Sam LaPorta
LaPorta with the Iowa Hawkeyes in 2021 | |||||||||
| No. 87 – Detroit Lions | |||||||||
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| Position | Tight end | ||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||
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| Born | January 12, 2001 Highland, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Highland | ||||||||
| College | Iowa (2019–2022) | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 2023: 2nd round, 34th overall pick | ||||||||
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Samuel Joseph LaPorta (born January 12, 2001) is an American professional 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 (since broken by 2024 rookie Brock Bowers), along with setting Detroit franchise records for receptions, receiving yards and touchdowns by a tight end.