(2001-01-12) January 12, 2001 (age 23) Highland, Illinois, U.S.
Height:
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:
245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school:
Highland (IL)
College:
Iowa (2019–2022)
NFL draft:
2023 / Round: 2 / Pick: 34
Career history
Detroit Lions (2023–present)
Roster status:
Active
Career highlights and awards
Second-team All-Pro (2023)
Pro Bowl (2023)
PFWA All-Rookie Team (2023)
Big Ten Tight End of the Year (2022)
First-team All-Big Ten (2022)
Third-team All-Big Ten (2021)
NFL records
Most receptions by a rookie tight end: 86
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Receptions:
86
Receiving yards:
889
Receiving touchdowns:
10
Player stats at PFR
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Samuel Joseph LaPorta (born January 12, 2001) is an American football tight end for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes and was named the Big Ten Tight End of the Year in 2022. He was selected by the Lions in the second round of the 2023 NFL draft. As a rookie, Laporta was named a second-team All-Pro and voted to the Pro Bowl. He also broke the NFL record for receptions by a rookie tight end, along with breaking Detroit franchise records for receiving yards and touchdowns by a rookie tight end.
a 9–6 loss. Against Purdue, LaPorta caught his only touchdown of a season in a 24–3 win. As true senior in 2022, Laporta had 58 catches for 657 yards...
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50 games, with 29. The previous record of 28 was held by Cam Newton. SamLaPorta set the record for most receptions by a tight end in the first three...
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Pro Bowl selections for the Lions were Jahmyr Gibbs, Aidan Hutchinson, SamLaPorta, Frank Ragnow, Jalen Reeves-Maybin, Penei Sewell, and Amon-Ra St. Brown...
NFL. C.J. Fiedorowicz , George Kittle, T.J. Hockenson, Noah Fant, and SamLaPorta were all drafted into the NFL; Fant and Hockenson were both first-round...
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New England Patriots Ryan Izzo (born 1995) Daryle Lamonica (born 1941) SamLaPorta (born 2001) Dante Lavelli (1923–2009) Augie Lio (1918–1989) Tony Liscio...
Tennessee → LA Rams (PD). Tennessee traded a sixth-round selection to the Rams in exchange for wide receiver Robert Woods. No. 191: Green Bay → LA Rams → Houston...
Dallas Clark, Tony Moeaki, George Kittle, Noah Fant, T.J. Hockenson and SamLaPorta and others following him in the program. While playing at Iowa, Hayes...
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