10: Games last year in which LaPorta caught at least five passes, the most by a rookie tight end in NFL history.
11: Touchdowns by Lions tight ends in 2023 were tied for the second most in the NFL with New Orleans behind only Baltimore’s 12. LaPorta became the first tight end in Lions history to lead the league in touchdown catches at the position with 10.
11: LaPorta became only the 11th tight end in NFL history to produce a season with 80 receptions, 850 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns.
23: Detroit’s 23 touchdowns caught by tight ends since the start of the 2022 season are second behind only Kansas City’s 24. Lions tight ends have accounted for 167 receptions and 1,792 receiving yards the last two seasons combined.
64.1: The Lions utilize mismatches with their tight ends a lot in the red zone. Detroit’s 64.1 red zone efficiency percentage was the third best in the NFL last season.
Quotable: “I know what it takes to compete and really thrive at this level. I’ve been there, I’ve done it and I know what it takes and we have guys around the building I can lean on that had success in the past,” LaPorta said of his mindset entering Year 2.
“Amon-Ra St. Brown, ‘Hey, how did you bounce back after a great year year after year?’ Jared (Goff), (Penei) Sewell, Deck (Taylor Decker), Frank (Ragnow), go down the list. I have a lot of resources in the organization I can ask those types of questions to.”
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