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Sam LaPorta

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2023 · Iowa · Tight End

Drafted 2023 — Rd 2, Pick 34, Detroit Lions

Atlas Score

81.9

Great

#79 of 434 tight ends

2000–2026

SpeedExplosionAgilityStrengthSize
Each spoke: the % of tight ends this profile beats, 2000–2026.Dashed spoke means the drill was not run — an absence, not a zero.

This profileMedian tight end

Speed
89
Explosion
71
Agility
84
Strength
did not test
Size
19

Each number: beats that % of tight ends, 2000–2026.

Method →

Percentiles below are vs tight ends only (512 since 2000). On performance tests, higher is always better — timed drills are already flipped. Build rows describe frame, not performance.

Build

Heightbuild — no better or worse

6'3"

18th percentile · 509 tight ends

Weightbuild — no better or worse

245 lb

20th percentile · 509 tight ends

PPIbuild — no better or worse

pounds carried per inch of frame

3.27

38th percentile · 509 tight ends

Performance

4.59slower is better

89th percentile · 452 tight ends who ran it

35"

70th percentile · 388 tight ends who jumped

10'3"

88th percentile · 379 tight ends who jumped

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Did not test

6.91slower is better

89th percentile · 308 tight ends who ran it

4.25slower is better

78th percentile · 316 tight ends who ran it

Power Index

√(weight × vertical) — mass-adjusted lower-body power

92.6

56th percentile · 388 tight ends who jumped

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