Sam LaPorta for Tee Higgins (2026)
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Tee Higgins WR - CIN  Tee Higgins WR - CIN | Sam LaPorta TE - DET  Sam LaPorta TE - DET |  | |
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| Rest of Season | # 31 | # 78 | - |
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| Opponent | vs. TB | vs. NO | - |
| Matchup Rating | This is a 2 star matchup. WRs perform a little worse than their average vs TB | This is a 3 star matchup. TEs perform close to their average vs NO | - |
| Fantasy Points | |||
| Season Total | 152.6 | 66.9 | - |
| Avg Game | 10.2 | 7.4 | - |
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| SOS Rank | 10 | 13 | - |
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Tee Higgins WR - CIN Tee Higgins WR - CIN | Sam LaPorta TE - DET Sam LaPorta TE - DET | |
| 2026 Schedule | ||
| Week 1 | vs. TB | vs. NO |
| Week 2 | at HOU | at BUF |
| Week 3 | at PIT | vs. NYJ |
| Week 4 | vs. JAC | at CAR |
| Week 5 | at MIA | at ARI |
| Week 6 | BYE WEEK | BYE WEEK |
| Week 7 | at BAL | vs. GB |
| Week 8 | vs. TEN | vs. MIN |
| Week 9 | at ATL | at MIA |
| Week 10 | vs. PIT | vs. NE |
| Week 11 | at WAS | vs. TB |
| Week 12 | vs. NO | vs. CHI |
| Week 13 | at CLE | at ATL |
| Week 14 | vs. KC | vs. TEN |
| Week 15 | at CAR | at MIN |
| Week 16 | at IND | vs. NYG |
| Week 17 | vs. BAL | at CHI |
| Week 18 | vs. CLE | at GB |
Tee Higgins WR - CIN Tee Higgins WR - CIN | Sam LaPorta TE - DET Sam LaPorta TE - DET | |
| 2025 Points | ||
| Week 1 | 3.3 | 7.9 |
| Week 2 | 11.6 | 2.6 |
| Week 3 | 1.5 | 3.3 |
| Week 4 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
| Week 5 | 8.2 | 15.2 |
| Week 6 | 6.2 | 11.5 |
| Week 7 | 15.6 | 1.5 |
| Week 8 | 10.4 | ‐ |
| Week 9 | 26.1 | 15.7 |
| Week 10 | ‐ | 5.3 |
| Week 11 | 12.3 | ‐ |
| Week 12 | 3.1 | ‐ |
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| Week 14 | 21.2 | ‐ |
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| Week 16 | 11.3 | ‐ |
| Week 17 | 5.9 | ‐ |
| Week 18 | 12.7 | ‐ |
| Total | 152.6 | 66.9 |
| Average | 10.2 | 7.4 |
Tee Higgins WR - CIN Tee Higgins WR - CIN | Sam LaPorta TE - DET Sam LaPorta TE - DET | |
| 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. | |
| Andrew Erickson FantasyPros | Tee Higgins continues to thrive as Cincinnati's high-end No. 2 option, finishing as the WR12 overall in 2025 thanks to strong efficiency and double-digit touchdown production. Even with a modest target share, Higgins maximizes his opportunities in one of the NFL's premier passing offenses led by Joe Burrow. His weekly ceiling remains extremely high, especially near the end zone, although Ja'Marr Chase's presence naturally caps Higgins' overall target volume. As long as he stays healthy, Higgins profiles once again as a reliable fantasy WR2 with league-winning upside if Chase ever misses time. | |
| Derek Brown FantasyPros | Over the last two seasons, Tee Higgins has been the WR13 and WR5 in fantasy points per game. Last season, with Joe Burrow under center in Weeks 14-18, Higgins had an 18.8% target share with 67.8 receiving yards per game, 2.20 yards per route run, a 25.6% first-read share, and 0.106 first downs per route run (per Fantasy Points Data). Those are all incredibly impressive per-route metrics. For context, if Higgins had kept up that pace for an entire season with Burrow, he would have ranked 12th in receiving yards per game, 19th in yards per route run, 28th in first-read share, and 17th in first downs per route run among wideouts (minimum 200 routes). Higgins is a strong bet for fantasy again this season. If Joe Burrow can stay healthy this season, Higgins should be a locked-in top-15 wideout with WR1 upside again. | 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. |
