Sam LaPorta TE #11 98 OVR
6'3''
Height
245
Weight
27
Age
5 yrs
Exp
Iowa
College
SuperStar
Dev
2736
Trade Value
Drafted: 4th Pick, 2nd Round
Trade Worth: Multiple First Rd Picks
$13.00M
Contract
6
Years
$20.45M
Signing Bonus
$6.04M
Salary
$13.63M
Cap Penalty
4
Years Left
Abilities
Route Technician
Receivers with this ability have a high success rate when creating separation on the last cut of any route.
Short In Elite
Receivers with this ability catch more consistently while catching passes less than 10 yards from the LoS, inside the numbers
Run Protector
Blockers with this ability reduce a rusher's chances of using a quick block shed move while run blocking.
Career Stats
| 2028 Regular Season | Receiving | Rushing | ||||||||||||||
| WK | GAME | RESULT | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | Drp | Yac | TD | Pts | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Pts |
| 13 | DET @ SEA | 28 - 23 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DET @ HOU | 17 - 23 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | GB @ DET | 7 - 34 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MIN @ DET | 38 - 41 | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving Stats | |||||||
| Year | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Pts |
| 2024 | Detroit Lions | 56 | 783 | 14.0 | 53 | 8 | 126.3 |
| 2025 | Detroit Lions | 55 | 765 | 13.9 | 51 | 7 | 118.5 |
| 2026 | Detroit Lions | 61 | 956 | 15.7 | 82 | 5 | 125.6 |
| 2027 | Detroit Lions | 18 | 263 | 14.6 | 38 | 1 | 32.3 |
| 2028 | Detroit Lions | 11 | 182 | 16.5 | 91 | 2 | 30.2 |