The Iowa Hawkeyes have been a factory for NFL tight ends in recent years. Sam LaPorta is the latest in what has been a solid line of tight ends that have gone on to play professional football.

Detroit Lions tight end Sam LaPorta has not produced the way many expected him to this season. In 14 games, the former Iowa Hawkeyes star has caught 47 passes for 599 yards and six touchdowns.

The early stages of the 2024 NFL season were not kind to Detroit Lions tight end Sam ... LaPorta's first-half struggles led to many wondering exactly what was wrong with the former Iowa Hawkeyes ...

Iowa tight end Sam LaPorta has about every reason to ... meniscus in the blistering cold and underwent surgery. LaPorta missed the Hawkeyes' season finale against Nebraska but was doing whatever ...

Iowa-- Three former Iowa Hawkeyes have made the roster for the 2024 NFL Pro Bowl. San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle and Detroit Lions tight end Sam LaPorta made the NFC roster ...

The Detroit Lions select Iowa Hawkeyes tight end Sam LaPorta in Round 2 of the 2023 NFL Draft with the No. 34 overall pick (via a trade with the Arizona Cardinals). The New York Jets make Alabama ...

Whether it has been Dallas Clark, Noah Fant, George Kittle, T.J. Hockenson or Sam LaPorta, among others, Iowa is arguably the best tight end factory in the nation. And the Hawkeyes are about to ...

The Philadelphia Eagles have a budding young superstar in Cooper DeJean, but he's just the latest in a long line of Hawkeyes ...

The Detroit Lions have one of the most talented young tight ends in the game in Sam LaPorta. A second-round pick out of Iowa in 2023, LaPorta set the record for receptions by a rookie tight end in ...

Detroit — Detroit Lions tight end Sam LaPorta pulled down seven touchdowns in the regular season, but none were as impressive as the one he notched against the Washington Commanders on Saturday.