Sam LaPorta
TE · DET
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Box score by season
| Season | Team | G | Rush | Rush yds | TD | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | TD | vs ESPN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | DET | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 31 | 367 | 3 | 1 differ (Targets 44 vs 45) |
| 2025 | DET | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 40 | 489 | 3 | ✓ matches |
| 2024 | DET | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 60 | 726 | 7 | not checked |
| 2024 playoffs | DET | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 51 | 1 | |
| 2023 | DET | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 120 | 86 | 889 | 10 | not checked |
| 2023 playoffs | DET | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 21 | 176 | 1 |
Official scoring from play-by-play. Regular-season totals for 2025, 2026 are compared with ESPN's after every rebuild (all players); earlier seasons aren't checked.
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Designed runs
1
qualifying bar 56
EPA/play
+0.162
not ranked · lg -0.077
Success rate
100.0%
not ranked · lg 40.5%
Yards/play
2.00
not ranked · lg 4.11
Explosive rate
0.0%
not ranked · lg 9.3%
Turnover rate
0.0%
not ranked · lg 0.6%
TD rate
0.0%
not ranked · lg 3.7%
Below the qualifying bar for this window, so ranks are against qualified players and say less.
Notable in 2026
His biggest gaps between one situation and the rest of his plays, beyond the league's own gap there (|z| ≥ 2.5). Many splits get checked, so some of these are luck; the badge says whether that kind of split repeats year to year.
- +2.34 EPA/target on intermediate throws vs +0.14 the rest of the time (12 vs 32; league gap +0.34; z +3.5) mostly noise · r 0.07
Every split
EPA per designed run by situation, next to the league. Rank is among qualified players with 20+ designed runs there (1 = best). "Repeats" is the year-to-year correlation for that split (2016–25); near zero means it predicts little. Click a situation to filter to it.
| Situation | Designed runs | EPA/play | Success | Yds/play | League EPA | Rank | Repeats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home / away Setting compare everyone → | |||||||
| Home | 1 | +0.162 | 100% | 2.0 | -0.093 | — | 0.01 |
| Away | 0 | — | — | — | -0.059 | — | -0.00 |
| Neutral site | 0 | — | — | — | -0.083 | — | — |
| Rest days Setting compare everyone → | |||||||
| Short week (≤5 days) | 0 | — | — | — | -0.032 | — | 0.32 |
| Normal (6–8 days) | 1 | +0.162 | 100% | 2.0 | -0.094 | — | -0.14 |
| Extra rest (9–12 days) | 0 | — | — | — | -0.017 | — | -0.03 |
| Off a bye (13+ days) | 0 | — | — | — | -0.077 | — | — |
| Indoors / outdoors Weather compare everyone → | |||||||
| Indoors | 1 | +0.162 | 100% | 2.0 | -0.108 | — | 0.00 |
| Outdoors | 0 | — | — | — | -0.064 | — | 0.00 |
| Temperature (outdoors) Weather compare everyone → | |||||||
| 60–79°F | 0 | — | — | — | -0.062 | — | 0.02 |
| 80°F+ | 0 | — | — | — | -0.039 | — | -0.32 |
| Wind (outdoors) Weather compare everyone → | |||||||
| 0–9 mph | 0 | — | — | — | -0.070 | — | 0.07 |
| 10–14 mph | 0 | — | — | — | -0.012 | — | 0.12 |
| Rain or snow (outdoors) Weather compare everyone → | |||||||
| Dry | 0 | — | — | — | -0.053 | — | — |
| Rain or snow | 0 | — | — | — | -0.152 | — | — |
| Score Game state compare everyone → | |||||||
| Trailing 9+ | 0 | — | — | — | -0.047 | — | 0.01 |
| Trailing 1–8 | 0 | — | — | — | -0.081 | — | 0.02 |
| Tied | 0 | — | — | — | -0.096 | — | 0.10 |
| Leading 1–8 | 1 | +0.162 | 100% | 2.0 | -0.086 | — | 0.00 |
| Leading 9+ | 0 | — | — | — | -0.054 | — | -0.13 |
| Win probability Game state compare everyone → | |||||||
| Win prob under 20% | 0 | — | — | — | -0.040 | — | 0.13 |
| Win prob 20–80% | 0 | — | — | — | -0.081 | — | -0.05 |
| Win prob over 80% | 1 | +0.162 | 100% | 2.0 | -0.081 | — | -0.09 |
| Quarter Game state compare everyone → | |||||||
| Q1 | 0 | — | — | — | -0.072 | — | 0.09 |
| Q2 | 0 | — | — | — | -0.080 | — | -0.04 |
| Q3 | 0 | — | — | — | -0.058 | — | 0.12 |
| Q4 | 1 | +0.162 | 100% | 2.0 | -0.093 | — | -0.02 |
| OT | 0 | — | — | — | -0.139 | — | — |
| Two-minute Game state compare everyone → | |||||||
| Last 2 min of half | 1 | +0.162 | 100% | 2.0 | -0.100 | — | — |
| Rest of game | 0 | — | — | — | -0.075 | — | — |
| Down Situation compare everyone → | |||||||
| 1st down | 0 | — | — | — | -0.082 | — | 0.02 |
| 2nd down | 1 | +0.162 | 100% | 2.0 | -0.102 | — | -0.03 |
| 3rd down | 0 | — | — | — | +0.007 | — | -0.14 |
| 4th down | 0 | — | — | — | +0.032 | — | — |
| 3rd-down distance Situation compare everyone → | |||||||
| 3rd & 1–3 | 0 | — | — | — | +0.033 | — | — |
| 3rd & 4–6 | 0 | — | — | — | -0.052 | — | — |
| 3rd & 7+ | 0 | — | — | — | -0.060 | — | — |
| Field position Situation compare everyone → | |||||||
| Own 20 and in | 0 | — | — | — | -0.136 | — | 0.05 |
| Own 50–21 | 1 | +0.162 | 100% | 2.0 | -0.090 | — | -0.01 |
| Opp 21–49 | 0 | — | — | — | -0.067 | — | 0.07 |
| Red zone (opp 20 in) | 0 | — | — | — | -0.033 | — | 0.06 |
| Formation Style compare everyone → | |||||||
| Shotgun | 0 | — | — | — | -0.093 | — | 0.03 |
| Under center | 1 | +0.162 | 100% | 2.0 | -0.068 | — | 0.03 |
| Tempo Style compare everyone → | |||||||
| Huddle | 1 | +0.162 | 100% | 2.0 | -0.083 | — | 0.03 |
| No huddle | 0 | — | — | — | +0.081 | — | 0.03 |
| Yards to go Situation compare everyone → | |||||||
| 1–3 to go | 1 | +0.162 | 100% | 2.0 | +0.023 | — | 0.12 |
| 4–6 to go | 0 | — | — | — | -0.046 | — | -0.02 |
| 7–10 to go | 0 | — | — | — | -0.110 | — | -0.06 |
| 11+ to go | 0 | — | — | — | -0.167 | — | — |
| Run direction Running compare everyone → | |||||||
| Left | 0 | — | — | — | -0.041 | — | 0.04 |
| Middle | 1 | +0.162 | 100% | 2.0 | -0.093 | — | 0.16 |
| Right | 0 | — | — | — | -0.066 | — | 0.11 |
| Run gap Running compare everyone → | |||||||
| Outside (end) | 0 | — | — | — | +0.001 | — | -0.03 |
| Off tackle | 0 | — | — | — | -0.046 | — | -0.00 |
| Inside (guard) | 0 | — | — | — | -0.103 | — | 0.11 |
| Up the middle | 1 | +0.162 | 100% | 2.0 | -0.093 | — | 0.16 |
| Defenders in the box Defense (FTN) compare everyone → | |||||||
| Light box (6 or fewer) | 1 | +0.162 | 100% | 2.0 | -0.083 | — | 0.13 |
| 7 in the box | 0 | — | — | — | -0.072 | — | -0.02 |
| Stacked box (8+) | 0 | — | — | — | -0.072 | — | 0.34 |
| Pre-snap motion Scheme (FTN) compare everyone → | |||||||
| Motion | 1 | +0.162 | 100% | 2.0 | -0.092 | — | -0.21 |
| No motion | 0 | — | — | — | -0.052 | — | -0.21 |
| RPO Scheme (FTN) compare everyone → | |||||||
| RPO | 0 | — | — | — | -0.061 | — | — |
| Not an RPO | 1 | +0.162 | 100% | 2.0 | -0.078 | — | — |
By season
| Season | Team | Designed runs | EPA/play | Total EPA | Success | Yds/play | Explosive | 1st-down rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | DET | 1 | +0.162 | +0.2 | 100.0% | 2.00 | 0.0% | 100.0% |