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Height	Weight	Arm Length	Hand Size
6'3"	245 lbs.	32 1/8"	10 1/4"

40 Yard Dash	Bench Press	Vertical Jump	Broad Jump	3-Cone Drill	20 Yard Shuttle
4.59 Sec	N/A	35"	10'3"	6.91 Sec	4.25 Sec

Games	Reception	Receiving Yards	Receiving Touchdowns
40	153	1786	5

Pros 

• Good size for the tight end position.

• Solid muscle mass in his frame.

• A technically sound route-runner at the position.

• Fluid athlete that can turn and maneuver tight angles on routes.

• Good route tree that is expanding each year.

• Good hands that are plucky when going after the football.

• Highly competitive on the football field.

• Can locate holes in zone coverage and get open quickly.
  

• Surprising quickness for his size allows him to get good separation at the top of his routes.

• Has lined up all over the offense and made plays, showing his versatility.

• Good blocking technique in-line and is formidable in the run game.

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• Iowa has a long recent history of NFL draft prospects working out tremendously, especially at the tight end position.

Cons

• Not too many broken tackles after the catch makes him more of possession tight end.

• Quick than he is fast as an athlete.

 

• Was a not factor as a redzone target for Iowa.

 

• Can get overwhelmed as a blocker in the run game when in-line against more aggressive defenders.

 

• Doesn't box out defenders for contested catches.

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• On the losing end of a jump ball far too often. 

Overview

Sam LaPorta is another good tight prospect to come out of Iowa after a long line of excellent NFL players have made their mark in recent years; George Kittle, T.J. Hockenson, and Noah Fant to name a few. His receiving skills and blocking capabilities make him one of the more balanced tight end prospects in the draft and I don't doubt for a second that he can make sizeable impact on offense early in his career. LaPorta really only needs to add more aggression to overall game to become a dynamic threat on offense because too many occasions you can see LaPorta lose contested catches, get driven off the line or out of position when blocking, as well as get tackled in the open field by smaller defenders than him. If he can add more grit to his game, I think he could really boost his capabilities in the NFL.