| Sam LaPortaLaPorta, Samuel JosephPosition: TE Height: 6-4 Weight: 249 Born: January 12, 2001 High School: Highland (IL) | 
| Year | College | Status | 
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 
| 2 Years (NFL)2 Years NFL | 33 | 30 | 
| 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 | 
| 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 | 
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1905 | 1891 | 0 | 14 | 
| 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 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 106 | 
| 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 | 
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 203 | 146 | 71.9 | 1615 | 11.1 | 52t | 17 | 87 | 19 | 3 | 701 | 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 | 
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 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 | 
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 
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