Two players, one answer.

Ernest Jones IV vs Sam LaPorta

Any format · this week start/sit · PPR

Stats through week 7 of 2026

TE · DET

Sam LaPorta

11.1 projected

vs MIN · Sun 1:00 PM ET

13.2 a game this season · last 3: 22.4, 19.8, 2.8

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This week’s projections are Sleeper’s, scored with PPR settings. The percentage is how often a projected gap like this held up across the 2025 season; checked against 2026 games (not used to fit it), the stated chances so far run a few points high, so read a 60% call as nearer 55%.