Launch Ratings / player ID 22826

Sam LaPorta Madden 27 ratings

88 OVR Tight End for the Detroit Lions. Review identity, abilities and every numeric attribute published in the official launch snapshot.

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DATASETEA / M27

2,362

players in the official source snapshot

Edition: Launch Ratings
Checked: Aug 14, 2026
Source: Electronic Arts
Method: Visible math ↗

PLAYER FILE / TE

Sam LaPorta

Detroit LionsTight End

88OVR

Position: Tight End
Archetype: Vertical Threat - TE
Jersey: #87
Height: 6′ 3″
Weight: 245 lb
Age: 25
Experience: 3 years
College: Iowa

RATINGS CONTEXT

How this player compares

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This is a descriptive comparison of EA's launch ratings, not a forecast. OVR uses competition rank; ties share a rank. Percentiles use each tied value's mid-rank, while medians and IQRs describe the comparison cohort.

TE OVR

#7of 154

Mid-rank percentile: 95.78%
Cohort median: 67
Cohort IQR: 9.75

Team OVR

#7of 74

Mid-rank percentile: 90.54%
Cohort median: 71.5
Cohort IQR: 8.75

Team TE OVR

#1of 4

Mid-rank percentile: 87.5%
Cohort median: 68.5
Cohort IQR: 11.25

POSITION-RELATIVE HIGHS

Attributes above the evidence gate

Requires at least the 85th mid-rank percentile, +5 versus the position median and an IQR of 3 or more.

Medium Route Running78
Mid-rank
98.05%
Vs median
+18
IQR
7
Catching95
Mid-rank
97.73%
Vs median
+15
IQR
6.75
Short Route Running82
Mid-rank
97.4%
Vs median
+17
IQR
5.75

POSITION-RELATIVE LOWS

Attributes below the evidence gate

Requires no more than the 20th mid-rank percentile and at least 5 points below the position median.

No configured position attribute crossed both low-signal gates.

CLOSEST ATTRIBUTE PROFILES

Nearby players in the same position

Candidates stay within 5 OVR, widening to 10 only when needed. Profile gap is the root-mean-square distance between shared position-attribute percentile vectors.

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