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Tagged: Sam LaPorta (18 Results)

Factoid: Sam LaPorta

Sam LaPorta sure looked good as a rookie. How much better might he get in his second season?   more »

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Factoid: Elite tight ends

There are four teams left, and they all have difference makers at tight ends. I don’t think there’s ever been a stronger final four at the position.   more »

Jan
23

Lions rookies significantly contribute in Divisional Round win

Gone are the days when the Detroit Lions were lovable losers. Head coach Dan Campbell and general manager Brad Holmes have transformed the team’s culture by proclaiming grit above all else. That energy has rubbed off on their squad, especially their rookies.

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Fantasy News: Lions rookies significantly contribute in Divisional Round win

Gone are the days when the Detroit Lions were lovable losers. Head coach Dan Campbell and general manager Brad Holmes have transformed the team’s culture by proclaiming grit above all else. That energy has rubbed off on their squad, especially their rookies.  more »

Fantasy Index Weekly: Championship Game Preview: Detroit Lions

Overview: There's not a lot of relevant history between these teams. You have to go back 40 years to find a playoff game (in 1983, San Francisco beat a Billy Sims-led Lions team 24-23, on a late Joe Montana to Freddie Solomon touchdown). Just one regular-season meeting the last five years (In 2021, Jimmy Garoppolo outdueled Jared Goff 41-33 in a season-opener at Ford Field).  more »

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Around the NFL: Friday Injury Updates

The Friday injury reports are out, so we have some final information about five of the six games this weekend. (Eagles-Bucs is Monday and we won’t know until tomorrow what's up with guys like A.J. Brown.) But here's what we have on the eve of tomorrow's games.   more »

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Dec
20

Sam LaPorta continues to make history for Lions

The University of Iowa Hawkeyes have developed quality NFL tight ends like Noah Fant, Dallas Clark, T.J. Hockenson, and George Kittle. They can add Sam LaPorta to that list even if he hasn’t finished his rookie season with the Detroit Lions.

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Fantasy News: Sam LaPorta continues to make history for Lions

The University of Iowa Hawkeyes have developed quality NFL tight ends like Noah Fant, Dallas Clark, T.J. Hockenson, and George Kittle. They can add Sam LaPorta to that list even if he hasn’t finished his rookie season with the Detroit Lions.  more »

Ask the Experts: Which rookie will be best the rest of the way?

ASK THE EXPERTS appears weekly from training camp through the Super Bowl with answers to a new question being posted Thursday morning. How the guest experts responded when we asked them: Which rookie will be best the second half of the season?   more »

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Factoid: Rookie tight ends

It’s looking like a good year for rookie tight ends. A pair in the NFC North are catching plenty of balls, and now Dalton Kincaid could really take off.   more »

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Dynasty Leagues: Long-term tight end rankings

Kyle Pitts is supposed to be the next big thing at tight end – a mismatch nightmare who can look like Calvin Johnson went he splits out wide. But how long are we supposed to wait for the dividends to kick in? We’re into his third season, and he’s still more of a prospect rather than an actual producer.   more »

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Mailbag: September 20, 2023

Ian Allan answers your fantasy football questions. In this edition: When will Puka Nacua catch a touchdown? Emerging Sam LaPorta. Will Cam Akers re-unite with the Rams? How long until Alvin Kamara starts. Underrated Jakobi Meyers. And more. more »

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Mailbag: September 14, 2023

Ian Allan answers your fantasy football questions. In this edition: Stacking up Jakobi against suspended Jameson Williams. Why is the Index so low on Tyjae Spears? And Hunter Henry? Up-and-coming Sam LaPorta. And more. more »

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Dynasty Leagues: Long-term tight end rankings

That was a nice debut game for Sam LaPorta. He had 5 passes thrown his way, and he caught all of them. Only one rookie tight end in the last 20 years has done that in his first game. Only three have opened by catching even more passes.   more »

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Factoid: Sam LaPorta

I'm torn on Sam LaPorta. On the one hand, rookie tight ends seldom deliver right away. LaPorta barely played in the preseason (and when he did, he was dropping the only pass thrown his way). But on the other hand, camp report after camp report had him as Jared Goff's 2nd-favorite target after Amon-Ra St. Brown. That sounds pretty good.   more »

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