Mike Evans vs Sam LaPorta
2026 draft comparison · half-PPR
Updated Aug 30, 2026
Should you draft Mike Evans or Sam LaPorta?
Last season — 2025, per game
Full game log & past seasons
| WK | OPP | FPTS | RANK | TGT | REC | YD | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ATL | 7.6 | WR41 | 8 | 5 | 51 | 0 |
2 | HOU | 8.1 | WR49 | 11 | 5 | 56 | 0 |
3 | NYJ | 11.3 | WR27 | 8 | 4 | 33 | 1 |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | DET | 0.0 | WR150 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | BYE | — | — | — | — | — | — |
9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
15 | ATL | 16.2 | WR12 | 12 | 6 | 132 | 0 |
16 | CAR | 11.6 | WR23 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 1 |
17 | MIA | 10.6 | WR28 | 7 | 3 | 31 | 1 |
18 | CAR | 4.4 | WR50 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 0 |
Earlier seasons (2024)
| WK | OPP | FPTS | RANK | TGT | REC | YD | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | WAS | 20.6 | WR6 | 6 | 5 | 61 | 2 |
2 | DET | 5.7 | WR46 | 6 | 3 | 42 | 0 |
3 | DEN | 2.7 | WR85 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 0 |
4 | PHI | 19.4 | WR6 | 14 | 8 | 94 | 1 |
5 | ATL | 20.7 | WR9 | 7 | 5 | 62 | 2 |
6 | NO | 4.4 | WR65 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 0 |
7 | BAL | 9.0 | WR25 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 1 |
8 | BYE | — | — | — | — | — | — |
9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
12 | NYG | 9.3 | WR27 | 6 | 5 | 68 | 0 |
13 | CAR | 21.8 | WR4 | 12 | 8 | 118 | 1 |
14 | LV | 8.9 | WR35 | 5 | 4 | 69 | 0 |
15 | LAC | 32.4 | WR2 | 11 | 9 | 159 | 2 |
16 | DAL | 9.4 | WR38 | 8 | 5 | 69 | 0 |
17 | CAR | 25.7 | WR5 | 9 | 8 | 97 | 2 |
18 | NO | 13.4 | WR21 | 14 | 9 | 89 | 0 |
| WK | OPP | FPTS | RANK | TGT | REC | YD | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GB | 10.9 | TE6 | 9 | 6 | 79 | 0 |
2 | CHI | 4.1 | TE32 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 0 |
3 | BAL | 5.3 | TE24 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 0 |
4 | CLE | 5.4 | TE25 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 0 |
5 | CIN | 17.7 | TE4 | 6 | 5 | 92 | 1 |
6 | KC | 14.0 | TE4 | 6 | 5 | 55 | 1 |
7 | TB | 3.0 | TE36 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 0 |
8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
9 | MIN | 18.7 | TE4 | 8 | 6 | 97 | 1 |
10 | WAS | 7.8 | TE14 | 5 | 5 | 53 | 0 |
Earlier seasons (2024)
| WK | OPP | FPTS | RANK | TGT | REC | YD | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | LAR | 6.5 | TE8 | 5 | 4 | 45 | 0 |
2 | TB | 2.3 | TE34 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
3 | ARI | 4.6 | TE21 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 0 |
4 | SEA | 7.3 | TE14 | 4 | 4 | 53 | 0 |
5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | DAL | 11.7 | TE6 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 1 |
7 | MIN | 3.0 | TE34 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 0 |
8 | TEN | 13.8 | TE9 | 6 | 6 | 48 | 1 |
9 | GB | 3.8 | TE29 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 0 |
10 | HOU | 14.1 | TE3 | 6 | 3 | 66 | 1 |
11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
12 | IND | 3.4 | TE26 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 0 |
13 | CHI | 14.1 | TE8 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
14 | GB | 7.9 | TE11 | 7 | 5 | 54 | 0 |
15 | BUF | 14.6 | TE2 | 10 | 7 | 111 | 0 |
16 | CHI | 12.3 | TE5 | 7 | 4 | 43 | 1 |
17 | SF | 15.4 | TE5 | 8 | 6 | 64 | 1 |
18 | MIN | 9.8 | TE15 | 7 | 7 | 63 | 0 |
Latest takes
“While it would be nice to see Evans practice more often as he attempts to integrate himself into Shanahan's offense, there isn't much else to be gained by him trying to push it at this point. Evans is a good bet to miss a few games in 2026, but the receiver corps is already so thin on proven playmakers that he may push for a 25% target share when he is on the field. He needs to be treated like a WR2 due to his injury risk, but he has massive WR1 upside.”
FFToday· Aug 26“Furthermore, the two veterans ahead of him on the depth chart — Mike Evans and Deebo Samuel — have struggled to stay healthy over the past few years. While it was once considered a long shot, Stribling could end up being the 49ers’ best wide receiver as a rookie.”
Mike Fanelli· Aug 25“Mike Evans (WR – TB) | Under 903 Receiving Yards & 100 Targets Preseason projections suggest that this season will once again be another in which Mike Evans falls short of 1,000 yards. His last season in a Tampa Bay uniform went as horribly as possible, following two separate injuries that caused Evans to play in only eight regular-season games.”
Steve Krebs· Aug 25
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“At wide receiver, the team added Mike Evans and brought back Deebo Samuel .”
Samwise· Aug 19“Mayfield returns fully healthy, and veteran wideout Mike Evans has departed for San Francisco, leaving Chris Godwin as Egbuka’s main competition for targets.”
Evan Tarracciano· Aug 19“Evans is not being drafted at WR27 because he suddenly stopped winning routes. He is being discounted because he is 33, has changed teams, and is coming off the first injury-ravaged season of his career.”
Javier Manzanera· Aug 14“Now fully healthy without Mike Evans hoarding end zone targets, Egbuka could make his way into Round One next season.” – Michael Tomlin ( Fantasy Six Pack ) “There are so many appealing choices in this range, but I’ll go with Emeka Egbuka .”
FantasyPros Staff· Aug 11“However, if he ends up playing 13+ games, fantasy managers will be ecstatic. Another reason I am willing to take the risk of injury with Evans is that when he plays, he should be a locked-in top-12 player on this offense each week.”
Ellis Johnson· Aug 11“With Ricky Pearsall now missing the season with his PCL injury, it is rookie De’Zhaun Stribling and Christian Kirk behind Mike Evans”
Ellis Johnson· Aug 6“Mike Evans is now in San Francisco, which is important because when Evans wasn’t on the field last season, Egbuka’s target share was 28%”
Richard Janvrin· Aug 6“Yet, Samuel could be Brock Purdy’s top wide receiver at some point this year given Mike Evans ‘ recent injury history”
Mike Fanelli· Aug 6“A fully healthy Mike Evans in this Kyle Shanahan system is a lock for 70+ receptions, 1,000+ yards ( obviously ), and 8+ TDs…that baseline would have been enough to finish as the overall WR11 in 0.5 PPR scoring in 2025, and is the exact reason The Path to a WR1 Season for Mike Evans is paved with gold.”
PaulMarnie· Jul 27“Big Mike joins an offense with arguably the best overall RB, TE, and head coach in the entire league, and although this sounds like a recipe for disaster for a veteran recovering from a season plagued by injury, I tend to look at his move west in a similar light to all those optimistic prospectors from the mid-1800s…becuase let me tell you, Mike Evans on this 49ers team is going to be fantasy gold .”
PaulMarnie· Jul 27“Mike Evans has a new home with the 49ers, and he looks like a wonderful value in fantasy drafts.”
FantasyPros Staff· Jul 21“49ers FB Kyle Juszczyk had high hopes for new WR Mike Evans , but he was still surprised by the veteran’s ability to completely dominate practice, especially during red-zone periods. “The expectations we had for Mike were already high … he’s a Hall of Famer … and he blew us all away,” Juszczyk said, via Vic Tafur of The Athletic . “He was unguardable in practice, especially in the red zone. And he fits in so well.””
Nate Bouda· Jul 18
“Sam LaPorta is healthier, but the Lions were bad last season, and the most important thing is that they might have a competent play-caller once again in Drew Petzing. The team has said they want to lean into what Jared Goff does best by using play-action passes heavily.”
Tom Strachan· Aug 23“Round 8: Sam LaPorta (TE – DET) I wanted to add more tight ends given the TE-Premium setting, and Sam LaPorta is a great target.”
Richard Janvrin· Aug 22“Fantasy players should take Tyler Warren a few picks earlier or wait nearly two rounds to select Sam LaPorta (TE8).”
Mike Fanelli· Aug 22
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“This stretch of games from Weeks 11-18 also coincided with Sam LaPorta ‘s absence, which increased Gibbs’ passing game usage.”
FantasyPros Staff· Aug 14“Sam LaPorta – 2.14 Browns QBs through 5 training camp practices, per ESPN Cleveland:”
The FF Newsletter· Aug 6“Most playoff receiving yards ever by a rookie TE (193), passing Sam LaPorta”
The FF Newsletter· Aug 6“Round 9: Sam LaPorta (TE – DET) Since the FLEX spot allows for tight ends, I made a dart-throw pick on Sam LaPorta.”
Richard Janvrin· Jul 28“Sam LaPorta has dealt with injuries in the last two seasons, to the point where I don’t want to target him this season. His rookie year breakout feels like ages ago.”
Frank Ammirante· Jul 27“Sam LaPorta (TE – DET) LaPorta is currently the TE8, 84th overall, a range one analyst would easily take him from over two tight ends ranked just ahead of him. He’s been fully cleared from a herniated disc heading into camp and isn’t expected to miss any time, news that should push his price up over the coming weeks.”
FantasyPros Staff· Jul 25“From Weeks 1-10, including a Week 8 bye week, LaPorta was the TE8 in PPR leagues. He averaged 11.9 fantasy points per game, catching 40 passes for 489 yards and three touchdowns before the injury. In that span, he had an 18.6% target share, which was second on the team behind wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown (31.2%).”
Richard Janvrin· Jul 22“Sam LaPorta was the counter-pick, a name being drafted at a discount after a frustrating, injury-interrupted season.”
FantasyPros Staff· Jul 22“This brings us to TE Sam LaPorta . Historically, he had been one of those middle-round TEs that Jason was avoiding like the plague. But now that he has been slipping to rounds 9-10, he’s an excellent pick when taking opportunity/cost into consideration.”
Maggie Thraen· Jul 19“Harold Fannin sits at TE6, and Kyle Pitts and Sam LaPorta are essentially tied for TE7 and TE8, with Pitts holding just a slight edge on the chart. Kyle Pitts (TE – ATL) vs. Sam LaPorta (TE – DET) In a live dynasty startup draft one of our analysts is currently participating in, Pitts came off the board about eight picks before their own selection, leading them to take LaPorta in the same round instead.”
FantasyPros Staff· Jul 19“LaPorta dominated from the outside as one of the best receiving tight ends in the league, and while he's fallen back to earth a bit from the highs of his rookie campaign, he's still very good.”
Ethan Woodie· Jul 11“LaPorta only appeared in nine games last season due to a herniated disc. Before his injury, LaPorta had received 18.6% of Detroit's targets (TE9) and averaged 2.0 yards per route run (TE6).”
Rich Hribar· Jul 8