Samuel Joseph LaPorta was born on January 12,2001 and is an American professional football tight end for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League.
27 Facts About Sam LaPorta
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Sam LaPorta played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes and was named the Big Ten Tight End of the Year in 2022.
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Sam LaPorta was selected by the Lions in the second round of the 2023 NFL draft.
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Sam LaPorta broke the NFL record for receptions by a rookie tight end, along with setting Detroit franchise records for receptions, receiving yards and touchdowns by a tight end.
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Sam LaPorta played wide receiver and defensive back in high school.
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Sam LaPorta committed to the University of Iowa to play college football.
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Sam LaPorta entered his freshman season in 2019 behind Nate Wieting and Shaun Beyer in the depth chart.
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In 2019, Sam LaPorta played in 12 games with two starts and had 15 receptions for 188 yards.
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Sam LaPorta played in eight games with five starts while recording 27 receptions for 271 yards and one touchdown.
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Sam LaPorta was named Fourth-Team All-Big Ten Conference by Phil Steele and honorable-mention All-Big Ten by the coaches and media.
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Sam LaPorta was placed on the Mackey Award Preseason Watch List and was named Preseason Third-Team All-Big Ten by Athlon Sports and Phil Steele.
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Against ranked Kentucky in the 2022 Citrus Bowl, Sam LaPorta had his first 100-yard game with seven receptions, matching a career-high, for 122 yards and a touchdown that gave the Hawkeyes the lead.
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Sam LaPorta hauled in 53 passes for 670 yards and three touchdowns in 2021, all career-highs.
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Sam LaPorta was an Iowa Hawkeyes Team Hustle Award recipient.
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Sam LaPorta was named as one of Iowa's team captains.
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Sam LaPorta finished 14th at Iowa in career receiving yards on 153 receptions, ranking first among Iowa tight ends in catches and second in yards.
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On September 24,2023, Sam LaPorta became the first tight end to tally five receptions in each of his first three games as well as having the most receptions by a tight end in that stretch with 18.
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Sam LaPorta caught his first career touchdown pass on a 45-yard catch-and-run from Jared Goff.
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In Week 8, Sam LaPorta broke the Lions' franchise record for receptions by a rookie tight end with 43, breaking Charlie Sanders' record of 40 that he set in 1968.
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In Week 13, Sam LaPorta broke the franchise record for receiving yards by a rookie tight end in a single game with 140 yards and a touchdown on nine receptions.
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Sam LaPorta was named Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week for his performance.
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In Week 18 against the Minnesota Vikings, Sam LaPorta broke the single-season rookie tight end record for receptions with 82.
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Sam LaPorta was selected as a Second-team All-Pro by the Associated Press.
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Sam LaPorta was named a finalist for the Pepsi Zero Sugar NFL Rookie of the Year Award.
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Sam LaPorta set new records for receptions, receiving yards, and receiving touchdowns by a tight end overall.
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Sam LaPorta's 10 receiving touchdowns were the record for Lions rookies overall.
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Sam LaPorta was an Offensive Rookie of the Year finalist.