Sam LaPorta TE Iowa Draft Profile

Strengths

• Good effort at the point of attack and second level as a blocker. Intelligent and will quickly acclimate to an NFL offense.
• Can effectively place a block on a pass rusher before starting route by sinking fluid hips and delivering a punch.
• Has good hand-eye coordination and body control to turn and adjust to poorly thrown balls.
• Good short-area foot quickness with very good footwork.
• A savvy, reliable pass catcher with good body control and focus. Soft hands and has the hand-eye coordination to secure wild throws.
• Has extremely good, soft, natural hands. Consistently makes the clean catch.
• Soft hands. Flashes good to very good tracking and overall body control to make catches outside of his frame.

Weaknesses

• Inconsistent with his release off the line of scrimmage.
• Only average lateral agility to elude and might not be fast enough to be a consistent threat down the seam against NFL competition.
• Struggles tracking the ball over his shoulder.

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