Sam LaPorta
TE · DET
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Box score by season
| Season | Team | G | Rush | Rush yds | TD | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | TD | vs ESPN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | DET | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 27 | 316 | 3 | 1 differ (Targets 37 vs 38) |
| 2025 | DET | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 40 | 489 | 3 | ✓ matches |
| 2024 | DET | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 60 | 726 | 7 | not checked |
| 2024 playoffs | DET | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 51 | 1 | |
| 2023 | DET | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 120 | 86 | 889 | 10 | not checked |
| 2023 playoffs | DET | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 21 | 176 | 1 |
Official scoring from play-by-play. Regular-season totals for 2025, 2026 are compared with ESPN's after every rebuild (all players); earlier seasons aren't checked.
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Targets
37
qualifying bar 11
EPA/play
+0.854
9th of 192 · lg +0.194
Success rate
67.6%
10th of 192 · lg 49.6%
Yards/play
8.54
56th of 192 · lg 7.35
Explosive rate
10.8%
74th of 192 · lg 9.0%
Catch rate
73.0%
62nd of 192 · lg 67.2%
Air yards/att
6.3
110th of 192 · lg 8.0
Turnover rate
0.0%
1st of 192 · lg 2.6%
TD rate
8.1%
51st of 192 · lg 4.8%
Every split
EPA per target in each situation, the league in the same situation, and his rank among qualified players with at least 12 targets there (1 = best). "Repeats" is how much that split's player-to-player differences carry from one season to the next (2016–25); near zero means it describes the past and predicts little. Click a situation to filter all his numbers to it.
| Situation | Targets | EPA/play | Success | Yds/play | League EPA | Rank | Repeats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home / away Setting compare everyone → | |||||||
| Home | 12 | +0.341 | 58% | 7.7 | +0.199 | 34/84 | -0.02 |
| Away | 25 | +1.100 | 72% | 9.0 | +0.194 | 1/83 | -0.03 |
| Neutral site | 0 | — | — | — | +0.154 | — | — |
| Rest days Setting compare everyone → | |||||||
| Short week (≤5 days) | 7 | +0.811 | 71% | 7.4 | +0.273 | — | 0.19 |
| Normal (6–8 days) | 18 | +1.213 | 72% | 9.6 | +0.181 | 3/144 | -0.01 |
| Extra rest (9–12 days) | 4 | +0.262 | 75% | 11.0 | +0.245 | — | 0.21 |
| Off a bye (13+ days) | 0 | — | — | — | +0.221 | — | — |
| Indoors / outdoors Weather compare everyone → | |||||||
| Indoors | 17 | +1.002 | 71% | 10.6 | +0.224 | 2/43 | 0.05 |
| Outdoors | 20 | +0.729 | 65% | 6.8 | +0.182 | 9/136 | 0.05 |
| Temperature (outdoors) Weather compare everyone → | |||||||
| 60–79°F | 20 | +0.729 | 65% | 6.8 | +0.210 | 8/55 | -0.02 |
| 80°F+ | 0 | — | — | — | +0.213 | — | 0.01 |
| Wind (outdoors) Weather compare everyone → | |||||||
| 0–9 mph | 20 | +0.729 | 65% | 6.8 | +0.215 | 10/57 | -0.09 |
| 10–14 mph | 0 | — | — | — | +0.200 | — | 0.05 |
| Rain or snow (outdoors) Weather compare everyone → | |||||||
| Dry | 20 | +0.729 | 65% | 6.8 | +0.190 | 9/115 | 0.03 |
| Rain or snow | 0 | — | — | — | +0.105 | — | 0.03 |
| Score Game state compare everyone → | |||||||
| Trailing 9+ | 12 | +1.196 | 83% | 9.8 | +0.194 | 1/21 | -0.01 |
| Trailing 1–8 | 10 | +0.454 | 50% | 3.8 | +0.179 | — | 0.07 |
| Tied | 7 | +1.409 | 86% | 13.3 | +0.213 | — | 0.02 |
| Leading 1–8 | 5 | +0.179 | 40% | 8.0 | +0.159 | — | -0.03 |
| Leading 9+ | 3 | +0.648 | 67% | 9.0 | +0.278 | — | -0.05 |
| Win probability Game state compare everyone → | |||||||
| Win prob under 20% | 13 | +1.081 | 77% | 9.1 | +0.185 | 2/21 | -0.05 |
| Win prob 20–80% | 19 | +0.789 | 63% | 8.6 | +0.191 | 10/130 | -0.02 |
| Win prob over 80% | 5 | +0.510 | 60% | 6.8 | +0.226 | — | 0.09 |
| Quarter Game state compare everyone → | |||||||
| Q1 | 7 | +0.648 | 57% | 6.6 | +0.150 | — | 0.04 |
| Q2 | 12 | +0.829 | 67% | 8.8 | +0.189 | 2/32 | -0.01 |
| Q3 | 7 | +0.774 | 57% | 8.7 | +0.189 | — | -0.01 |
| Q4 | 10 | +1.104 | 80% | 9.5 | +0.229 | — | -0.03 |
| OT | 1 | +0.661 | 100% | 9.0 | +0.439 | — | — |
| Two-minute Game state compare everyone → | |||||||
| Last 2 min of half | 4 | -0.315 | 50% | 3.0 | +0.133 | — | 0.10 |
| Rest of game | 33 | +0.996 | 70% | 9.2 | +0.206 | 5/155 | 0.10 |
| Down Situation compare everyone → | |||||||
| 1st down | 18 | +0.358 | 61% | 7.0 | +0.229 | 22/56 | 0.00 |
| 2nd down | 8 | +1.327 | 100% | 12.0 | +0.185 | — | 0.02 |
| 3rd down | 7 | -0.413 | 29% | 2.7 | +0.138 | — | -0.02 |
| 4th down | 4 | +4.358 | 100% | 18.8 | +0.430 | — | — |
| 3rd-down distance Situation compare everyone → | |||||||
| 3rd & 1–3 | 1 | -1.569 | 0% | 0.0 | +0.162 | — | — |
| 3rd & 4–6 | 2 | +0.175 | 50% | 4.0 | +0.255 | — | -0.27 |
| 3rd & 7+ | 4 | -0.418 | 25% | 2.8 | +0.072 | — | 0.02 |
| Field position Situation compare everyone → | |||||||
| Own 20 and in | 2 | +0.619 | 50% | 4.0 | +0.142 | — | -0.04 |
| Own 50–21 | 14 | +0.605 | 71% | 10.4 | +0.169 | 13/84 | 0.04 |
| Opp 21–49 | 12 | +1.531 | 75% | 11.1 | +0.226 | 1/41 | 0.06 |
| Red zone (opp 20 in) | 9 | +0.392 | 56% | 3.3 | +0.248 | — | 0.05 |
| Formation Style compare everyone → | |||||||
| Shotgun | 22 | +0.969 | 73% | 8.0 | +0.177 | 6/156 | -0.02 |
| Under center | 15 | +0.686 | 60% | 9.4 | +0.264 | 2/11 | -0.02 |
| Tempo Style compare everyone → | |||||||
| Huddle | 34 | +0.939 | 71% | 9.1 | +0.196 | 8/171 | -0.00 |
| No huddle | 3 | -0.113 | 33% | 2.3 | +0.179 | — | -0.00 |
| Yards to go Situation compare everyone → | |||||||
| 1–3 to go | 5 | +1.791 | 60% | 10.2 | +0.228 | — | 0.05 |
| 4–6 to go | 5 | +1.728 | 80% | 8.0 | +0.269 | — | 0.02 |
| 7–10 to go | 20 | +0.570 | 75% | 8.9 | +0.204 | 17/113 | 0.03 |
| 11+ to go | 7 | +0.372 | 43% | 6.6 | +0.072 | — | -0.07 |
| Pass depth Passing compare everyone → | |||||||
| Behind the line | 6 | -0.559 | 17% | 1.8 | -0.214 | — | 0.15 |
| Short (0–9) | 19 | +0.503 | 74% | 6.0 | +0.173 | 17/90 | 0.09 |
| Intermediate (10–19) | 11 | +2.336 | 91% | 17.4 | +0.428 | — | 0.07 |
| Deep (20+) | 1 | -0.300 | 0% | 0.0 | +0.462 | — | 0.01 |
| Pass direction Passing compare everyone → | |||||||
| Left | 11 | +0.410 | 64% | 6.7 | +0.141 | — | 0.04 |
| Middle | 11 | +1.248 | 82% | 11.4 | +0.330 | — | -0.02 |
| Right | 15 | +0.891 | 60% | 7.8 | +0.173 | 3/71 | 0.03 |
| Play action Scheme (FTN) compare everyone → | |||||||
| Play action | 16 | +0.389 | 62% | 6.9 | +0.279 | 4/6 | -0.03 |
| No play action | 21 | +1.208 | 71% | 9.8 | +0.186 | 1/131 | -0.03 |
| In / out of pocket Scheme (FTN) compare everyone → | |||||||
| In pocket | 31 | +1.070 | 71% | 9.7 | +0.207 | 3/146 | -0.05 |
| Out of pocket | 6 | -0.260 | 50% | 2.5 | +0.209 | — | -0.05 |
| Blitz Defense (FTN) compare everyone → | |||||||
| Blitzed | 16 | +1.196 | 75% | 12.0 | +0.184 | 1/25 | 0.08 |
| No blitz | 21 | +0.594 | 62% | 5.9 | +0.217 | 27/124 | 0.08 |
| Pass rushers Defense (FTN) compare everyone → | |||||||
| 3 or fewer rushers | 1 | +0.293 | 100% | 0.0 | +0.274 | — | — |
| 4 rushers | 20 | +0.609 | 60% | 6.2 | +0.215 | 25/114 | 0.12 |
| 5 rushers | 11 | +0.974 | 73% | 11.3 | +0.203 | — | 0.15 |
| 6+ rushers | 5 | +1.685 | 80% | 13.6 | +0.136 | — | — |
| Defenders in the box Defense (FTN) compare everyone → | |||||||
| Light box (6 or fewer) | 24 | +0.868 | 67% | 7.1 | +0.182 | 5/112 | -0.04 |
| 7 in the box | 9 | +1.133 | 78% | 13.0 | +0.239 | — | -0.05 |
| Stacked box (8+) | 4 | +0.138 | 50% | 7.2 | +0.324 | — | — |
| Screen Scheme (FTN) compare everyone → | |||||||
| Screen | 2 | -0.594 | 0% | 0.0 | -0.098 | — | 0.50 |
| Not a screen | 35 | +0.937 | 71% | 9.0 | +0.239 | 8/149 | 0.50 |
| Pre-snap motion Scheme (FTN) compare everyone → | |||||||
| Motion | 22 | +1.126 | 77% | 10.9 | +0.240 | 1/92 | 0.10 |
| No motion | 15 | +0.455 | 53% | 5.1 | +0.166 | 15/57 | 0.10 |
| RPO Scheme (FTN) compare everyone → | |||||||
| RPO | 0 | — | — | — | -0.103 | — | — |
| Not an RPO | 37 | +0.854 | 68% | 8.5 | +0.214 | 7/163 | — |
By season
| Season | Team | Targets | EPA/play | Total EPA | Success | Yds/play | Catch rate | aDOT | YAC/catch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | DET | 37 | +0.854 | +31.6 | 67.6% | 8.54 | 73.0% | 6.3 | 5.3 |
Definitions. QB plays are dropbacks: passes, sacks and scrambles (spikes left out). QB EPA doesn't charge the passer for a receiver's fumble after the catch. Rushing is designed runs only; receiving is EPA per target. EPA is about ±1.4 points a play, so a split of 50 plays carries roughly ±0.2 of luck.