TE · Detroit Lions
The current Sleeper roster snapshot does not include an injury or practice designation for Sam LaPorta. nflverse lists the player at depth rank 1 for Tight End.
LaPorta played 81 percent of snaps with eight targets, then 98 percent with seven targets, six catches, 52 yards and a touchdown. The target volume stayed useful while participation expanded. At age 25, that combination creates current positional advantage and long-term liquidity.
Player-specific analysis · Reviewed September 25, 2026 · Editorial policyContenders can pay above ordinary tight-end prices when the lineup gain is meaningful. Rebuilders can hold because age and market demand preserve value, while remaining open to a scarce quarterback or elite receiver overpay.
Seven-plus targets, near-full snaps and red-zone involvement sustain the tier. Ordinary touchdown variance should not outweigh a stable target role.
The same player can require a different decision depending on your competitive window and the liquidity of the return.
Start and hold. Buy when the cost is an average tight end plus surplus depth, but do not hollow out the quarterback core of a Superflex roster.
Keep as a young positional cornerstone. Sell only when the return improves asset quality rather than merely adding quantity.
Market demand is 98, production 97, efficiency 93 and age 100. FairPlay sees broad agreement, with stability at 70 as the main component leaving room for evidence.
LaPorta's targets moved only from eight to seven while snaps rose from 81 to 98 percent. Week 2 added one catch, four yards and a touchdown, strengthening scoring without changing the target foundation.
Market and production differ by only one point. The decision is roster construction: whether an elite tight-end edge is worth more than the premium asset used to acquire it.
FairPlay value 8,201 · Overall rank #12 · Market proxy 98 · Production 97These are negotiation scenarios calibrated to the current FairPlay tier, not promises that every league will price the assets identically.
Sam LaPorta plus an adjustment ↔ Trey McBride
Both are elite; McBride has the stronger two-week target total, while LaPorta offers near-full Week 2 participation. The add should stay modest.
Sam LaPorta plus an adjustment ↔ Trevor Lawrence
A quarterback-thin roster may prefer Lawrence. The adjustment should reflect positional scarcity and lineup replacement.
He combines 15 early targets, rising participation, age 25 and strong production, efficiency and market components.
Only for premium, liquid capital or a scarcer cornerstone. His age and positional role already fit a rebuild.
Sam LaPorta is age 25, which places the career-window input at 100th percentile for TEs.
Sam LaPorta carries a 98th percentile market signal and ranks #12 overall. The gap between market demand and on-field production is small, so the two signals broadly agree.
Within the complete TE pool, production grades at 97th percentile, opportunity at 92th percentile, and efficiency at 93th percentile. Superflex position scarcity is applied separately.
Percentiles compare Sam LaPorta with the complete current TE pool. They explain the published value; they are not separate fantasy-point projections.
Career window is the strongest part of Sam LaPorta’s current profile at 100th percentile. Draft capital is the clearest source of downside at 76th percentile. For trade decisions, compare that strength-and-risk mix with your roster timeline rather than relying on the overall value alone.
Comparable values to guide your offers.
Start with Sam LaPorta in the dedicated Superflex calculator, then add the other side of the offer.