Sam LaPorta is a career quality starter — a tight end whose body of work places LaPorta in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and LaPorta's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Sam LaPorta
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context1x
Pro Bowls
A high-end tight end defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 91 · #1263 · High-ValueWorth 91 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 28% of all 4,649 ranked at the position. 3 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +30.3 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
3 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP)
Career Value · VORP
91 career value over replacement — #1263 all-time of 4,649. 30.3/season above a replacement-level TE.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #34 (Rd 2) · DET · 2023 · +11.2 vs expected KV-H
66actual
54.8 expected · Δ+11.2
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