Jacory Croskey-Merritt for Sam LaPorta (2026)
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Sam LaPorta TE - DET  Sam LaPorta TE - DET | Jacory Croskey-Merritt RB - WAS  Jacory Croskey-Merritt RB - WAS |  | |
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| Rest of Season | # 78 | # 103 | - |
| Draft | ‐ | ‐ | - |
| Matchup | |||
| Opponent | vs. NO | at PHI | - |
| Matchup Rating | This is a 3 star matchup. TEs perform close to their average vs NO | This is a 4 star matchup. RBs perform a little better than their average vs PHI | - |
| Fantasy Points | |||
| Season Total | 66.9 | 131.3 | - |
| Avg Game | 7.4 | 7.7 | - |
| Schedule | |||
| SOS Rank | 13 | 6 | - |
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Sam LaPorta TE - DET Sam LaPorta TE - DET | Jacory Croskey-Merritt RB - WAS Jacory Croskey-Merritt RB - WAS | |
| 2026 Schedule | ||
| Week 1 | vs. NO | at PHI |
| Week 2 | at BUF | at DAL |
| Week 3 | vs. NYJ | vs. SEA |
| Week 4 | at CAR | vs. IND |
| Week 5 | at ARI | vs. NYG |
| Week 6 | BYE WEEK | at SF |
| Week 7 | vs. GB | BYE WEEK |
| Week 8 | vs. MIN | vs. PHI |
| Week 9 | at MIA | vs. LAR |
| Week 10 | vs. NE | at NYG |
| Week 11 | vs. TB | vs. CIN |
| Week 12 | vs. CHI | at ARI |
| Week 13 | at ATL | at TEN |
| Week 14 | vs. TEN | vs. HOU |
| Week 15 | at MIN | vs. ATL |
| Week 16 | vs. NYG | at MIN |
| Week 17 | at CHI | at JAC |
| Week 18 | at GB | vs. DAL |
Sam LaPorta TE - DET Sam LaPorta TE - DET | Jacory Croskey-Merritt RB - WAS Jacory Croskey-Merritt RB - WAS | |
| 2025 Points | ||
| Week 1 | 7.9 | 14.2 |
| Week 2 | 2.6 | 1.7 |
| Week 3 | 3.3 | 9.1 |
| Week 4 | 3.9 | 5.7 |
| Week 5 | 15.2 | 25.0 |
| Week 6 | 11.5 | 4.8 |
| Week 7 | 1.5 | 3.2 |
| Week 8 | ‐ | 2.5 |
| Week 9 | 15.7 | 4.1 |
| Week 10 | 5.3 | 3.0 |
| Week 11 | ‐ | 3.3 |
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| Week 13 | ‐ | 2.0 |
| Week 14 | ‐ | 3.2 |
| Week 15 | ‐ | 15.6 |
| Week 16 | ‐ | 8.5 |
| Week 17 | ‐ | 22.5 |
| Week 18 | ‐ | 2.9 |
| Total | 66.9 | 131.3 |
| Average | 7.4 | 7.7 |
Sam LaPorta TE - DET Sam LaPorta TE - DET | Jacory Croskey-Merritt RB - WAS Jacory Croskey-Merritt RB - WAS | |
| Expert | ||
| 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. | |
| 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. | Last year, Jacory Croskey-Merritt had an up-and-down season as the RB41 in fantasy points per game. Washington didn't trust him as a passing game option, and he was in and out of the starting lineup as the team also leaned on other backs like Chris Rodriguez. In 2025, Croskey-Merritt had four top 24 finishes in weekly scoring while also popping in rushing efficiency metrics. Among 49 qualifying backs, he ranked 26th in explosive run rate, 19th in yards after contact per attempt, seventh in yards per carry on zone runs, and ninth in one rushing success rate (per Fantasy Points Data). Croskey-Merritt is only a dice roll this season as he'll be competing with Rachaad White, Kaytron Allen, and Jerome Ford for the starting job and work in 2026. |
