Laporta a bust at TE6 ADP; declining TDs and shrinking role in Lions
Sam Laporta is ranked tight end 6 in redraft and tight end 7 in Dynasty, but the source identifies him as a bust pick due to limited opportunity in the Detroit Lions offense despite his talent. His touchdown rate has declined sharply from 10 in his rookie season to 7 in year two and 3 last year (9 games). The offense has evolved with growing roles for Jameer Gibbs, Jameson Williams (91 targets in year two, 102 last year), and Isaac Tesla carving out red zone work. The source argues there's a sharp decline in tight end tiers after Brock Bowers and Trey McBride, with Colston Loveland and Warren in a second tier of upside guys, and Laporta right at the top of that sharp decline. The source believes Isaiah Likely has a better chance to finish as a top-3 tight end than Laporta. The redraft price is the primary concern; at his ADP, the opportunity cost is not worth it if he finishes as tight end 6, since the difference between tight end 6 and tight end 16 is negligible most years.
View Sam LaPorta 2026 fantasy football value pagePlayer profile with fantasy value, ADP, projections, news, and source-backed STACKED insightsSam Laporta. This is a guy that I think he's talented. I think this is kind of similar to Alec Pierce in the sense that I just don't know how much opportunity he's truly going to get moving forward... He's the tight end six in redraft, the tight end seven in Dynasty. I think the redraft price is what bothers me more... 10 touchdowns his rookie year, down to 7 in his second season, and then 3 last year... a huge change though in this offense has come with the growing roles of Jameer Gibbs and Jameson Williams... And then if you do want to talk about red zone threats, now we've got Isaac Tesla carving out a role in this offense.
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- Sam Laporta is ranked tight end 6 in redraft and tight end 7 in Dynasty, but the source identifies him as a bust pick due to limited opportunity in the Detroit Lions offense despite his talent. His touchdown rate has declined sharply from 10 in his rookie season to 7 in year two and 3 last year (9 games). The offense has evolved with growing roles for Jameer Gibbs, Jameson Williams (91 targets in year two, 102 last year), and Isaac Tesla carving out red zone work. The source argues there's a sharp decline in tight end tiers after Brock Bowers and Trey McBride, with Colston Loveland and Warren in a second tier of upside guys, and Laporta right at the top of that sharp decline. The source believes Isaiah Likely has a better chance to finish as a top-3 tight end than Laporta. The redraft price is the primary concern; at his ADP, the opportunity cost is not worth it if he finishes as tight end 6, since the difference between tight end 6 and tight end 16 is negligible most years.
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