LaPorta
TE · DET vs CAR
Proj pts
14.9pts
market
Sadiq
TE · NYJ vs CHI
Proj pts
13.5pts
market
Kenyon Sadiq or Sam LaPorta: who should I start in Week 4?
Start Sam LaPorta. Bench Kenyon Sadiq. Sam LaPorta leads at 14.9. Kenyon Sadiq is the first one out, 1.4 short.
Crowd: 82% of managers started LaPorta, 54% started Sadiq.
Availability & news
Kenyon SadiqPractice: Limited
Sadiq (back) remained limited at practice Thursday.(rotowire, Oct 1, 2026)
Highlights
Pros
- High-scoring spot27.0 team total
- Spike upside19.1 ceiling
Pros
- Big-play upside33% boom weeks
Cons
- Rotational role45% of snaps
Some recent form, opportunity and matchup figures still lean on the 2025 season (not enough games played this season yet).
Week 4 · Updated Tue 29 Sep, 6:00 AM ET
The widest gap between them, in proportion, is snap share: LaPorta 91%, Sadiq 45%.
Sadiq (Practice: Limited): “Sadiq (back) remained limited at practice Thursday.” — RotoWire, Oct 1, 2026.
Latest game on the card: LaPorta 7.4 (PPR points).
Why Sam LaPorta
Start Sam LaPorta — projects 14.9, an even matchup vs CAR.
Sam LaPorta projects 14.9 points on a 7.8–19.1 range. The matchup grades as neutral against CAR. Usage: targets / game at 5.4. Net: start Sam LaPorta this week.
Working for LaPorta: High-scoring spot (27.0 team total), Spike upside (19.1 ceiling).
Where LaPorta leads the head-to-head: Projection (14.9 vs 13.5); Target share (18% vs 14%); Matchup grade (recency weighted) (C+ vs C); Implied team total (27.0 vs 20.0); Last 5 avg (13.3 vs 12.9); vs season (+1.0 vs +0.0); Consistency (50% vs 37%); Bust rate (22% vs 33%); Targets / game (5.4 vs 4.7); Snap share (91% vs 45%); Red zone targets (6 vs 0); Touchdown dependence (17% vs 16%).
Why Kenyon Sadiq
Sit Kenyon Sadiq — projects 13.5, an even matchup vs CHI.
Kenyon Sadiq projects 13.5 points. The matchup grades as neutral against CHI. Usage: targets / game at 4.7. Net: bench Kenyon Sadiq this week.
Working for Sadiq: Big-play upside (33% boom weeks).
Working against Sadiq: Rotational role (45% of snaps).
Where Sadiq leads the head-to-head: Last 3 avg (12.9 vs 11.5); Boom rate (33% vs 22%).
Recent form
Sam LaPorta's last 5 games: PPR points 21.7, 10.3, 9.8, 17.2, 7.4 (oldest to newest).
Kenyon Sadiq's last 3 games: PPR points 3.7, 11.4, 23.5 (low to high; the card does not say which came first).
LaPorta has already beaten Sadiq's 13.5 projection in 2 of his 5; Sadiq has beaten LaPorta's 14.9 in 1 of his 3.
At least 1 of these 5 games was played before the 2026 season.
Matchup
Sam LaPorta (DET) faces CAR, kickoff Sun, Oct 4, 8:20 PM ET. The matchup is rated neutral. Betting line: implied team total 27.0, spread -3.5.
Kenyon Sadiq (NYJ) faces CHI, kickoff Sun, Oct 4, 1:00 PM ET. The matchup is rated neutral. Betting line: implied team total 20.0, spread +3.5.
More start/sit comparisons from this week's PPR projections. Open a pair for the call and the reasoning.
More Kenyon Sadiq comparisons
- Dalton Schultz or Kenyon Sadiq13.6 · 13.5
- Kenyon Sadiq or T.J. Hockenson13.5 · 13.8
- Harold Fannin Jr. or Kenyon Sadiq13.2 · 13.5
- Kenyon Sadiq or Tucker Kraft13.5 · 13.0
More Sam LaPorta comparisons
- Sam LaPorta or Travis Kelce14.9 · 15.1
- Dalton Kincaid or Sam LaPorta15.6 · 14.9
- Sam LaPorta or T.J. Hockenson14.9 · 13.8
- Dalton Schultz or Sam LaPorta13.6 · 14.9
This week's toughest calls
- Brenton Strange or Colston Loveland11.5 · 11.4
- Mark Andrews or Tucker Kraft12.9 · 13.0
- Harold Fannin Jr. or Tucker Kraft13.2 · 13.0
- AJ Barner or Hunter Henry11.0 · 11.2
- Dalton Schultz or T.J. Hockenson13.6 · 13.8
- Colston Loveland or Hunter Henry11.4 · 11.2
- More TE start/sit calls (tight ends this week)