Sam LaPorta
TeamDET
PositionTE
Jersey#87
Age25
Height6'3"
Weight245 lb
CollegeIowa
Experience3 yrs
Week 8 outlook
Must start in 12-team leagues · Start in 10-team
Projected 11.9 PPR points (9.5 half-PPR, 7.2 standard) vs MIN, TE4 this week. 2026: 6.5 targets per game over 6 games (16.8% target share), 334 yards, 3 TD. That is up from 2025, when he averaged 5.4 targets per game (11.9 PPR per game over 9 games, finished TE27). MIN has allowed fewer fantasy points to TEs than average.
Injury status as of Sun, Nov 1, 9:14 AM ET. Official inactives come out about 90 minutes before kickoff — check them before you lock your lineup.
Week 8
TE rankings →Week 8 matchupvs MINSun, Nov 1, 1:00 PM ET
Projection · PPR11.9Half 9.5 · Std 7.2
Week 8 rank · PPRTE4Model · FLEX 42
Trade value · PPR25Rest of season: 139.0 pts
2026 game log
7 games · 12.3 PPR per game| Wk | Opp | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | Car | PPR | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NO | 8 | 5 | 48 | 0 | 20.5% | 0 | 9.8 | TE17 |
| 2 | BUF | 7 | 6 | 52 | 1 | 18.4% | 0 | 17.2 | TE9 |
| 3 | NYJ | 4 | 3 | 44 | 0 | 12.9% | 0 | 7.4 | TE25 |
| 4 | CAR | 13 | 8 | 84 | 1 | 25.5% | 0 | 22.4 | TE2 |
| 5 | ARI | 5 | 5 | 88 | 1 | 17.2% | 0 | 19.8 | TE6 |
| 7 | GB | 2 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 6.5% | 0 | 2.8 | TE42 |
| 8 | MIN | 5 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 20.0% | 1 | 6.5 | TE22 |
2025 season
9 games · 11.9 PPR per game · finished TE27| Wk | Opp | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | Car | PPR | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GB | 9 | 6 | 79 | 0 | 23.7% | 0 | 13.9 | TE5 |
| 2 | CHI | 4 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 14.3% | 0 | 5.6 | TE30 |
| 3 | BAL | 4 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 15.4% | 0 | 7.3 | TE22 |
| 4 | CLE | 4 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 16.0% | 0 | 6.9 | TE24 |
| 5 | CIN | 6 | 5 | 92 | 1 | 26.1% | 0 | 20.2 | TE4 |
| 6 | KC | 6 | 5 | 55 | 1 | 22.2% | 0 | 16.5 | TE4 |
| 7 | TB | 3 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 10.7% | 0 | 4.5 | TE32 |
| 9 | MIN | 8 | 6 | 97 | 1 | 22.2% | 0 | 21.7 | TE4 |
| 10 | WAS | 5 | 5 | 53 | 0 | 15.6% | 0 | 10.3 | TE10 |