Sam LaPorta

TEDETBye 6

TE6Maniacs rank, #90 overall
89.2ADP, pick 8.05
12.6'26 PPG, 5 games
3 of 5'26 spike weeks
9.7'25 PPG, TE24 finish
8.5%of Underdog teams

Stat Maniac

Through Week 5 of 2026, Sam LaPorta is averaging 12.6 half-PPR points per game on 12.1 xFP (92nd percentile among TEs), right in line with expectation. LaPorta has played 88% of offensive snaps (86th percentile) with +0.85 EPA per target (92nd percentile). The closest statistical comp since 2012 is Travis Kelce's 2023 season (88% match): TE2 that year, then TE6 the next.

2026 season, through Week 5, 5 games, TE3 in total points. Percentiles against the top 36 TEs by points with 4+ games.

  1. Core
  2. Points per game9212.6
  3. xFP per game9212.1
  4. EPA per target920.85
  5. Scoring
  6. Spike-week rate9160%
  7. Ceiling week8618.0
  8. Floor week867.3
  9. Opportunity
  10. Snap share8688%
  11. Target share7718.9%
  12. Air-yards share5914.0%
  13. aDOT476.3
  14. xTD per game950.67
  15. Efficiency
  16. Points over expected42+0.5
  17. 20+ yard catch rate6810.8%

Closest seasons since 2012

  1. 88%2023 Travis Kelce: TE2 that season (11.5 PPG), TE6 the next year (9.2 PPG).
  2. 85%2013 Jason Witten: TE6 that season (10.6 PPG), TE10 the next year (8.3 PPG).
  3. 85%2019 Travis Kelce: TE1 that season (12.9 PPG), TE1 the next year (17.4 PPG).

PoorAverageElite Half PPR, Weeks 1-17. Comps match percentile profiles across 2012-2025 at the position. xFP is expected points on the same touches; how it works.

Season lines

Half PPR, Weeks 1-17
SeasonGTgtRecRec ydsRec TDTgt shareWOPRPtsPPGSpike wksFinish
202594940489318.5%0.4086.99.74TE24
202653727316318.9%0.3863.112.63TE3
2026Maniacs proj-------134.67.9--

A spike week is a top-12 TE finish that week, the weeks that win best ball. Finish is the season rank by half-PPR points among all TEs.

Game log

Full color = top-12 week

2026 season

Week 1 vs NO: 7.3 pts, TE181Week 2 vs BUF: 14.2 pts, TE82Week 3 vs NYJ: 5.9 pts, TE253Week 4 vs CAR: 18.4 pts, TE24Week 5 vs ARI: 17.3 pts, TE55Week 6: no game6Week 7: no game7Week 8: no game8Week 9: no game9Week 10: no game10Week 11: no game11Week 12: no game12Week 13: no game13Week 14: no game14Week 15: no game15Week 16: no game16Week 17: no game17
WkOppTgtRecRec ydsRec TDTgt shareWOPRPtsFinish
1NO8548020.5%0.337.3TE18
2BUF7652118.4%0.3214.2TE8
3NYJ4344012.9%0.335.9TE25
4CAR13884125.5%0.5518.4TE2
5ARI5588117.2%0.3717.3TE5
2025 game log (9 games)Week 1 vs GB: 10.9 pts, TE61Week 2 vs CHI: 4.1 pts, TE312Week 3 vs BAL: 5.3 pts, TE233Week 4 vs CLE: 5.4 pts, TE244Week 5 vs CIN: 17.7 pts, TE45Week 6 vs KC: 14.0 pts, TE46Week 7 vs TB: 3.0 pts, TE367Week 8: no game8Week 9 vs MIN: 18.7 pts, TE49Week 10 vs WAS: 7.8 pts, TE1310Week 11: no game11Week 12: no game12Week 13: no game13Week 14: no game14Week 15: no game15Week 16: no game16Week 17: no game17
WkOppTgtRecRec ydsRec TDTgt shareWOPRPtsFinish
1GB9679023.7%0.5510.9TE6
2CHI4326014.3%0.264.1TE31
3BAL4433015.4%0.315.3TE23
4CLE4339016.0%0.335.4TE24
5CIN6592126.1%0.5617.7TE4
6KC6555122.2%0.5714.0TE4
7TB3315010.7%0.213.0TE36
9MIN8697122.2%0.4918.7TE4
10WAS5553015.6%0.317.8TE13