Sam LaPorta for Trey McBride (2026)

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Summary
Game Log
Stats
Projections
Points
Targets
Notes

Player Summaries Comparison
	Trey McBride TE - ARI Trey McBride TE - ARI	Sam LaPorta TE - DET Sam LaPorta TE - DET
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Rankings

Rest of Season	# 2	# 6	-
Draft	‐	‐	-

Matchup

Opponent	at LAC	vs. NO	-
Matchup Rating	This is a 4 star matchup. TEs perform a little better than their average vs LAC	This is a 3 star matchup. TEs perform close to their average vs NO	-

Fantasy Points

Season Total	189.9	66.9	-
Avg Game	11.2	7.4	-
Avg Projection	147.2	113.2	-

Schedule

SOS Rank	28	13	-

Misc

Injury Alert	‐	‐	-

Expert Ranks
	Trey McBride	Sam LaPorta	Add Player

Doug Burrell D. Burrell Draft With Doug Draft With Doug 07/26	#2	#6	-

Huseyin Aksu H. Aksu Fantasy Couch Fantasy Couch 07/26	#2	#7	-

Mike Bland M. Bland Points Over Expected Points Over Expected 07/26	#2	#6	-

Ryan Weisse R. Weisse Club Fantasy FFL Club Fantasy FFL 07/25	#2	#7	-

Josh Norris J. Norris Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/25	#2	#7	-

Rich Piazza R. Piazza Fantasy Shed Fantasy Shed 07/25	#2	#5	-

Des Bieler D. Bieler The Washington Post The Washington Post 07/25	#2	#7	-

Seth Miller S. Miller Crossroads Fantasy Football Crossroads Fantasy... 07/24	#2	#6	-

Wolf Trelles-Heard W. Trelles-... FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/26	#2	#7	-

Jeremy Shulman J. Shulman Fantasy Football Universe Fantasy Football U... 07/24	#2	#7	-

Joe Wiggans J. Wiggans IDP Guys IDP Guys 07/24	#2	#7	-

Kevin Roberts K. Roberts The DFS Build The DFS Build 07/24	#2	#6	-

Rudy Gamble R. Gamble Razzball Razzball 07/23	#3	#6	-

Andrew Scott A. Scott Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/23	#4	#7	-

Justin Weigal J. Weigal FantasySharks FantasySharks 07/23	#2	#6	-

Chris Welsh C. Welsh FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/23	#2	#7	-

Dalton Del Don D. Del Don The Deep Shot The Deep Shot 07/24	#2	#6	-

Mason M. Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/23	#1	#8	-

Joel Smyth J. Smyth Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/22	#2	#6	-

Scott Pianowski S. Pianowski Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/22	#2	#9	-

Justin Bauerle J. Bauerle FantasyNow+ FantasyNow+ 07/22	#2	#10	-

Joshua Kimmel J. Kimmel FantasyNow+ FantasyNow+ 07/22	#2	#8	-

Brad Beatson B. Beatson Bandit Fantasy Football Bandit Fantasy Foo... 07/25	#14	#4	-

Adrian Alpanseque A. Alpanseque Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 07/22	#1	#8	-

Nate Marcum N. Marcum Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/21	#2	#8	-

Jamie Calandro J. Calandro RotoBaller RotoBaller 07/21	#4	#8	-

Hayden Winks H. Winks Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/20	#3	#17	-

Matthew Korn M. Korn DFS Dashboard DFS Dashboard 07/20	#2	#7	-

Jonathan Stone J. Stone Stone Cold Fantasy Stone Cold Fantasy 07/20	#1	#7	-

Ellis Johnson E. Johnson FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/19	#3	#4	-

James Emrick-Wilson J. Emrick-W... The Armchair Sports Corner The Armchair Sport... 07/19	#2	#7	-

Jacob Piccolo J. Piccolo TrueRGM TrueRGM 07/19	#2	#7	-

Matthew Hill M. Hill DataForce Fantasy Football DataForce Fantasy ... 07/19	#2	#9	-

Luke Renton L. Renton The Franchise Tag UK The Franchise Tag UK 07/24	#4	#9	-

Andrew Leduc A. Leduc That Sports Podcast Network That Sports Podcas... 07/18	#2	#7	-

Pete Nova P. Nova FF Faceoff FF Faceoff 07/18	#1	#7	-

David Heilman D. Heilman Dynasty Trade Calculator Dynasty Trade Calc... 07/17	#2	#7	-

Brady Auer B. Auer BA Sports Podcast BA Sports Podcast 07/17	#2	#5	-

Bart Wheeler B. Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football Hail to Fantasy Fo... 07/17	#2	#9	-

Michael Hauff M. Hauff FF Faceoff FF Faceoff 07/17	#1	#8	-

Matt Donnelly M. Donnelly Dynasty Vipers Dynasty Vipers 07/17	#2	#7	-

Dennis Sosic D. Sosic Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack 07/17	#2	#7	-

Justin Lampkin J. Lampkin Clock Management Fantasy Football Clock Management F... 07/16	#2	#7	-

Jorge B. Edwards J. B. Edwards Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/26	#2	#5	-

Muntradamus M. Beast Dome Beast Dome 07/15	#2	#6	-

Matt Harmon M. Harmon Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/15	#2	#6	-

Matt Okada M. Okada 4for4.com 4for4.com 07/15	#2	#11	-

Kelly Kirby K. Kirby FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/14	#2	#6	-

Kev Wheeler K. Wheeler Wheel Route FF Wheel Route FF 07/14	#2	#4	-

Elliot Berkovits E. Berkovits Packer Report Packer Report 07/14	#2	#5	-

Kev Mahserejian K. Mahserejian Razzball Razzball 07/13	#2	#7	-

Jason Willan J. Willan Gridiron Experts Gridiron Experts 07/23	#2	#6	-

Pierre Camus P. Camus Fantasy Endgame Fantasy Endgame 07/13	#2	#6	-

David Biggs D. Biggs Drink Five Drink Five 07/12	#2	#7	-

The Tecmo Weave T. Tecmo Weave Lab 52 Lab 52 07/12	#2	#9	-

Adam Dove A. Dove The Fantasy Couriers The Fantasy Couriers 07/12	#2	#5	-

Brian Hartman B. Hartman QB List QB List 07/11	#2	#6	-

Lee Wehry L. Wehry FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/10	#2	#7	-

Daniel Mader D. Mader Fantasy Football Advice Fantasy Football A... 07/14	#2	#8	-

Justin Fuhr J. Fuhr Pro Football Mania Pro Football Mania 07/25	#2	#7	-

Dr. Roto D. Roto FullTime Fantasy FullTime Fantasy 07/08	#2	#6	-

Nick Raducanu N. Raducanu Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 07/07	#2	#8	-

Kyle Krajewski K. Krajewski First Seed Sports First Seed Sports 07/17	#2	#7	-

Steven Pintado S. Pintado QB List QB List 07/06	#2	#7	-

Kyle Yates K. Yates Yates Fantasy Football Yates Fantasy Foot... 07/17	#2	#7	-

Mike MacGregor M. MacGregor Draft Buddy Draft Buddy 07/05	#2	#6	-

Edward Gorelik E. Gorelik End of Football End of Football 07/25	#2	#13	-

Derek Brown D. Brown FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/17	#4	#6	-

Francisco (Chato) Romero F. (Chato) ... Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 07/03	#1	#6	-

Mauricio Gutierrez M. Gutierrez Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 07/01	#2	#7	-

Brandon Murchison B. Murchison RotoBaller RotoBaller 07/24	#2	#4	-

Ken Zalis K. Zalis Pressbox Pressbox 07/25	#2	#7	-

Benjamin Klotz B. Klotz Touchdown Squad Touchdown Squad 06/30	#2	#6	-

Judy Adabie J. Adabie Fan Girl Football Fan Girl Football 07/07	#7	#10	-

Alfredo Brown A. Brown Footballguys Footballguys 07/10	#2	#7	-

Mick Ciallela M. Ciallela Fantrax Fantrax 06/28	#2	#8	-

Ben Wasley B. Wasley Hashtag Football Hashtag Football 07/21	#2	#7	-

Drew DeLuca D. DeLuca Going For 2 Going For 2 06/28	#2	#7	-

Blake Fincher B. Fincher Fantasy Football Cafe Fantasy Football Cafe 06/26	#2	#8	-

Nick Zylak N. Zylak Fantasy Football Advice Fantasy Football A... 06/25	#2	#6	-

Scott Bogman S. Bogman FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/13	#2	#7	-

Lou Brunson L. Brunson Optimus Fantasy Football Optimus Fantasy Fo... 06/19	#2	#11	-

Bradley Stalder B. Stalder Player Profiler Player Profiler 06/15	#2	#6	-

Matt De Lima M. De Lima Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 06/12	#2	#6	-

Nic Bodiford N. Bodiford NerdBall Fantay Football NerdBall Fantay Fo... 06/08	#3	#8	-

Pat Fitzmaurice P. Fitzmaurice FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/22	#2	#8	-

Andrew Erickson A. Erickson FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/21	#2	#6	-

Stacy Perez S. Perez Fan Girl Football Fan Girl Football 05/29	#2	#9	-

Seth Woolcock S. Woolcock FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/15	#2	#8	-

Ed Birdsall E. Birdsall Talking Points Sports Talking Points Sports 07/23	#2	#7	-

Kevin Steele K. Steele The Fantasy Authority The Fantasy Authority 06/04	#2	#6	-

Joe Orrico J. Orrico No Expert Fantasy Football No Expert Fantasy ... 05/21	#4	#7	-

Tom Strachan T. Strachan NFL Best Ball NFL Best Ball 07/25	#2	#6	-

Wyatt Bertolone W. Bertolone Player Profiler Player Profiler 07/01	#2	#6	-

Andy Behrens A. Behrens The Deep Shot The Deep Shot 07/26	#2	#6	-

Jacob Hubman J. Hubman The Fantasy Headliners The Fantasy Headli... 05/11	#1	#7	-

Richard Savill R. Savill Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack 05/09	#2	#11	-

Brandon Funston B. Funston The Athletic The Athletic 05/11	#1	#8	-

Site Rankings S. Rankings Gridiron Experts Gridiron Experts 07/20	#2	#6	-

Elisha Twerski E. Twerski USA Today USA Today 04/28	#1	#6	-

Brad Evans B. Evans Bally Sports Bally Sports 04/27	#1	#6	-

Fantasy BR F. BR Fantasy BR Fantasy BR 04/27	#1	#8	-

Jacob Gibbs J. Gibbs SportsLine SportsLine 06/09	#1	#7	-

Kyle Soppe K. Soppe Pro Football Network Pro Football Network 05/20	#1	#7	-

Justin Sablich J. Sablich 5th Down Fantasy 5th Down Fantasy 04/20	#1	#7	-

Tera Roberts T. Roberts OddsChecker OddsChecker 07/09	#2	#7	-

Justin Jaksa J. Jaksa Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 03/24	#2	#7	-

Kyle August K. August Fantasy Football Smackdown Fantasy Football S... 03/09	#2	#7	-

Smitty S. TheFantasyFootballShow TheFantasyFootball... 01/07	#1	#10	-

Marc Shannep M. Shannep Fantasy Knockout Fantasy Knockout 07/15	#2	#7	-

Nick Vertucci N. Vertucci Sundays Are For Football Sundays Are For Fo... 01/07	#2	#8	-

Player Game Logs Comparison
	Trey McBride TE - ARI Trey McBride TE - ARI	Sam LaPorta TE - DET Sam LaPorta TE - DET
2026 Schedule
Week 1	at LAC	vs. NO
Week 2	vs. SEA	at BUF
Week 3	at SF	vs. NYJ
Week 4	at NYG	at CAR
Week 5	vs. DET	at ARI
Week 6	at LAR	BYE WEEK
Week 7	vs. DEN	vs. GB
Week 8	at DAL	vs. MIN
Week 9	at SEA	at MIA
Week 10	vs. LAR	vs. NE
Week 11	at KC	vs. TB
Week 12	vs. WAS	vs. CHI
Week 13	vs. PHI	at ATL
Week 14	BYE WEEK	vs. TEN
Week 15	vs. NYJ	at MIN
Week 16	at NO	vs. NYG
Week 17	vs. LV	at CHI
Week 18	vs. SF	at GB

Player Projections Comparison
	Trey McBride TE - ARI Trey McBride TE - ARI	Sam LaPorta TE - DET Sam LaPorta TE - DET
Receiving

Receptions	110.3	69.8
Rec Yards	1,065.4	809.2
Rec TDs	6.9	5.5

Rushing

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

Points

Fantasy Points	147.2	113.2

Player Fantasy Points Comparison
	Trey McBride TE - ARI Trey McBride TE - ARI	Sam LaPorta TE - DET Sam LaPorta TE - DET
2025 Points
Week 1	6.1	7.9
Week 2	7.8	2.6
Week 3	10.3	3.3
Week 4	5.2	3.9
Week 5	4.1	15.2
Week 6	13.2	11.5
Week 7	19.4	1.5
Week 8	‐	‐
Week 9	11.5	15.7
Week 10	18.7	5.3
Week 11	17.5	‐
Week 12	7.9	‐
Week 13	14.2	‐
Week 14	5.8	‐
Week 15	25.4	‐
Week 16	2.7	‐
Week 17	13.6	‐
Week 18	6.5	‐
Total	189.9	66.9
Average	11.2	7.4

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

Notes for Player Combination
	Trey McBride TE - ARI Trey McBride TE - ARI	Sam LaPorta TE - DET Sam LaPorta TE - DET
Expert
Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros	It will be hard for Trey McBride to top the year he had in 2025. He finished the season with 126 catches for 1,239 yards and 11 touchdowns on 169 targets. Among all pass catchers, McBride trailed only Puka Nacua in receptions. McBride also ranked third in targets among all pass catchers and tied for second in TD catches. It was an impressive follow-up to a 2024 season in which McBride had 111 catches for 1,146 yards and two touchdowns. There are reasons to think that McBride might have a hard time matching his 2025 numbers this season. The Cardinals threw at the highest rate in the NFL last season. That's not likely to happen again after the team drafted a running back, Jeremiyah Love, No. 3 overall. The Cardinals are also looking to get Marvin Harrison Jr. more involved after two disappointing seasons. McBride is clearly one of the elite tight ends and is worthy of a top-25 draft pick. Just don't expect a full repeat of last year.	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.
Derek Brown FantasyPros	Trey McBride was a league-winning pick last year as the TE1 in fantasy points per game (the closest tight end was 3.9 fantasy points per game behind McBride). He was a volume monster in what was a pass-happy Arizona offense. With Jacoby Brissett under center (Weeks 6-18) last year, Arizona was first in neutral passing rate and second in snaps while trailing by seven or more points (per Fantasy Points Data). The Cardinals were throwing a ton while playing catch-up weekly. McBride ran 156 more routes last year than any other tight end. This fact and McBride's talent fueled plenty of fantasy teams to championships last season. Among 59 qualifying tight ends, McBride was first in target share (25.4%), receiving yards per game (72.9), red zone targets (32), and first-read share (33.8%). Among the same sample size of tight ends, McBride was also tenth in yards per route run and 15th in first downs per route run. Arizona will likely be trailing in many games this season again, so we should expect Arizona to be chucking the ball again. In Mike LaFleur's two seasons with the Jets as offensive coordinator, he ranked ninth and fourth in negative script passing rate. McBride could repeat this season as the TE1 overall.	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.