Player Career

Sam LaPorta Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Sam LaPorta story

Sam LaPorta built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a tight end from Highland, IL wearing No. 84, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Sam LaPorta's career was his receiving role: 153 catches, 1,785 receiving yards, 5 touchdowns, and 6 rushing yards across 39 career games in the available record. His career also includes 6 rushing yards and 5 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Sam LaPorta's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Iowa

    2019-2022

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2019201920202021202120222022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 PostseasonIowa18885.216.9
2019 Regular SeasonIowa18885.216.90
2020 Regular SeasonIowa27163.217.983
2021 PostseasonIowa67077.924.4399
2021 Regular SeasonIowa67077.924.40
2022 PostseasonIowa65666.334.1-14
2022 Regular SeasonIowa65666.334.10

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Kentucky

Week 1 · L 17-20 · Postseason

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

122

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

122 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

@ Minnesota

Week 12 · W 13-10 · Conference game

95

Receiving Yards

94.7 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

95 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

@ Rutgers

Week 4 · W 27-10 · Conference game

77

Receiving Yards

92.3 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

77 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

@ Illinois

Week 6 · L 6-9 · Conference game

100

Receiving Yards

91.4 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

100 receiving yards with a 74.1 efficiency score.

#5

@ Purdue

Week 8 · L 20-24 · Conference game

71

Receiving Yards

90.1 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

71 receiving yards with a 94.7 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2022 Postseason · Iowa

656 primary output · 66.3 efficiency · 34.1 usage

84.7

#2

2022 Regular Season · Iowa

84.7

656 primary · 66.3 efficiency · 34.1 usage

#3

2021 Postseason · Iowa

82.1

670 primary · 77.9 efficiency · 24.4 usage

Milestones

2

100+ receiving yards

2

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games