IND | W 24–6 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 0 | −2.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2024-11-28 | vs CHI | W 23–20 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | −0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2024-12-05 | vs GB | W 34–31 | 7 | 5 | 54 | 0 | +2.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2024-12-15 | vs BUF | L 42–48 | 10 | 7 | 111 | 0 | +4.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2024-12-22 | @ CHI | W 34–17 | 7 | 4 | 43 | 1 | +1.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2024-12-30 | @ SF | W 40–34 | 8 | 6 | 64 | 1 | +4.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2025-01-05 | vs MIN | W 31–9 | 7 | 7 | 63 | 0 | +4.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P20 | 2025-01-18 | vs WAS | L 31–45 | 7 | 6 | 51 | 1 | +1.6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 game log (20 games)
2023 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Carries | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rush EPA | Targets | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Rec EPA | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2023-09-07 | @ KC | W 21–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 0 | +1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2023-09-17 | vs SEA | L 31–37 OT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 5 | 63 | 0 | +2.1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2023-09-24 | vs ATL | W 20–6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 8 | 84 | 1 | +0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2023-09-28 | @ GB | W 34–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 4 | 56 | 0 | +4.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2023-10-08 | vs CAR | W 42–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 3 | 47 | 2 | +6.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2023-10-15 | @ TB | W 20–6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 4 | 36 | 0 | −2.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2023-10-22 | @ BAL | L 6–38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 6 | 52 | 0 | +4.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2023-10-30 | vs LV | W 26–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 8 | 57 | 1 | +3.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2023-11-12 | @ LAC | W 41–38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 0 | +3.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2023-11-19 | vs CHI | W 31–26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 0 | −5.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2023-11-23 | vs GB | L 22–29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 5 | 47 | 1 | −2.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2023-12-03 | @ NO | W 33–28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 9 | 140 | 1 | +11.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2023-12-10 | @ CHI | L 13–28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | +0.1 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 0 | −0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2023-12-16 | vs DEN | W 42–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 5 | 56 | 3 | +10.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2023-12-24 | @ MIN | W 30–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 0 | +3.1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2023-12-30 | @ DAL | L 19–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 7 | 84 | 0 | −2.2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2024-01-07 | vs MIN | W 30–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 1 | −0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2024-01-14 | vs LA | W 24–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 1 | +2.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P20 | 2024-01-21 | vs TB | W 31–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 9 | 65 | 0 | +2.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P21 | 2024-01-28 | @ SF | L 31–34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 9 | 97 | 0 | +4.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |