Pat Freiermuth for Sam LaPorta (2026)
Should I Trade... ?
See if your team wins or loses with this trade View Trade Analyzer
Sam LaPorta TE - DET ![]() Sam LaPorta TE - DET | Pat Freiermuth TE - PIT ![]() Pat Freiermuth TE - PIT |   | |
| Most Accurate Experts | |||
| Top ExpertsTop TE ExpertsTop Player Experts | Upgrade Now | ||
| Rankings | |||
| Rest of Season | # 6 | # 27 | - |
| Draft | ‐ | ‐ | - |
| Matchup | |||
| Opponent | vs. NO | vs. ATL | - |
| Matchup Rating | This is a 3 star matchup. TEs perform close to their average vs NO | This is a 2 star matchup. TEs perform a little worse than their average vs ATL | - |
| Fantasy Points | |||
| Season Total | 66.9 | 72.6 | - |
| Avg Game | 7.4 | 4.3 | - |
| Avg Projection | 113.3 | 80.9 | - |
| Schedule | |||
| SOS Rank | 13 | 27 | - |
| Misc | |||
| Injury Alert | ‐ | ‐ | - |
| Expert Ranks | |||
|
|
Sam LaPorta | Pat Freiermuth | Add Player |
|
08/04 | #6 | #26 | - |
|
08/04 | #7 | #23 | - |
|
08/04 | #5 | #23 | - |
|
08/04 | #5 | #36 | - |
|
08/04 | #7 | #28 | - |
|
08/04 | #6 | #27 | - |
|
08/04 | #8 | #29 | - |
|
08/04 | #6 | #27 | - |
|
08/04 | #6 | #28 | - |
|
08/04 | #4 | #30 | - |
|
08/04 | #4 | #30 | - |
|
08/04 | #6 | #28 | - |
|
08/04 | #7 | #29 | - |
|
08/04 | #9 | #38 | - |
|
08/04 | #7 | #27 | - |
|
08/03 | #7 | #22 | - |
|
08/03 | #6 | #28 | - |
|
08/03 | #6 | #30 | - |
|
08/03 | #7 | #25 | - |
|
08/03 | #6 | #30 | - |
|
08/03 | #7 | #29 | - |
|
08/02 | #8 | #36 | - |
|
08/02 | #7 | #25 | - |
|
08/04 | #7 | #29 | - |
|
08/01 | #6 | #30 | - |
|
08/01 | #5 | #27 | - |
|
08/01 | #7 | #32 | - |
|
08/01 | #8 | #34 | - |
|
08/01 | #9 | #28 | - |
|
07/31 | #6 | #34 | - |
|
08/04 | #6 | #28 | - |
|
08/04 | #6 | #30 | - |
|
07/31 | #4 | #24 | - |
|
08/04 | #8 | #17 | - |
|
07/31 | #7 | #30 | - |
|
07/31 | #8 | #24 | - |
|
08/03 | #7 | #24 | - |
|
07/30 | #7 | #24 | - |
|
07/30 | #8 | #33 | - |
|
08/03 | #8 | #33 | - |
|
07/29 | #7 | #24 | - |
|
07/29 | #4 | ‐ | - |
|
08/04 | #6 | #25 | - |
|
07/28 | #7 | #24 | - |
|
07/28 | #7 | #28 | - |
|
07/28 | #6 | #29 | - |
|
07/27 | #8 | #31 | - |
|
08/03 | #6 | #28 | - |
|
07/26 | #8 | #30 | - |
|
07/29 | #6 | #24 | - |
|
07/25 | #7 | #25 | - |
|
07/24 | #7 | #30 | - |
|
07/23 | #6 | #28 | - |
|
07/23 | #8 | #30 | - |
|
07/22 | #8 | #30 | - |
|
07/21 | #8 | #27 | - |
|
07/20 | #7 | #29 | - |
|
07/19 | #4 | #35 | - |
|
07/19 | #7 | #31 | - |
|
08/04 | #9 | #25 | - |
|
07/18 | #7 | #20 | - |
|
07/17 | #7 | #24 | - |
|
07/17 | #7 | #26 | - |
|
07/17 | #7 | #25 | - |
|
07/16 | #7 | #31 | - |
|
07/26 | #5 | #22 | - |
|
07/15 | #6 | #28 | - |
|
07/15 | #11 | #17 | - |
|
07/14 | #6 | #26 | - |
|
07/14 | #4 | #30 | - |
|
07/14 | #5 | #26 | - |
|
07/13 | #7 | #22 | - |
|
07/30 | #6 | #26 | - |
|
08/03 | #7 | #29 | - |
|
07/12 | #7 | #28 | - |
|
07/12 | #9 | ‐ | - |
|
08/02 | #5 | #29 | - |
|
07/27 | #4 | #18 | - |
|
07/10 | #7 | #25 | - |
|
08/01 | #8 | #24 | - |
|
07/07 | #8 | #25 | - |
|
08/02 | #7 | #25 | - |
|
08/03 | #7 | #29 | - |
|
07/25 | #13 | #28 | - |
|
07/31 | #6 | #39 | - |
|
07/24 | #4 | #24 | - |
|
08/01 | #7 | #29 | - |
|
06/30 | #6 | #29 | - |
|
07/07 | #10 | #25 | - |
|
08/01 | #7 | #30 | - |
|
06/28 | #8 | #23 | - |
|
07/21 | #7 | #29 | - |
|
08/01 | #7 | #25 | - |
|
06/25 | #6 | #28 | - |
|
07/13 | #7 | #29 | - |
|
06/15 | #6 | #28 | - |
|
06/12 | #6 | #32 | - |
|
08/04 | #6 | #29 | - |
|
08/05 | #6 | #28 | - |
|
05/29 | #9 | #25 | - |
|
08/03 | #8 | #24 | - |
|
07/29 | #7 | #32 | - |
|
05/21 | #7 | #29 | - |
|
08/01 | #7 | #32 | - |
|
07/25 | #6 | #20 | - |
|
08/01 | #6 | #25 | - |
|
08/03 | #6 | #34 | - |
|
05/11 | #7 | #30 | - |
|
07/27 | #6 | #25 | - |
|
08/04 | #7 | #32 | - |
|
07/30 | #6 | #28 | - |
|
04/28 | #6 | #33 | - |
|
04/27 | #6 | ‐ | - |
|
04/27 | #8 | #32 | - |
|
07/28 | #7 | #29 | - |
|
05/20 | #7 | #33 | - |
|
04/20 | #7 | #30 | - |
|
07/09 | #7 | #24 | - |
|
03/24 | #7 | #30 | - |
|
03/09 | #7 | #30 | - |
|
01/07 | #10 | #30 | - |
|
07/15 | #7 | #32 | - |
|
01/07 | #8 | #30 | - |
Sam LaPorta TE - DET ![]() Sam LaPorta TE - DET | Pat Freiermuth TE - PIT ![]() Pat Freiermuth TE - PIT | |
| 2026 Schedule | ||
| Week 1 | vs. NO | vs. ATL |
| Week 2 | at BUF | at NE |
| Week 3 | vs. NYJ | vs. CIN |
| Week 4 | at CAR | at CLE |
| Week 5 | at ARI | vs. IND |
| Week 6 | BYE WEEK | at TB |
| Week 7 | vs. GB | at NO |
| Week 8 | vs. MIN | vs. CLE |
| Week 9 | at MIA | BYE WEEK |
| Week 10 | vs. NE | at CIN |
| Week 11 | vs. TB | at PHI |
| Week 12 | vs. CHI | vs. DEN |
| Week 13 | at ATL | vs. HOU |
| Week 14 | vs. TEN | at JAC |
| Week 15 | at MIN | vs. BAL |
| Week 16 | vs. NYG | vs. CAR |
| Week 17 | at CHI | at TEN |
| Week 18 | at GB | at BAL |
Sam LaPorta TE - DET ![]() Sam LaPorta TE - DET | Pat Freiermuth TE - PIT ![]() Pat Freiermuth TE - PIT | |
| Receiving | ||
| Receptions | 69.8 | 53.0 |
| Rec Yards | 809.4 | 558.0 |
| Rec TDs | 5.5 | 4.3 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rush Attempts | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rush Yards | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rush TDs | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Points | ||
| Fantasy Points | 113.3 | 80.9 |
Sam LaPorta TE - DET ![]() Sam LaPorta TE - DET | Pat Freiermuth TE - PIT ![]() Pat Freiermuth TE - PIT | |
| 2025 Points | ||
| Week 1 | 7.9 | 2.8 |
| Week 2 | 2.6 | 3.1 |
| Week 3 | 3.3 | 0.6 |
| Week 4 | 3.9 | 0.0 |
| Week 5 | 15.2 | ‐ |
| Week 6 | 11.5 | 1.1 |
| Week 7 | 1.5 | 23.1 |
| Week 8 | ‐ | 1.3 |
| Week 9 | 15.7 | 8.7 |
| Week 10 | 5.3 | 3.3 |
| Week 11 | ‐ | 1.9 |
| Week 12 | ‐ | 7.9 |
| Week 13 | ‐ | 0.0 |
| Week 14 | ‐ | 0.9 |
| Week 15 | ‐ | 4.5 |
| Week 16 | ‐ | 2.0 |
| Week 17 | ‐ | 6.3 |
| Week 18 | ‐ | 5.1 |
| Total | 66.9 | 72.6 |
| Average | 7.4 | 4.3 |
Sam LaPorta TE - DET ![]() Sam LaPorta TE - DET | Pat Freiermuth TE - PIT ![]() Pat Freiermuth TE - PIT | |
| 2025 Targets | ||
| Week 1 | 9 | 3 |
| Week 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Week 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Week 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Week 5 | 6 | ‐ |
| Week 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Week 7 | 3 | 6 |
| Week 8 | ‐ | 4 |
| Week 9 | 8 | 4 |
| Week 10 | 5 | 3 |
| Week 11 | ‐ | 1 |
| Week 12 | ‐ | 3 |
| Week 13 | ‐ | 0 |
| Week 14 | ‐ | 3 |
| Week 15 | ‐ | 5 |
| Week 16 | ‐ | 4 |
| Week 17 | ‐ | 5 |
| Week 18 | ‐ | 5 |
Sam LaPorta TE - DET ![]() Sam LaPorta TE - DET | Pat Freiermuth TE - PIT ![]() Pat Freiermuth TE - PIT | |
| 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. | Pat Freiermuth was the Steelers' best pass-catching tight end last season, but that didn't mean much, as Freiermuth finished with 41 catches for 486 yards and four touchdowns. He finished TE24 in half-point PPR fantasy scoring. The Steelers' offensive coordinator last season, Arthur Smith, rotated his tight ends, and Freiermuth had a career-low 51% snap share last year. Freiermuth has topped 60 catches in three of his five NFL seasons, and he's squarely in his prime at age 27. If new Steelers head coach Mike McCathy and new offensive coordinator Brian Angelichio make Freiermuth a bigger part of the Pittsburgh offense than he was under Smith last year, the veteran tight end could surprise. |
| 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. | |


