Sam LaPorta
TE
DET
Age 25.8
TE5
Dynasty 1QB
3,690
Overall 45
Superflex
2,980
-19% vs 1QB
Player facts
Age
25.8
Height
6′3″
Weight
245 lb
College
Iowa
Drafted
2023
Season
4th
Jersey
#87
Expert rank
44.5
Where he sits
All 107 ranked tight ends by dynasty value, log scale.
- TE12 — where a 12-team league runs out of starting slots987
- TE5 — Sam LaPorta3,690
TE5 of 107, 2,703 clear of that line — 4 tight ends price above him.
What makes up his value
- Consensus rank3,690100%
At 25.8 he is inside the TE peak of 25-28, so the age curve takes nothing off his price.
The TE age curve
What his consensus rank is worth at every age, holding that rank constant.
Tight ends peak at 25-28.
What holds this price up
2,703 above the starter line
TE12 prices at 987. At 25.8 he is inside the TE peak of 25-28, so the price carries his production and the years still ahead of him together.
Value over time
+153 across 8 snapshots
Value by format
| League | Value | vs base |
|---|---|---|
| Dynasty, 1QB | 3,690 | 0% |
| Dynasty, superflex | 2,980 | -19% |
| Redraft, 1QB | 3,690 | 0% |
| Redraft, superflex | 2,980 | -19% |
What he costs in picks
A pick package that reaches Sam LaPorta’s 1QB dynasty price of 3,690.
- 2026 Pick 1.043,656
- 2026 Pick 3.0934
- Package total3,690
Within the ±5% fair band.
Comparable players
| Player | Pos | Age | Value | Gap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caleb Williams | QB | 24.9 | 3,690 | — | Compare |
| Kyren Williams | RB | 26.2 | 3,673 | -17 | Compare |
| Rome Odunze | WR | 24.4 | 3,664 | -26 | Compare |
| Tee Higgins | WR | 27.8 | 3,471 | -219 | Compare |
| Rashee Rice | WR | 26.5 | 3,471 | -219 | Compare |
| Jaylen Waddle | WR | 27.9 | 3,960 | +270 | Compare |