Sam LaPorta for Travis Etienne Jr. (2026)
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Travis Etienne Jr. RB - NO  Travis Etienne Jr. RB - NO | Sam LaPorta TE - DET  Sam LaPorta TE - DET |  | |
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| Rankings | |||
| Rest of Season | # 47 | # 82 | - |
| Draft | ‐ | ‐ | - |
| Matchup | |||
| Opponent | at DET | vs. NO | - |
| Matchup Rating | This is a 3 star matchup. RBs perform close to their average vs DET | This is a 3 star matchup. TEs perform close to their average vs NO | - |
| Fantasy Points | |||
| Season Total | 217.9 | 66.9 | - |
| Avg Game | 12.8 | 7.4 | - |
| Schedule | |||
| SOS Rank | 13 | 13 | - |
| Misc | |||
| Injury Alert | ‐ | ‐ | - |
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07/20 | #49 | #144 | - |
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07/20 | #57 | #84 | - |
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07/20 | #57 | #86 | - |
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07/20 | #47 | #76 | - |
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07/20 | #28 | #81 | - |
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07/20 | #72 | #76 | - |
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07/19 | #40 | #56 | - |
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07/19 | #47 | #84 | - |
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07/19 | #52 | #94 | - |
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07/19 | #49 | #94 | - |
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07/19 | #57 | #84 | - |
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07/19 | #47 | #84 | - |
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07/18 | #49 | #84 | - |
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07/18 | #47 | #84 | - |
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07/18 | #47 | #76 | - |
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07/20 | #47 | #67 | - |
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07/17 | #49 | #86 | - |
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07/17 | #47 | #84 | - |
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07/17 | #45 | #67 | - |
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07/17 | #57 | #94 | - |
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07/17 | #49 | #86 | - |
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07/17 | #55 | #84 | - |
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07/17 | #47 | #76 | - |
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07/17 | #47 | #84 | - |
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07/16 | #49 | #84 | - |
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07/16 | #49 | #86 | - |
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07/17 | #60 | #67 | - |
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07/15 | #49 | #76 | - |
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07/15 | #49 | #84 | - |
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07/16 | #47 | #76 | - |
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07/15 | #40 | #76 | - |
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07/15 | #52 | #76 | - |
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07/15 | #72 | #105 | - |
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07/14 | #47 | #76 | - |
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07/14 | #40 | #56 | - |
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07/14 | #47 | #67 | - |
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07/13 | #37 | #84 | - |
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07/13 | #47 | #76 | - |
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07/13 | #22 | #79 | - |
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07/12 | #47 | #84 | - |
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07/12 | #30 | #94 | - |
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07/12 | #42 | #67 | - |
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07/11 | #47 | #76 | - |
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07/10 | #47 | #84 | - |
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07/14 | #72 | #86 | - |
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07/20 | #47 | #84 | - |
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07/09 | #52 | #84 | - |
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07/08 | #45 | #76 | - |
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07/08 | #66 | #84 | - |
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07/08 | #37 | #84 | - |
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07/07 | #42 | #86 | - |
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07/17 | #57 | #84 | - |
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07/06 | #40 | #84 | - |
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07/17 | #49 | #84 | - |
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07/05 | #20 | #76 | - |
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07/19 | #49 | #110 | - |
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07/17 | #64 | #76 | - |
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07/03 | #47 | #76 | - |
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07/01 | #52 | #84 | - |
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07/01 | #52 | #84 | - |
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07/16 | #55 | #84 | - |
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06/30 | #52 | #76 | - |
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07/07 | #28 | #96 | - |
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07/10 | #45 | #84 | - |
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06/28 | #52 | #86 | - |
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06/28 | #57 | #84 | - |
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06/28 | #42 | #84 | - |
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06/26 | #49 | #86 | - |
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06/25 | #47 | #76 | - |
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07/13 | #47 | #84 | - |
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06/19 | #47 | #105 | - |
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06/15 | #49 | #76 | - |
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07/02 | #52 | #86 | - |
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07/08 | #37 | #76 | - |
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06/12 | #45 | #76 | - |
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07/20 | #37 | #76 | - |
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06/08 | #20 | #86 | - |
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07/17 | #57 | #65 | - |
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07/20 | #40 | #76 | - |
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05/29 | #37 | #94 | - |
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07/15 | #45 | #86 | - |
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07/08 | #52 | #84 | - |
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06/04 | #45 | #76 | - |
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05/21 | #47 | #84 | - |
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05/18 | #49 | #84 | - |
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07/01 | #47 | #76 | - |
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07/20 | #37 | #76 | - |
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05/11 | #47 | #84 | - |
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05/09 | #45 | #105 | - |
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05/11 | #40 | #86 | - |
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07/20 | #47 | #76 | - |
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04/28 | #45 | #76 | - |
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04/27 | #45 | #76 | - |
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04/27 | #45 | #86 | - |
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06/09 | #40 | #84 | - |
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05/20 | #47 | #84 | - |
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04/20 | #42 | #84 | - |
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07/09 | #45 | #84 | - |
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03/24 | #49 | #84 | - |
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03/09 | #49 | #84 | - |
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01/07 | #28 | #96 | - |
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07/15 | #49 | #84 | - |
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01/07 | #49 | #86 | - |
Travis Etienne Jr. RB - NO Travis Etienne Jr. RB - NO | Sam LaPorta TE - DET Sam LaPorta TE - DET | |
| 2026 Schedule | ||
| Week 1 | at DET | vs. NO |
| Week 2 | at BAL | at BUF |
| Week 3 | vs. LV | vs. NYJ |
| Week 4 | vs. ATL | at CAR |
| Week 5 | vs. MIN | at ARI |
| Week 6 | at NYG | BYE WEEK |
| Week 7 | vs. PIT | vs. GB |
| Week 8 | BYE WEEK | vs. MIN |
| Week 9 | vs. CLE | at MIA |
| Week 10 | vs. CAR | vs. NE |
| Week 11 | at CHI | vs. TB |
| Week 12 | at CIN | vs. CHI |
| Week 13 | vs. GB | at ATL |
| Week 14 | at CAR | vs. TEN |
| Week 15 | at TB | at MIN |
| Week 16 | vs. ARI | vs. NYG |
| Week 17 | at ATL | at CHI |
| Week 18 | vs. TB | at GB |
Travis Etienne Jr. RB - NO Travis Etienne Jr. RB - NO | Sam LaPorta TE - DET Sam LaPorta TE - DET | |
| 2025 Points | ||
| Week 1 | 15.6 | 7.9 |
| Week 2 | 14.9 | 2.6 |
| Week 3 | 11.6 | 3.3 |
| Week 4 | 18.5 | 3.9 |
| Week 5 | 5.8 | 15.2 |
| Week 6 | 5.5 | 11.5 |
| Week 7 | 5.5 | 1.5 |
| Week 8 | ‐ | ‐ |
| Week 9 | 11.5 | 15.7 |
| Week 10 | 13.7 | 5.3 |
| Week 11 | 19.3 | ‐ |
| Week 12 | 17.6 | ‐ |
| Week 13 | 4.1 | ‐ |
| Week 14 | 20.2 | ‐ |
| Week 15 | 28.5 | ‐ |
| Week 16 | 12.6 | ‐ |
| Week 17 | 9.2 | ‐ |
| Week 18 | 3.8 | ‐ |
| Total | 217.9 | 66.9 |
| Average | 12.8 | 7.4 |
Travis Etienne Jr. RB - NO Travis Etienne Jr. RB - NO | Sam LaPorta TE - DET Sam LaPorta TE - DET | |
| Expert | ||
| Derek Brown FantasyPros | Travis Etienne excelled last year as the Jags RB1 with an RB13 finish in fantasy points per game. After a down 2024 season, it was nice to see the new Saints' lead back bounce back. He lands with New Orleans after a season where he was 11th in snap share, 13th in opportunity share, tenth in weighted opportunities, and fifth in red zone touches. Etienne soaked up 296 touches, producing 1,399 total yards. He's set to see a similar workload in 2026 with the Saints. Etienne was disappointing on a per-touch basis, ranking 37th in explosive run rate, 31st in missed tackle rate, and 34th in yards after contact per attempt. Those metrics are worrisome, but Etienne should see enough volume that it won't matter this season. He's a solid RB2 that could outkick that projection if the Saints' offense takes a leap forward and surprises this year. | 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. |
| 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. | |
