PositiveValueFri, July 31, 2026
LaPorta's 11.3 PPG average and late-round ADP make him a bargain TE despite injury.
Sam LaPortaTEDET
Tristan Cockcroft identifies LaPorta as a prospective bargain tight end despite comeback concerns from a herniated disc requiring microdiscectomy; fully cleared for training camp per Jeremy Fowler. Set single-season rookie TE record with 239.3 fantasy points in 2023. Currently going 65th overall and TE7 in early mocks, but went 87th in recent mock and eighth round or later in four of past four mocks and nine of ten May mocks. In down 2024-25 seasons, averaged 11.3 fantasy points (sixth-best among TEs with 20+ games), more than Loveland, Warren, Pitts, and Kraft; had 14 weeks as top-10 TE scorer despite 12.3% target share. Qualifies as prospective bargain if healthy.
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Despite concerns about his comeback from injury, Sam LaPorta could emerge as a bargain draft pick for managers who prefer to wait to draft TEs. Jeremy Fowler's report Tuesday that LaPorta has been fully cleared for training camp (with surgery having corrected the issue) is welcome news
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- What did ESPN Fantasy Football say about Sam LaPorta?
- Tristan Cockcroft identifies LaPorta as a prospective bargain tight end despite comeback concerns from a herniated disc requiring microdiscectomy; fully cleared for training camp per Jeremy Fowler. Set single-season rookie TE record with 239.3 fantasy points in 2023. Currently going 65th overall and TE7 in early mocks, but went 87th in recent mock and eighth round or later in four of past four mocks and nine of ten May mocks. In down 2024-25 seasons, averaged 11.3 fantasy points (sixth-best among TEs with 20+ games), more than Loveland, Warren, Pitts, and Kraft; had 14 weeks as top-10 TE scorer despite 12.3% target share. Qualifies as prospective bargain if healthy.
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- STACKED tags this as a positive fantasy football signal for Sam LaPorta (TE DET). LaPorta's 11.3 PPG average and late-round ADP make him a bargain TE despite injury.
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- Sam LaPorta's complete 2026 fantasy football outlook — projections, ADP movement across every platform, injury context, and all source-backed STACKED insights — is on their STACKED player profile.
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