Michael Mayer for Sam LaPorta (2026)

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Summary
Game Log
Stats
Projections
Points
Targets
Notes

Player Summaries Comparison
	Sam LaPorta TE - DET Sam LaPorta TE - DET	Michael Mayer TE - LV Michael Mayer TE - LV
Most Accurate Experts

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Rankings

Rest of Season	# 7	# 46	-
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 3 star matchup. TEs perform close to their average vs MIA	-

Fantasy Points

Season Total	66.9	38.8	-
Avg Game	7.4	3.0	-
Avg Projection	118.4	45.3	-

Schedule

SOS Rank	13	14	-

Misc

Injury Alert	‐	‐	-

Expert Ranks
	Sam LaPorta	Michael Mayer	Add Player

Brandon Murchison B. Murchison RotoBaller RotoBaller 06/01	#7	‐	-

Scott Pianowski S. Pianowski Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 05/27	#6	‐	-

Joel Smyth J. Smyth Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 06/01	#8	‐	-

Rudy Gamble R. Gamble Razzball Razzball 05/31	#11	#33	-

Matthew Hill M. Hill DataForce Fantasy Football DataForce Fantasy ... 05/31	#9	‐	-

Blake Fincher B. Fincher Fantasy Football Cafe Fantasy Football Cafe 05/30	#8	‐	-

Daniel Mader D. Mader Fantasy Football Advice Fantasy Football A... 05/30	#7	‐	-

Ryan Weisse R. Weisse Club Fantasy FFL Club Fantasy FFL 05/30	#7	#65	-

Andrew Erickson A. Erickson FantasyPros FantasyPros 05/29	#8	#48	-

Kevin Roberts K. Roberts The DFS Build The DFS Build 05/29	#7	‐	-

Stacy Perez S. Perez Fan Girl Football Fan Girl Football 05/29	#9	‐	-

Dalton Del Don D. Del Don The Deep Shot The Deep Shot 06/01	#7	‐	-

Alfredo Brown A. Brown Footballguys Footballguys 06/01	#7	‐	-

Andrew Scott A. Scott Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 05/27	#5	‐	-

Seth Woolcock S. Woolcock FantasyPros FantasyPros 05/26	#7	‐	-

David Heilman D. Heilman Dynasty Trade Calculator Dynasty Trade Calc... 05/26	#7	‐	-

James Emrick-Wilson J. Emrick-W... The Armchair Sports Corner The Armchair Sport... 05/25	#7	‐	-

Mauricio Gutierrez M. Gutierrez Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 05/25	#7	‐	-

Francisco (Chato) Romero F. (Chato) ... Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 05/25	#6	‐	-

Jeff Boggis J. Boggis Fantasy Football Empire Fantasy Football E... 05/25	#8	‐	-

Brad Beatson B. Beatson Bandit Fantasy Football Bandit Fantasy Foo... 05/27	#7	‐	-

Joe Pisapia J. Pisapia FantasyPros FantasyPros 05/23	#5	‐	-

Ed Birdsall E. Birdsall Talking Points Sports Talking Points Sports 05/23	#6	#48	-

Kevin Steele K. Steele The Fantasy Authority The Fantasy Authority 05/22	#6	‐	-

Joe Orrico J. Orrico No Expert Fantasy Football No Expert Fantasy ... 05/21	#7	‐	-

Matt Harmon M. Harmon Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 04/26	#6	‐	-

Michael Hauff M. Hauff FF Faceoff FF Faceoff 05/21	#8	‐	-

Tom Strachan T. Strachan NFL Best Ball NFL Best Ball 05/18	#7	#48	-

Wyatt Bertolone W. Bertolone Player Profiler Player Profiler 05/30	#7	#45	-

Pat Fitzmaurice P. Fitzmaurice FantasyPros FantasyPros 06/01	#8	#36	-

Andy Behrens A. Behrens The Deep Shot The Deep Shot 05/27	#7	‐	-

Jacob Hubman J. Hubman The Fantasy Headliners The Fantasy Headli... 05/11	#7	‐	-

Richard Savill R. Savill Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack 05/09	#11	‐	-

Justin Lampkin J. Lampkin Clock Management Fantasy Football Clock Management F... 05/08	#7	‐	-

Scott Bogman S. Bogman FantasyPros FantasyPros 05/06	#7	#41	-

Brandon Funston B. Funston The Athletic The Athletic 05/11	#8	‐	-

Pierre Camus P. Camus Fantasy Endgame Fantasy Endgame 05/02	#7	‐	-

Kyle Yates K. Yates Yates Fantasy Football Yates Fantasy Foot... 05/11	#8	#49	-

Derek Brown D. Brown FantasyPros FantasyPros 05/23	#3	#40	-

Site Rankings S. Rankings Gridiron Experts Gridiron Experts 04/29	#7	‐	-

Luke Renton L. Renton The Franchise Tag UK The Franchise Tag UK 05/04	#8	‐	-

Elisha Twerski E. Twerski USA Today USA Today 04/28	#6	‐	-

Brad Evans B. Evans Bally Sports Bally Sports 04/27	#6	‐	-

Fantasy BR F. BR Fantasy BR Fantasy BR 04/27	#8	#51	-

Jacob Gibbs J. Gibbs SportsLine SportsLine 05/14	#7	‐	-

Kyle Soppe K. Soppe Pro Football Network Pro Football Network 05/20	#7	‐	-

Justin Sablich J. Sablich 5th Down Fantasy 5th Down Fantasy 04/20	#7	#47	-

Kev Wheeler K. Wheeler Wheel Route FF Wheel Route FF 04/12	#7	‐	-

Jorge B. Edwards J. B. Edwards Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 04/15	#8	‐	-

Nate Marcum N. Marcum Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 04/06	#8	‐	-

Justin Weigal J. Weigal FantasySharks FantasySharks 04/02	#7	‐	-

Tera Roberts T. Roberts OddsChecker OddsChecker 05/04	#8	‐	-

Justin Jaksa J. Jaksa Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 03/24	#7	‐	-

Lee Wehry L. Wehry FantasyPros FantasyPros 03/23	#7	‐	-

Ellis Johnson E. Johnson FantasyPros FantasyPros 03/15	#7	‐	-

Kyle August K. August Fantasy Football Smackdown Fantasy Football S... 03/09	#7	‐	-

Justin Bauerle J. Bauerle FantasyNow+ FantasyNow+ 02/08	#7	‐	-

Smitty S. TheFantasyFootballShow TheFantasyFootball... 01/07	#10	‐	-

Marc Shannep M. Shannep Fantasy Knockout Fantasy Knockout 01/07	#8	‐	-

Nick Vertucci N. Vertucci Sundays Are For Football Sundays Are For Fo... 01/07	#8	‐	-

Player Game Logs Comparison
	Sam LaPorta TE - DET Sam LaPorta TE - DET	Michael Mayer TE - LV Michael Mayer TE - 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 Projections Comparison
	Sam LaPorta TE - DET Sam LaPorta TE - DET	Michael Mayer TE - LV Michael Mayer TE - LV
Receiving

Receptions	75.1	38.4
Rec Yards	846.9	355.9
Rec TDs	5.7	1.7

Rushing

Rush Attempts	0.0	0.0
Rush Yards	0.0	0.0
Rush TDs	0.0	0.0

Points

Fantasy Points	118.4	45.3

Player Fantasy Points Comparison
	Sam LaPorta TE - DET Sam LaPorta TE - DET	Michael Mayer TE - LV Michael Mayer TE - LV
2025 Points
Week 1	7.9	3.8
Week 2	2.6	0.9
Week 3	3.3	0.0
Week 4	3.9	‐
Week 5	15.2	‐
Week 6	11.5	11.0
Week 7	1.5	1.0
Week 8	‐	‐
Week 9	15.7	2.6
Week 10	5.3	2.2
Week 11	‐	1.3
Week 12	‐	1.4
Week 13	‐	‐
Week 14	‐	‐
Week 15	‐	0.0
Week 16	‐	1.0
Week 17	‐	8.9
Week 18	‐	4.7
Total	66.9	38.8
Average	7.4	3.0

Player Targets Comparison
	Sam LaPorta TE - DET Sam LaPorta TE - DET	Michael Mayer TE - LV Michael Mayer TE - LV
2025 Targets
Week 1	9	4
Week 2	4	2
Week 3	4	1
Week 4	4	‐
Week 5	6	‐
Week 6	6	7
Week 7	3	2
Week 8	‐	‐
Week 9	8	7
Week 10	5	4
Week 11	‐	4
Week 12	‐	1
Week 13	‐	‐
Week 14	‐	‐
Week 15	‐	0
Week 16	‐	3
Week 17	‐	10
Week 18	‐	5

Notes for Player Combination
	Sam LaPorta TE - DET Sam LaPorta TE - DET	Michael Mayer TE - LV Michael Mayer TE - LV
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.