Sam LaPorta TE #87 90 OVR
6'3''
Height
245
Weight
25
Age
3 yrs
Exp
Iowa
College
SuperStar
Dev
1430
Trade Value
Drafted: 4th Pick, 2nd Round
Trade Worth: Early 1st Rd Pick
$5.32M
Contract
4
Years
$3.88M
Signing Bonus
$2.93M
Salary
$0.97M
Cap Penalty
1
Years Left
Abilities
Route Apprentice
Players with this ability have access to four additional hot routes, regardless of where they line up.
Juke Box
Ballcarriers with this ability have steerable juke animations.
Short In Elite
Receivers with this ability catch more consistently while catching passes less than 10 yards from the LoS, inside the numbers
Career Stats
| 2026 Regular Season | Receiving | Rushing | ||||||||||||||
| WK | GAME | RESULT | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | Drp | Yac | TD | Pts | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Pts |
| 10 | CHI @ DET | 28 - 10 | 4 | 73 | 18.3 | 28 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | NE @ DET | 42 - 0 | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DET @ MIN | 3 - 21 | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MIN @ DET | 38 - 0 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving Stats | |||||||
| Year | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Pts |
| 2023 | Detroit Lions | 21 | 245 | 11.7 | 20 | 3 | 42.5 |
| 2024 | Detroit Lions | 59 | 973 | 16.5 | 61 | 3 | 115.3 |
| 2025 | Detroit Lions | 20 | 285 | 14.3 | 77 | 2 | 40.5 |
| 2026 | Detroit Lions | 26 | 390 | 15.0 | 29 | 2 | 51.0 |