Waiver Season 2026 · week 2 · updated Sep 16

Start or sit Sam LaPorta in week 2?

Start him Start Sam LaPorta in week 2. Waiver projects 9.1 points against BUF, which makes him TE9 this week, inside the TE14 who start in a twelve-team league. A bad week for him looks like 3.0 points and a good one 18.6.

Projected points
9.1
Floor
3.0
Ceiling
18.6
Rank this week
TE9
Opponent
BUF
Chance he plays
91%

Others at his position this week

PlayerRankOpponentProjectedFloor–ceilingCompare
Travis KelceTE7IND9.73.6–20.6Compare
Harold Fannin Jr.TE8TB9.43.1–19.0Compare
Jake FergusonTE10WAS9.13.0–18.6Compare
Dalton KincaidTE11DET9.12.9–18.4Compare

See his rest-of-season outlook · All start or sit calls for week 2

Projected points count his chance of playing. The floor and the ceiling are for a game he plays: he should score below the floor about one week in ten, and above the ceiling about one week in ten. Tested on single games in the 2024 and 2025 seasons. The line between starting and sitting is the TE14 in a twelve-team league; deeper leagues start more.