Scouting report · TE · Detroit
Sam LaPorta
A top-12 tight end in 1QB dynasty leagues, right in the prime of the curve.
#51 overall · age 25 · 2023 round 2, pick 34 · 4th season
DETTight end · TE6
Half PPR points a game
This week · week 8 · Half PPR
8.9TE4
vs MIN · Sun, Nov 1, 1:00 p.m. ET
No injury designation · injury data read Fri, Oct 30, 12:15 p.m. ET
Sleeper's projection, read Fri, Oct 30, 12:15 p.m. ET, scored by Swindlr
Dynasty · Dynasty 1QB
#51 · TE6
Value 3,398 · 12 teams
Latest16 real trades for him in public Sleeper leagues, the sample's last two weeks
Dynasty value · Dynasty 1QB
3,398
▼ 264 · last 3 weeks of games
Rank
#51 · TE6
Overall · position
2026 Half PPR / game
10.9
TE6 at the position
Age
25
4 seasons in
In a year
Same
3,470 · about #51 next year
Recalculated: today's model on the games through each week, valued at today's point in the season. It shows what each week's games did to his value, not the values Swindlr showed at the time.
Swindlr records its published values weekly from Oct 28, 2026; they'll appear here as a record beside this chart.
Every format
12-team leagues. Tap a format to see him in it.
Where his value comes from · Dynasty 1QB
This season 11%Next two seasons 32%Later 58%
64% of it is what he's projected to score (11.9 a game, aged season by season) and 36% is upside, the chance he does better.
Splits
Regular season · week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
| Season | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Rush yds | Half PPR / G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16 | 83 | 60 | 726 | 7 | 0 | 9.0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 49 | 40 | 489 | 3 | 0 | 9.7 |
| 2026 | 6 | 39 | 28 | 334 | 3 | 0 | 10.9 |
2026 week by week · Half PPR points
What he's worth in a trade
Dynasty 1QB
Real trades · 141 in the last year · 16 in dynasty one-QB leagues
The last 90 days of the sample, dynasty leagues: 51 trades, 47 Superflex or 2QB and 4 one-QB, 38 with a TE premium. Every trade with him, by format →
What managers actually gave for Sam in completed trades in public Sleeper leagues, leagues like Dynasty 1QB first. Each shows the date and the league's settings; the price is what was agreed then, and the line under it is today's value, a different thing. Two-team trades of up to four pieces a side; none is left out for disagreeing with Swindlr. No league or manager names. 6 of them look lopsided at today's values (values move after a trade, with injuries and role changes, so a fair price then can look lopsided now); none is left out.
- Sep 15, 2026 · 12-team dynasty 1QBSam LaPorta for Jauan JenningsToday on the Dynasty 1QB board: 3,398 for his side, 906 for the otherCheck it at today's values, in its league's settings
- Sep 10, 2026 · 12-team dynasty 1QBQuentin Johnston + Sam LaPorta for Kaleb Johnson + 2027 1stToday on the Dynasty 1QB board: 5,079 for his side, 2,885 for the otherCheck it at today's values, in its league's settings
- Aug 23, 2026 · 12-team dynasty 1QB, TE +0.5Michael Pittman Jr. + Sam LaPorta + 2027 2nd + 2028 3rd for Aaron Jones Sr. + Mark Andrews + Rashod BatemanToday on the Dynasty 1QB board: 5,838 for his side, 3,104 for the otherCheck it at today's values, in its league's settings
- Aug 10, 2026 · 16-team dynasty 1QB, TE +0.75Sam LaPorta for Oronde Gadsden + Omar Cooper Jr.Today on the Dynasty 1QB board: 3,398 for his side, 4,690 for the otherCheck it at today's values, in its league's settings
- Jun 18, 2026 · 14-team dynasty 1QB, TE +1Quentin Johnston + Sam LaPorta + Tetairoa McMillan for Brock Bowers + Brian Thomas Jr.Today on the Dynasty 1QB board: 9,850 for his side, 9,457 for the otherCheck it at today's values, in its league's settings
- Jun 4, 2026 · 12-team dynasty 1QBSam LaPorta + 2027 2nd + 2028 2nd for Jonathon Brooks + Bhayshul TutenToday on the Dynasty 1QB board: 4,739 for his side, 5,537 for the otherCheck it at today's values, in its league's settings
Equal value today · Swindlr's estimate
Not real trades: packages that land within a few percent of Sam's value in Dynasty 1QB now. Open one in the calculator to see who wins it.
Head to head
- Week 8 start/sitSam vs Tyler Warren
- Week 8 start/sitSam vs Tucker Kraft
- DynastySam vs Harold Fannin Jr.
- DynastySam vs Colston Loveland
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Values are Swindlr's estimates for 12-team leagues, updated with every week's stats (through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)). "In a year" is the same production a year older, on the age curve the model is tuned with; news, role changes and the next rookie class aren’t in it. Stats: nflverse (CC-BY 4.0).
Stats from Sleeper’s weekly stat lines, regular season, through week 8 of 2026 (in progress) (nflverse’s box scores fill a week Sleeper lacks); teams and injuries from Sleeper, Oct 30. Where the numbers come from.