tight end · Detroit Lions

Sam LaPorta TE

Week 9: TE4 · No. 70 overall Bye: Week 6 (done) No injury designation Year 4

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Week 9 projection

13.5

PPR · 10.9 half · 8.4 std

Week 9 rank

TE4

Tier 2 · No. 70 overall

Matchup

@ MIA

Sun, Nov 8 · 3rd-most pts allowed to TE

Season average

11.6

PPR pts/game · 8 games · L3 5.5

Rest of season

TE5

116.7 PPR pts through Week 17

Why TE4 this week

Sam LaPorta ranks No. 70 overall and TE4 in PPR this week, projected for 13.5 PPR / 10.9 half-PPR / 8.4 standard points on the road against the Miami Dolphins. MIA has allowed 19.2 PPR points per game to tight ends, 3rd-most in the league — a favorable draw. Recent form: 5.5 PPR points per game over the last 3, down from a 11.6 season average. The projection calls for 6.3 targets, 5.1 catches, 58 yards and 0.4 TD.

Fantasy points by week (PPR)

9.8W1

17.2W2

7.4W3

22.4W4

19.8W5

2.8W7

6.5W8

7.2W9

12.3W10

13.1W11

13.4W12

12.6W13

Solid bars are actual results, dashed bars are projections.

Upcoming projections

Week	Opp	PPR	Half	Std
W9	@ MIA	13.5	10.9	8.4
W10	vs NE	12.3	9.8	7.3
W11	vs TB	13.1	10.7	8.3
W12	vs CHI	13.4	11.0	8.7
W13	@ ATL	12.6	10.2	7.8
W14	vs TEN	13.6	11.0	8.4
W15 playoffs	@ MIN	11.8	9.6	7.3
W16 playoffs	vs NYG	12.9	10.5	8.1
W17 playoffs	@ CHI	13.4	11.1	8.7

Game log

Wk	Opp	Stats	PPR	Std
9	@ MIA	4/5, 32 yds, 0 TD	7.2	3.2
8	vs MIN	3/5, 33 yds, 0 TD	6.5	3.5
7	vs GB	1/2, 18 yds, 0 TD	2.8	1.8
5	@ ARI	5/5, 88 yds, 1 TD	19.8	14.8
4	@ CAR	8/13, 84 yds, 1 TD	22.4	14.4
3	vs NYJ	3/4, 44 yds, 0 TD	7.4	4.4
2	@ BUF	6/7, 52 yds, 1 TD	17.2	11.2
1	vs NO	5/8, 48 yds, 0 TD	9.8	4.8
Total		8 games	93.1	58.1

News & injury status

No injury designation as of Nov 8, 7:01 PM EST. Projection: 6.3 targets, 5.1 catches, 58 yards and 0.4 TD.