Sam LaPorta

Sam LaPorta
Iowa Hawkeyes – No. 84
Position	Tight end
Class	Junior
Personal information
Born:	January 12, 2001 (age 21)
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight	249 lb (113 kg)
Career history
College	Iowa (2019–present);
Bowl games	2022 Citrus Bowl;
High school	Highland (Highland, Illinois)
Career highlights and awards
	Third-team All-Big Ten (2021);

Sam LaPorta (born January 12, 2001) is an American football tight end for the Iowa Hawkeyes.

High school career[]

LaPorta attended Highland High School in Highland, Illinois.^[1] He played wide receiver and defensive back in high school. During his career he had 3,793 receiving yards and 50 touchdowns. LaPorta committed to the University of Iowa to play college football.^[2]^[3]

College career[]

As a true freshman at Iowa in 2019, LaPorta played in 12 games with two starts and had 15 receptions for 188 yards.^[4]^[5] As a sophomore in 2020, he started five of eight games, recording 27 receptions for 271 yards and one touchdown.^[6]^[7] He returned to Iowa as a starter in 2021.^[8]^[9]

References[]

^ Emmert, Mark. "Tracing Sam LaPorta's path from small-town sensation to budding star tight end at Iowa". Hawk Central.
^ Halfacre, Paul. "Highland's LaPorta taking his talents to Iowa". STLtoday.com.
^ Bain, Matthew. "Iowa lands its third three-star Illinois TE in Sam LaPorta". Hawk Central.
^ Batterson, Steve. "Hawkeyes' LaPorta follows a successful path". The Quad-City Times.
^ Dochterman, Scott. "Why Sam LaPorta is primed to become the next great Iowa tight end". The Athletic.
^ Leistikow, Chad. "After emerging in shortened 2020 season, Sam LaPorta aims to be Iowa's 'next great tight end'". Hawk Central.
^ "Is Sam LaPorta the next great Iowa tight end? Sure looks like he's on his way there". www.thegazette.com.
^ Southard, Dargan. "Dissecting Sam LaPorta's growth and how vital the Iowa tight end will be vs. Penn State". Hawk Central.
^ "Iowa football summer check-in: Tight ends". www.thegazette.com.

External links[]

Iowa Hawkeyes bio

[1] Emmert, Mark. "Tracing Sam LaPorta's path from small-town sensation to budding star tight end at Iowa". Hawk Central.

[2] Halfacre, Paul. "Highland's LaPorta taking his talents to Iowa". STLtoday.com.

[3] Bain, Matthew. "Iowa lands its third three-star Illinois TE in Sam LaPorta". Hawk Central.

[4] Batterson, Steve. "Hawkeyes' LaPorta follows a successful path". The Quad-City Times.

[5] Dochterman, Scott. "Why Sam LaPorta is primed to become the next great Iowa tight end". The Athletic.

[6] Leistikow, Chad. "After emerging in shortened 2020 season, Sam LaPorta aims to be Iowa's 'next great tight end'". Hawk Central.

[7] "Is Sam LaPorta the next great Iowa tight end? Sure looks like he's on his way there". www.thegazette.com.

[8] Southard, Dargan. "Dissecting Sam LaPorta's growth and how vital the Iowa tight end will be vs. Penn State". Hawk Central.

[9] "Iowa football summer check-in: Tight ends". www.thegazette.com.

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