Sam LaPortaLaPorta, Samuel JosephPosition: TE Height: 6-4 Weight: 249 Born: January 12, 2001 High School: Highland (IL) |
| Year | College | Participation |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Iowa | Played |
| 2020 | Iowa | Played |
| 2021 | Iowa | Played |
| 2022 | Iowa | Played |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Detroit Lions (NFL)2023 DET NFL | 87 | TE | 17 | 14 |
| 2024 Detroit Lions (NFL)2024 DET NFL | 87 | TE | 16 | 16 |
| 2025 Detroit Lions (NFL)2025 DET NFL | 87 | TE | 9 | 9 |
| 3 Years (NFL)3 Years NFL | 42 | 39 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/28/2023 | 2023 Detroit Lions (NFL)2023 DET NFL |
| Signed | 6/15/2023 | 2023 Detroit Lions (NFL)2023 DET NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 11/15/2025 | 2025 Detroit Lions (NFL)2025 DET NFL |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Detroit Lions (NFL)2023 DET NFL | 993 | 981 | 83.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 2.7 |
| 2024 Detroit Lions (NFL)2024 DET NFL | 912 | 910 | 79.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.4 |
| 2025 Detroit Lions (NFL)2025 DET NFL | 522 | 517 | 47.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1.1 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2427 | 2408 | 0 | 2.7 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Detroit Lions (NFL)2023 DET NFL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 64 | ||
| 2024 Detroit Lions (NFL)2024 DET NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 42 | ||
| 2025 Detroit Lions (NFL)2025 DET NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 124 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Detroit Lions (NFL)2023 DET NFL | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | YAC | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Detroit Lions (NFL)2023 DET NFL | 120 | 86 | 71.7 | 889 | 10.3 | 48 | 10 | 48 | 8 | 2 | 358 | 0 |
| 2024 Detroit Lions (NFL)2024 DET NFL | 83 | 60 | 72.3 | 726 | 12.1 | 52t | 7 | 39 | 11 | 1 | 343 | 0 |
| 2025 Detroit Lions (NFL)2025 DET NFL | 49 | 40 | 81.6 | 489 | 12.2 | 40t | 3 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 274 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 252 | 186 | 73.8 | 2104 | 11.3 | 52t | 20 | 110 | 25 | 4 | 975 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Detroit Lions (NFL)2023 DET NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 Detroit Lions (NFL)2024 DET NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 Detroit Lions (NFL)2025 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Detroit Lions (NFL)2023 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 Detroit Lions (NFL)2024 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 Detroit Lions (NFL)2025 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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