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Sam LaPorta or Sterling Shepard

Who Should I Start? - Week 20 • Start New
Sam LaPorta

Sam LaPorta

TEDetroit Lions DET
Sterling Shepard

Sterling Shepard

WRTampa Bay Bucs TB
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πŸ”“ EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting LaPorta over Shepard

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Sam LaPorta
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πŸ”“ EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Shepard over LaPorta

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Sterling Shepard
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Performance Sam LaPorta
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
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Season stats based on the past 7 days

REC YDS AVG LONG TD
7639.0170
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Sterling Shepard
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
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Season stats based on the past 7 days

REC YDS AVG LONG TD
11111.0110
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Sam LaPorta
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 LAR πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
2 TB πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
3 @ARI πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
4 SEA πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
6 BYE πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
7 @DAL πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
8 @MIN πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
9 TEN πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
10 @GB πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
11 @HOU πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
12 JAC πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
13 @IND πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
14 CHI πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
15 GB πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
16 BUF πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
17 @CHI πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
18 @SF πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“

Redzone data is for premium members only.

Redzone Touches Sterling Shepard
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
3 WAS πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
4 @DET πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
5 DEN πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
6 PHI πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
7 @ATL πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
8 @NO πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
9 BAL πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
10 ATL πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
12 @KC πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
13 SF πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
14 BYE πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
15 @NYG πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
16 @CAR πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
17 LV πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
18 @LAC πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
19 @DAL πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“

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Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Sam LaPorta
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
79%
+0.68 compared to last week
OWN/START Sterling Shepard
OWN
12%
+1.74 compared to last week
START
 
2%
+0.02 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Sam LaPorta
4th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Sterling Shepard
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Sam LaPorta

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 5th among TE's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 7th with 114.60 total points (6.74 avg).
  • Currently 44 points behind the leader: George Kittle
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Receiving Stats

  • Top 15 in receptions and is currently ranked 11th among TE.
  • Top 15 in targets and is currently ranked 13th among TE.
  • Top 6 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 6th among TE.
  • Top 10 in red zone receptions and is currently ranked 7th among TE.
  • Top 6 in reception yards with 726 and 12.10 YPC and is currently ranked 6th among TE.
  • Top 10 in Rec TDs with 7 and is currently ranked 7th among TE.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: -21, Rec Yards: -134 Rec TDs: -2,
  • Season Outlook

  • REC: 72, REC YDS: 725, REC TDS: 8
Breakdown Sterling Shepard

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among WR's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 94th with 48.30 total points (3.02 avg).
  • Currently 227.7 points behind the leader: Ja'Marr Chase
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 2.5 PPG.
  • Receiving Stats

  • Top 100 in receptions, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 78th among WR.
  • Top 100 in targets, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 86th among WR.
  • Rushing Stats

  • Top 20 in rush attempts with 8 (0.53 per game) and is currently ranked 18th among WR.
  • Top 10 in rush yards with 69 (4.60 per game) and is currently ranked 8th among WR.
  • Top 35 in rush tds with 0 (0.00 per game) and is currently ranked 32nd among WR.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +25, Rec Yards: +295 Rec TDs: EVEN,
  • Season Outlook

  • REC: 55, REC YDS: 475, REC TDS: 4
Next Up Health Check
Injury Sam LaPorta

No Injury Reported

Injury Sterling Shepard

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Sam LaPorta

Week 2
Detroit Lions VS Tampa Bay Bucs

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
22.24336.001774320.36
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 16th with 96.00 total points (5.65 avg).
  • Currently 87 points behind the leader: Broncos DST
  • Decline in numbers lately by 3.7 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 6 in rush defense with 1539 (96.19 per game) and is currently ranked 5th among DST.
  • Ranked 29th in pass defense with 4173 (260.81 per game).
  • Top 10 in sacks with 42 (2.63 per game) and currently ranked 10th among DST.
  • Top 16 in points against with 22.19 per game and currently ranked 15th among DST.
  • Top 14 in Total TDs with 2 (0.13 per game) and currently ranked 14th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: -22.89, Turnovers: -10 Sacks: -6, INTs: -7, TDs: +1, Points Allowed: +0.74,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 43, INT: 12, TDS: 2, PA/G: 20.3, YDS/G: 365.8
Matchups Sterling Shepard

Week 2
Tampa Bay Bucs @ Detroit Lions

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
20.50354.0623153711.67
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 11th with 114.00 total points (7.13 avg).
  • Currently 69 points behind the leader: Broncos DST
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.1 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 10 in turnovers with 23 (1.44 per game) and is currently ranked 10th among DST.
  • Top 4 in rush defense with 1534 (95.88 per game) and is currently ranked 4th among DST.
  • Ranked 27th in pass defense with 4131 (258.19 per game).
  • Top 8 in interceptions with 15 (0.94 per game) and currently ranked 7th among DST.
  • Top 8 in points against with 20.50 per game and currently ranked 7th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 18th in Total TDs with 1 (0.06 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +15.06, Turnovers: EVEN Sacks: -6, INTs: EVEN, TDs: EVEN, Points Allowed: -1.91,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 43, INT: 14, TDS: 3, PA/G: 24.7, YDS/G: 357.1
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Sam LaPorta
19.91
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Sterling Shepard
1.54
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Sam LaPorta
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2023 DET 16 120 86 889 10.3 10 1 4 4 0
2024 DET 16 83 60 726 12.1 7 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 12 77 56 597 10.7 6 0 1 4 0
Totals 36 230 167 1791 10.7 18 1 4 4 0
Career Sterling Shepard
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2016 NYG 16 105 65 683 10.5 8 3 31 10.3 0
2017 NYG 11 84 59 731 12.4 2 4 4 1 0
2018 NYG 16 107 66 872 13.2 4 3 33 11 0
2019 NYG 10 85 57 576 10.1 3 6 72 12 0
2020 NYG 12 90 66 656 9.9 3 6 49 8.2 1
2021 NYG 7 53 36 366 10.2 1 1 -9 -9 0
2022 NYG 3 24 13 154 11.8 1 0 0 0 0
2023 NYG 10 22 10 57 5.7 1 1 6 6 0
2024 TB 13 51 32 334 10.4 1 8 69 8.6 0
3-YEAR AVG 9 32 18 182 9.9 1 3 25 8.3 0
Totals 98 621 404 4429 11.0 24 32 255 8 1
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BAL @BUF
DET vs WAS
HOU @KC
LAR @PHI
Matchup Time Pitchers
No games scheduled
Matchup Time
ATL @CHI 8:00 PM EST
BKN @LAC 10:30 PM EST
BOS @TOR 7:30 PM EST
CHA @UTA 9:00 PM EST
DAL @NO 8:00 PM EST
DEN vs HOU 9:00 PM EST
GS @MIN 9:30 PM EST
LAL vs MIA 10:00 PM EST
MEM @SA 8:00 PM EST
MIL vs ORL 8:00 PM EST
NY @PHI 7:00 PM EST
Matchup Time
BUF vs CAR 6:00 PM EST
EDM @MIN 8:30 PM EST