LaPorta fully cleared from back injury; poised to return to top-5 TE form.

LaPorta drops one spot to #9 after an injury-hampered 2025 campaign, but the outlook is much brighter for 2026; he has been fully cleared of his back injury prior to training camp with no reason to believe he can't return to form immediately. He was producing like a top-five tight end before injury, and his blocking also took several strides; if he puts it together in 2026, he'll likely climb toward the top-five next year with a contract extension likely waiting.