Laporta's rookie TE1 ceiling unlikely with Williams, Teslar, and St. Brown competing.
Sam LaPortaTEDET
Laporta is ranked as the tight end six but is flagged as a potential bust. He had a tight end one finish in his rookie season with 42 targets and 10 touchdowns, but the Lions offense has become increasingly crowded. Jamison Williams has grown from 91 targets to 102 targets last year, Isaac Teslar is carving out a red zone role with coach Dan Campbell praising his offseason progress, Amon Ra St. Brown led the NFL in red zone targets last year, and Jameer Gibbs is a touchdown threat in the red zone. With so many mouths to feed competing for red zone work, the speaker struggles to see elite upside for Laporta at his draft cost.
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I've mentioned as a potential bust this season... Since that rookie season where he finishes a tight end one, like you've got Jamison Williams carving out a bigger role... Isaac Tesla, who we've seen carving out a bigger role... he only had 42 targets during that rookie breakout... Jamison Williams get out of the doghouse... built up to 91 targets and then 102 targets last year.
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- Laporta is ranked as the tight end six but is flagged as a potential bust. He had a tight end one finish in his rookie season with 42 targets and 10 touchdowns, but the Lions offense has become increasingly crowded. Jamison Williams has grown from 91 targets to 102 targets last year, Isaac Teslar is carving out a red zone role with coach Dan Campbell praising his offseason progress, Amon Ra St. Brown led the NFL in red zone targets last year, and Jameer Gibbs is a touchdown threat in the red zone. With so many mouths to feed competing for red zone work, the speaker struggles to see elite upside for Laporta at his draft cost.
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