Dont'e Thornton Jr. for Sam LaPorta (2026)

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Summary
Game Log
Stats
Points
Notes

Player Summaries Comparison
	Sam LaPorta TE - DET Sam LaPorta TE - DET	Dont'e Thornton Jr. WR - LV Dont'e Thornton Jr. WR - LV
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Rankings

Rest of Season	# 82	# 357	-
Draft	‐	‐	-

Matchup

Opponent	vs. NO	vs. MIA	-
Matchup Rating	This is a 3 star matchup. TEs perform close to their average vs NO	This is a 5 star matchup. WRs perform better than their average vs MIA	-

Fantasy Points

Season Total	66.9	13.5	-
Avg Game	7.4	0.9	-

Schedule

SOS Rank	13	24	-

Misc

Injury Alert	‐	‐	-

Expert Ranks
	Sam LaPorta	Dont'e Thornton Jr.	Add Player

Matt Harmon M. Harmon Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/14	#76	‐	-

Jamie Calandro J. Calandro RotoBaller RotoBaller 07/15	#94	‐	-

Seth Miller S. Miller Crossroads Fantasy Football Crossroads Fantasy... 07/15	#76	‐	-

Doug Burrell D. Burrell Draft With Doug Draft With Doug 07/15	#76	‐	-

Matt Okada M. Okada 4for4.com 4for4.com 07/15	#105	#372	-

Joel Smyth J. Smyth Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/14	#76	‐	-

Pete Nova P. Nova FF Faceoff FF Faceoff 07/14	#84	‐	-

Kelly Kirby K. Kirby FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/14	#76	‐	-

Kev Wheeler K. Wheeler Wheel Route FF Wheel Route FF 07/12	#56	#370	-

Elliot Berkovits E. Berkovits Packer Report Packer Report 07/14	#67	‐	-

Kev Mahserejian K. Mahserejian Razzball Razzball 07/13	#84	‐	-

Jason Willan J. Willan Gridiron Experts Gridiron Experts 07/13	#76	‐	-

Nate Marcum N. Marcum Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/13	#86	#271	-

Pierre Camus P. Camus Fantasy Endgame Fantasy Endgame 07/13	#79	‐	-

Scott Pianowski S. Pianowski Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/13	#86	‐	-

Wolf Trelles-Heard W. Trelles-... FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/13	#84	#294	-

Rudy Gamble R. Gamble Razzball Razzball 07/13	#105	#311	-

David Biggs D. Biggs Drink Five Drink Five 07/12	#84	#368	-

The Tecmo Weave T. Tecmo Weave Lab 52 Lab 52 07/12	#94	‐	-

Adam Dove A. Dove The Fantasy Couriers The Fantasy Couriers 07/09	#67	‐	-

Brian Hartman B. Hartman QB List QB List 07/11	#76	‐	-

Matthew Hill M. Hill DataForce Fantasy Football DataForce Fantasy ... 07/10	#86	#297	-

Andrew Scott A. Scott Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/10	#84	‐	-

Lee Wehry L. Wehry FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/10	#84	#292	-

Daniel Mader D. Mader Fantasy Football Advice Fantasy Football A... 07/14	#86	#322	-

Justin Fuhr J. Fuhr Pro Football Mania Pro Football Mania 07/13	#84	‐	-

Ryan Weisse R. Weisse Club Fantasy FFL Club Fantasy FFL 07/09	#84	#376	-

Chris Welsh C. Welsh FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/09	#84	‐	-

Dr. Roto D. Roto FullTime Fantasy FullTime Fantasy 07/08	#76	‐	-

Kevin Roberts K. Roberts The DFS Build The DFS Build 07/08	#76	‐	-

Joshua Kimmel J. Kimmel FantasyNow+ FantasyNow+ 07/08	#84	#287	-

Justin Bauerle J. Bauerle FantasyNow+ FantasyNow+ 07/08	#84	‐	-

Justin Lampkin J. Lampkin Clock Management Fantasy Football Clock Management F... 07/08	#84	‐	-

Justin Weigal J. Weigal FantasySharks FantasySharks 07/08	#76	#285	-

Nick Raducanu N. Raducanu Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 07/07	#86	‐	-

Kyle Krajewski K. Krajewski First Seed Sports First Seed Sports 07/06	#84	#369	-

Brad Beatson B. Beatson Bandit Fantasy Football Bandit Fantasy Foo... 07/15	#76	‐	-

Steven Pintado S. Pintado QB List QB List 07/06	#84	‐	-

Kyle Yates K. Yates Yates Fantasy Football Yates Fantasy Foot... 07/05	#84	#346	-

Mike MacGregor M. MacGregor Draft Buddy Draft Buddy 07/05	#76	‐	-

Edward Gorelik E. Gorelik End of Football End of Football 07/04	#76	‐	-

Jonathan Stone J. Stone Stone Cold Fantasy Stone Cold Fantasy 07/04	#64	#291	-

Derek Brown D. Brown FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/12	#76	#327	-

Francisco (Chato) Romero F. (Chato) ... Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 07/03	#76	‐	-

Mauricio Gutierrez M. Gutierrez Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 07/01	#84	‐	-

Brandon Murchison B. Murchison RotoBaller RotoBaller 07/01	#84	‐	-

Ken Zalis K. Zalis Pressbox Pressbox 07/14	#84	‐	-

Benjamin Klotz B. Klotz Touchdown Squad Touchdown Squad 06/30	#76	‐	-

Judy Adabie J. Adabie Fan Girl Football Fan Girl Football 07/07	#96	‐	-

Alfredo Brown A. Brown Footballguys Footballguys 07/10	#84	‐	-

Mick Ciallela M. Ciallela Fantrax Fantrax 06/28	#86	‐	-

James Emrick-Wilson J. Emrick-W... The Armchair Sports Corner The Armchair Sport... 06/28	#76	#299	-

Ben Wasley B. Wasley The Fantasy First Down The Fantasy First ... 06/28	#84	#365	-

Drew DeLuca D. DeLuca Going For 2 Going For 2 06/28	#84	‐	-

Blake Fincher B. Fincher Fantasy Football Cafe Fantasy Football Cafe 06/26	#86	‐	-

Nick Zylak N. Zylak Fantasy Football Advice Fantasy Football A... 06/25	#76	‐	-

Scott Bogman S. Bogman FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/13	#84	‐	-

Bart Wheeler B. Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football Hail to Fantasy Fo... 06/19	#76	‐	-

Lou Brunson L. Brunson Optimus Fantasy Football Optimus Fantasy Fo... 06/19	#105	‐	-

Ellis Johnson E. Johnson FantasyPros FantasyPros 06/18	#34	‐	-

Jorge B. Edwards J. B. Edwards Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 04/15	#86	‐	-

Bradley Stalder B. Stalder Player Profiler Player Profiler 06/15	#76	‐	-

Huseyin Aksu H. Aksu Fantasy Couch Fantasy Couch 07/02	#86	#343	-

Jeremy Shulman J. Shulman Fantasy Football Universe Fantasy Football U... 07/08	#76	‐	-

Matt De Lima M. De Lima Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 06/05	#76	#372	-

Dalton Del Don D. Del Don The Deep Shot The Deep Shot 07/15	#76	‐	-

Muntradamus M. Beast Dome Beast Dome 06/10	#76	‐	-

Nic Bodiford N. Bodiford NerdBall Fantay Football NerdBall Fantay Fo... 06/08	#86	‐	-

Pat Fitzmaurice P. Fitzmaurice FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/14	#65	‐	-

Andrew Erickson A. Erickson FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/10	#76	‐	-

Stacy Perez S. Perez Fan Girl Football Fan Girl Football 05/29	#94	‐	-

Seth Woolcock S. Woolcock FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/15	#86	‐	-

David Heilman D. Heilman Dynasty Trade Calculator Dynasty Trade Calc... 05/26	#84	#279	-

Ed Birdsall E. Birdsall Talking Points Sports Talking Points Sports 07/08	#84	#292	-

Kevin Steele K. Steele The Fantasy Authority The Fantasy Authority 06/04	#76	#289	-

Joe Orrico J. Orrico No Expert Fantasy Football No Expert Fantasy ... 05/21	#84	#285	-

Michael Hauff M. Hauff FF Faceoff FF Faceoff 05/21	#86	‐	-

Tom Strachan T. Strachan NFL Best Ball NFL Best Ball 05/18	#84	#333	-

Wyatt Bertolone W. Bertolone Player Profiler Player Profiler 07/01	#76	‐	-

Andy Behrens A. Behrens The Deep Shot The Deep Shot 07/14	#76	‐	-

Jacob Hubman J. Hubman The Fantasy Headliners The Fantasy Headli... 05/11	#84	‐	-

Richard Savill R. Savill Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack 05/09	#105	‐	-

Brandon Funston B. Funston The Athletic The Athletic 05/11	#86	‐	-

Site Rankings S. Rankings Gridiron Experts Gridiron Experts 07/14	#76	‐	-

Luke Renton L. Renton The Franchise Tag UK The Franchise Tag UK 05/04	#86	‐	-

Elisha Twerski E. Twerski USA Today USA Today 04/28	#76	‐	-

Brad Evans B. Evans Bally Sports Bally Sports 04/27	#76	‐	-

Fantasy BR F. BR Fantasy BR Fantasy BR 04/27	#86	‐	-

Jacob Gibbs J. Gibbs SportsLine SportsLine 06/09	#84	‐	-

Kyle Soppe K. Soppe Pro Football Network Pro Football Network 05/20	#84	#301	-

Justin Sablich J. Sablich 5th Down Fantasy 5th Down Fantasy 04/20	#84	‐	-

Tera Roberts T. Roberts OddsChecker OddsChecker 07/09	#84	#307	-

Justin Jaksa J. Jaksa Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 03/24	#84	‐	-

Kyle August K. August Fantasy Football Smackdown Fantasy Football S... 03/09	#84	#299	-

Smitty S. TheFantasyFootballShow TheFantasyFootball... 01/07	#96	#271	-

Marc Shannep M. Shannep Fantasy Knockout Fantasy Knockout 07/15	#84	‐	-

Nick Vertucci N. Vertucci Sundays Are For Football Sundays Are For Fo... 01/07	#86	#271	-

Player Game Logs Comparison
	Sam LaPorta TE - DET Sam LaPorta TE - DET	Dont'e Thornton Jr. WR - LV Dont'e Thornton Jr. WR - LV
2026 Schedule
Week 1	vs. NO	vs. MIA
Week 2	at BUF	at LAC
Week 3	vs. NYJ	at NO
Week 4	at CAR	vs. KC
Week 5	at ARI	at NE
Week 6	BYE WEEK	vs. BUF
Week 7	vs. GB	vs. LAR
Week 8	vs. MIN	at NYJ
Week 9	at MIA	at SF
Week 10	vs. NE	vs. SEA
Week 11	vs. TB	at DEN
Week 12	vs. CHI	at CLE
Week 13	at ATL	BYE WEEK
Week 14	vs. TEN	vs. LAC
Week 15	at MIN	vs. DEN
Week 16	vs. NYG	vs. TEN
Week 17	at CHI	at ARI
Week 18	at GB	at KC

Player Fantasy Points Comparison
	Sam LaPorta TE - DET Sam LaPorta TE - DET	Dont'e Thornton Jr. WR - LV Dont'e Thornton Jr. WR - LV
2025 Points
Week 1	7.9	4.5
Week 2	2.6	2.0
Week 3	3.3	2.9
Week 4	3.9	0.0
Week 5	15.2	0.0
Week 6	11.5	0.0
Week 7	1.5	0.0
Week 8	‐	‐
Week 9	15.7	‐
Week 10	5.3	0.4
Week 11	‐	0.0
Week 12	‐	1.4
Week 13	‐	1.1
Week 14	‐	‐
Week 15	‐	0.0
Week 16	‐	0.0
Week 17	‐	1.2
Week 18	‐	0.0
Total	66.9	13.5
Average	7.4	0.9

Notes for Player Combination
	Sam LaPorta TE - DET Sam LaPorta TE - DET	Dont'e Thornton Jr. WR - LV Dont'e Thornton Jr. WR - LV
Expert
Derek Brown FantasyPros	Before his 2025 season was lost to a back injury, Sam LaPorta was the TE7 in fantasy points per game. Despite the injury-shortened season, LaPorta was still one of the most explosive tight ends in the NFL on a per-route basis. Among 59 qualifying tight ends, he ranked tenth in target share (17.8%), sixth in receiving yards per game (54.3), fifth in yards per route run (2.14), and eighth in first downs per route run (0.100, per Fantasy Points Data). The concerning thing for LaPorta during those nine games was his six red zone targets and only one end zone target. Considering that light usage near paydirt, it's not shocking that he had only three touchdowns. That is worrisome, but touchdowns can be a fickle game to project year-to-year. Painting a positive light on that usage is the fact that despite those numbers, LaPorta was still second on the team in not only target share but red zone targets during that stretch. The arrival of Drew Petzing as the offensive coordinator should be viewed as a plus for LaPorta if we are to extract anything from his time in Arizona and his usage of Trey McBride. LaPorta should turn in a strong 2026 season as a top-eight fantasy tight end with top-five upside.
Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros	After finishing TE1 in fantasy scoring as a rookie in 2023, Sam LaPorta has been less productive the last two seasons, although he hasn't been that much less productive on a per-game basis, and injuries may partly explain the dip. LaPorta played through a sprained ankle early in the 2024 season and missed one game that November with a sprained AC joint in his shoulder. In 2025, he herniated a disc in his back in Week 10 and missed Detroit's last eight games. After scoring 10 touchdowns as a rookie, LaPorta had seven TDs in 2024 and three in 2025. But LaPorta hit career highs in catch rate (81.6%), yards per target (10.0) and yards per route run (2.00) last season, suggesting there has been no drop-off in his quality of play. But after averaging 7.1 targets per game as a rookie, LaPorta has averaged only 4.9 targets in his 27 regular-season games the last two years. Perhaps he'll see a target uptick under new Lions offensive coordinator Drew Petzing, who was calling the plays in Arizona the last three years while Cardinals TE Trey McBride blossomed into a superstar.