PositiveProjectionMon, August 3, 2026
Petzing's arrival should unlock LaPorta's target upside after two quiet seasons.
Sam LaPortaTE
LaPorta ranked fifth among tight ends with 120 targets as a rookie but has only 132 targets over the past two seasons, with injuries and the emergence of Jameson Williams limiting his target upside. However, with Drew Petzing now as Detroit's offensive coordinator, that will likely change in 2026. Petzing's coaching tendencies favor the tight end position, as evidenced by his work building an offense around Trey McBride in Arizona, where the Cardinals ranked in the top three in tight end targets all three years Petzing was the team's offensive coordinator.
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After ranking fifth among tight ends with 120 targets as a rookie, LaPorta has only 132 targets over the past two seasons. While injuries played a role in his regression, the emergence of Jameson Williams limited his target upside. However, that will likely change in 2026 with Petzing's coaching tendencies.
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- LaPorta ranked fifth among tight ends with 120 targets as a rookie but has only 132 targets over the past two seasons, with injuries and the emergence of Jameson Williams limiting his target upside. However, with Drew Petzing now as Detroit's offensive coordinator, that will likely change in 2026. Petzing's coaching tendencies favor the tight end position, as evidenced by his work building an offense around Trey McBride in Arizona, where the Cardinals ranked in the top three in tight end targets all three years Petzing was the team's offensive coordinator.
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- STACKED tags this as a positive fantasy football signal for Sam LaPorta (TE). Petzing's arrival should unlock LaPorta's target upside after two quiet seasons.
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- Sam LaPorta's complete 2026 fantasy football outlook — projections, ADP movement across every platform, injury context, and all source-backed STACKED insights — is on their STACKED player profile.
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