Ja'Tavion Sanders for Sam LaPorta (2026)
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Sam LaPorta TE - DET  Sam LaPorta TE - DET | Ja'Tavion Sanders TE - CAR  Ja'Tavion Sanders TE - CAR |  | |
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| Rankings | |||
| Rest of Season | # 7 | # 45 | - |
| Draft | ‐ | ‐ | - |
| Matchup | |||
| Opponent | vs. NO | vs. CHI | - |
| Matchup Rating | This is a 3 star matchup. TEs perform close to their average vs NO | This is a 3 star matchup. TEs perform close to their average vs CHI | - |
| Fantasy Points | |||
| Season Total | 66.9 | 25.0 | - |
| Avg Game | 7.4 | 1.9 | - |
| Avg Projection | 118.4 | 38.7 | - |
| Schedule | |||
| SOS Rank | 13 | 30 | - |
| Misc | |||
| Injury Alert | ‐ | ‐ | - |
| Expert Ranks | |||
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05/31 | #11 | #42 | - |
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Sam LaPorta TE - DET Sam LaPorta TE - DET | Ja'Tavion Sanders TE - CAR Ja'Tavion Sanders TE - CAR | |
| 2026 Schedule | ||
| Week 1 | vs. NO | vs. CHI |
| Week 2 | at BUF | at ATL |
| Week 3 | vs. NYJ | at CLE |
| Week 4 | at CAR | vs. DET |
| Week 5 | at ARI | BYE WEEK |
| Week 6 | BYE WEEK | at PHI |
| Week 7 | vs. GB | vs. TB |
| Week 8 | vs. MIN | at GB |
| Week 9 | at MIA | vs. DEN |
| Week 10 | vs. NE | at NO |
| Week 11 | vs. TB | vs. BAL |
| Week 12 | vs. CHI | at TB |
| Week 13 | at ATL | at MIN |
| Week 14 | vs. TEN | vs. NO |
| Week 15 | at MIN | vs. CIN |
| Week 16 | vs. NYG | at PIT |
| Week 17 | at CHI | vs. SEA |
| Week 18 | at GB | vs. ATL |
Sam LaPorta TE - DET Sam LaPorta TE - DET | Ja'Tavion Sanders TE - CAR Ja'Tavion Sanders TE - CAR | |
| Receiving | ||
| Receptions | 75.1 | 32.4 |
| Rec Yards | 846.9 | 266.7 |
| Rec TDs | 5.7 | 2.0 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rush Attempts | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rush Yards | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rush TDs | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Points | ||
| Fantasy Points | 118.4 | 38.7 |
Sam LaPorta TE - DET Sam LaPorta TE - DET | Ja'Tavion Sanders TE - CAR Ja'Tavion Sanders TE - CAR | |
| 2025 Points | ||
| Week 1 | 7.9 | 2.7 |
| Week 2 | 2.6 | 5.4 |
| Week 3 | 3.3 | 1.1 |
| Week 4 | 3.9 | ‐ |
| Week 5 | 15.2 | ‐ |
| Week 6 | 11.5 | ‐ |
| Week 7 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| Week 8 | ‐ | 1.9 |
| Week 9 | 15.7 | 0.5 |
| Week 10 | 5.3 | 3.2 |
| Week 11 | ‐ | 2.2 |
| Week 12 | ‐ | 0.6 |
| Week 13 | ‐ | 0.0 |
| Week 14 | ‐ | ‐ |
| Week 15 | ‐ | 0.5 |
| Week 16 | ‐ | 6.9 |
| Week 17 | ‐ | 0.0 |
| Week 18 | ‐ | ‐ |
| Total | 66.9 | 25.0 |
| Average | 7.4 | 1.9 |
Sam LaPorta TE - DET Sam LaPorta TE - DET | Ja'Tavion Sanders TE - CAR Ja'Tavion Sanders TE - CAR | |
| 2025 Targets | ||
| Week 1 | 9 | 3 |
| Week 2 | 4 | 9 |
| Week 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Week 4 | 4 | ‐ |
| Week 5 | 6 | ‐ |
| Week 6 | 6 | ‐ |
| Week 7 | 3 | 2 |
| Week 8 | ‐ | 3 |
| Week 9 | 8 | 1 |
| Week 10 | 5 | 5 |
| Week 11 | ‐ | 4 |
| Week 12 | ‐ | 1 |
| Week 13 | ‐ | 0 |
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| Week 15 | ‐ | 2 |
| Week 16 | ‐ | 2 |
| Week 17 | ‐ | 0 |
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Sam LaPorta TE - DET Sam LaPorta TE - DET | Ja'Tavion Sanders TE - CAR Ja'Tavion Sanders TE - CAR | |
| 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. | |
