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Sam LaPorta

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Season / week
2026 / 8
Scoring
HALF · 12 teams · 1 QB
Source freshness
partial
Observed season stats
Through week 8; complete through week 7. The latest week may be partial.

Generation time is not source freshness. Individual future-projection capture dates and coverage are provided per player; not every input has an independent capture receipt.

outcomes
ready
Captured 2026-10-31T23:03:40.760224+00:00; complete through week 7
season projection
preseason prior
Captured Unknown
draft adp
preseason context
Captured Unknown
advanced stats
coverage not verified
Captured Unknown
Model version and retrieval details

Model generated: 2026-11-01T00:32:50.841496+00:00. Model generation time does not establish source freshness.

Model version: trade-value-sleeper-ros-v1

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Retrieved 2026-11-01T01:40:44.558935+00:00. This is the page retrieval time, not a source update.

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Alphabetical player research. Observed points use posted games; future estimates cover unstarted games through Week 17. Open a player for forecast dates and missing weeks. Trade values are model units.
PlayerPosTeamObserved points/gameGames playedEstimated future points/gameTrade value
Sam LaPorta TEDET 10.969.9833.3

Future projection context

These estimates cover unstarted games through Week 17. They do not identify who to start this week; use your league's lineup tool for that decision.

Forecast source
Captured Sleeper future projections
Forecast captured
2026-10-31T23:31:38.044520+00:00
Unstarted games through Week 17
10
Weeks with provider forecasts
8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
Weeks using model fallback
None recorded

Draft context

Historical context, not a weekly ranking or remaining-season forecast.

Full-season preseason projection
149
Draft average position
64.6

Observed production

Observed statistics are separate from model estimates. A missing season block means unavailable data.

This season

Fantasy points
65.4
Games played
6
Observed through week
7
passing yards
0
passing tds
0
interceptions
0
carries
0
rushing yards
0
rushing tds
0
targets
39
receptions
28
receiving yards
334
receiving tds
3
passing first downs
0
rushing first downs
0
receiving first downs
16
fumbles lost
0
Target share in observed games (%)
17.8
Fantasy points per game
10.9
Yards per carry
Unavailable
Yards per target
8.6
Yards per reception
11.9
Catch rate (%)
71.8
Total yards
334
Yards per game
55.7
touches
28
first downs
16
Expected rushing/receiving half-PPR points
60
Actual minus expected rushing/receiving half-PPR points
5.4
Opportunity observed through week
7
Opportunity coverage
complete

Previous season

Fantasy points
86.9
Games played
9
Observed through week
10
passing yards
0
passing tds
0
interceptions
0
carries
0
rushing yards
0
rushing tds
0
targets
49
receptions
40
receiving yards
489
receiving tds
3
passing first downs
0
rushing first downs
0
receiving first downs
23
fumbles lost
0
Target share in observed games (%)
18.6
Fantasy points per game
9.66
Yards per carry
Unavailable
Yards per target
10
Yards per reception
12.2
Catch rate (%)
81.6
Total yards
489
Yards per game
54.3
touches
40
first downs
23
Expected rushing/receiving half-PPR points
59
Actual minus expected rushing/receiving half-PPR points
27.9
Opportunity observed through week
10
Opportunity coverage
complete

This season: advanced statistics

Snap share (%)
89.3
Time to throw (seconds)
Unavailable
Average depth of pass target (yards)
Unavailable
pass aggressiveness
Unavailable
Completion percentage above expectation
Unavailable
pass air to sticks
Unavailable
pass rating
Unavailable
rush stacked box pct
Unavailable
rush time to los
Unavailable
Rushing yards above expectation per attempt
Unavailable
rush efficiency
Unavailable
rush pct over expected
Unavailable
rec avg separation
3.52
rec avg cushion
5.39
Average depth of receiving target (yards)
7.4
rec air share
15.68
Receiving yards after catch above expectation
0.24
rec catch pct
71.79
rec drops
0
rec broken tackles
1
Rushing yards before contact per attempt
Unavailable
Rushing yards after contact per attempt
Unavailable
rush broken tackles
Unavailable
pass pressured pct
Unavailable
pass bad throw pct
Unavailable
rec drop pct
0

Previous season: advanced statistics

Snap share (%)
90.7
Time to throw (seconds)
Unavailable
Average depth of pass target (yards)
Unavailable
pass aggressiveness
Unavailable
Completion percentage above expectation
Unavailable
pass air to sticks
Unavailable
pass rating
Unavailable
rush stacked box pct
Unavailable
rush time to los
Unavailable
Rushing yards above expectation per attempt
Unavailable
rush efficiency
Unavailable
rush pct over expected
Unavailable
rec avg separation
3.44
rec avg cushion
6.39
Average depth of receiving target (yards)
5.64
rec air share
7.37
Receiving yards after catch above expectation
1.02
rec catch pct
81.63
rec drops
0
rec broken tackles
5
Rushing yards before contact per attempt
Unavailable
Rushing yards after contact per attempt
Unavailable
rush broken tackles
Unavailable
pass pressured pct
Unavailable
pass bad throw pct
Unavailable
rec drop pct
0

Player narrative and news

Generated narrative is context, not a verified injury forecast or a weekly recommendation. Inspect its own dates before using it.

Write-up generated: 2026-07-22T02:44:42.345573+00:00

Everything about LaPorta's 2025 screams efficiency except the column that pays. Across nine games he drew an 8.9 percent target share, 49 targets in all, startling for a player holding a 90.7 percent snap share (97th percentile). On those scraps he was close to flawless: an 81.6 percent catch rate (94th percentile), 10 yards per target (93rd), zero drops, and 27.9 points above his expected total, a 1.47 ratio. The 17th-percentile air-yards share and 94th-percentile cushion sketch the role honestly, short and uncontested throws converted at an elite rate with real after-catch juice (83rd-percentile YAC over expected). Detroit remains one of the league's best environments, second by implied team total at 26.9 points a game. A seventh-round price at 78 overall amounts to a bet that a full-time player in a top offense doesn't stay under a 9 percent target share, and the projection agrees at TE7 with 148 points. He enters camp with a questionable tag, though nothing is currently expected in missed games, so the tag reads more as a draft-day checklist item than a discount you should demand.

Latest stored news context

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