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Sam LaPorta
TE · Iowa · age 22.3 · 6'3" · 245 lb
Draftanomics scout sheet
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Generated August 6, 2026
Draftanomics pick
#43
Day 2
Bust probability
7%
Low risk
Actual NFL pick
#34
DET
Consensus rank
#56
26 sources
Why this projection
+1.0 ≈ pushed pick ~25 spots earlier; −1.0 ≈ ~25 spots later
| Boards ranking him top-100 | +0.07 |
| Boards ranking him top-50 | +0.05 |
| ppa vs p5 share | -0.03 |
| charting gap run block grade | -0.03 |
| Athletic testing | +0.02 |
| Age at draft | +0.01 |
| High-school recruit grade | +0.01 |
| charting zone run block grade | +0.01 |
Pre-draft consensus (28 sources)
ESPN Scouts Inc.#43
Acme Packing Company (Tyler D Brooke)#75
Bleeding Green Nation (Ben Natan)#48
CBS (Chris Trapasso)#30
CBS (Josh Edwards)#41
Draft Countdown (Shane Hallam)#74
Draftplex (Jason Pruett)#46
Drafttek#49
ESPN (Jeff Legwold)#46
Fantasy Points (Brett Whitefield)#51
Fantasy Pros (Andrew Erickson)#48
Fantasy Pros (Matthew Jones)#31
Fantasy Pros (Thor Nystrom)#40
Nbc Sports (Connor Rogers)#71
NFL Com (Daniel Jeremiah)#44
Ninety Nine Yards (Owain Jones)#50
NFL outcomes (so far)
Seasons
3
Games played
9
Avg snap share
62%