Sam LaPorta
Detroit LionsUNDERPAIDTier 1Round 2, pick 34 in 2023
Updated November 10, 2026
Recruited
Class of 2019 · Tight end · High school: Highland, IL
Recruiting sites
★★★★★
No. 1,170 in the nation. Composite 0.8511, the recruiting sites' average
Offers
Partial list
None on record beyond his commitment
Committed to
IowaPartial offer list. Offer lists for the 2019 class are partial everywhere we can read them: we hold 3 or more offers for 67 of 4,453 recruits, and we grade only those boards.
College: Iowa 2019-22
Our College Grade
89.0
MODEL
2019
69.8
2020
74.5
2021
85.8
2022
88.3
Ranked #71 among TEBroke out at 20.0
How good he was in college at what his position is supposed to do, out of 100. Scored against everyone else at his position, adjusted for the level he played at. This is not his NFL grade.
College Production
Iowa · Big Ten
| Season | G | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Pos Rk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 188 | 0 | 90 |
| 2020 | 8 | 44 | 27 | 261 | 1 | 60 |
| 2021 | 13 | 73 | 53 | 685 | 3 | 18 |
| 2022 | 12 | 68 | 57 | 691 | 1 | 13 |
The seasons in our college data. It does not always reach back to a player's first year.