I picked up LaPorta from the FA pool in a ten-team league when my main TE got hurt and I needed a replacement. I would lay money that he won't be sitting in the FA pool next year.
What killed me last year was quarterback. I was in five leagues last year. In three of them, Kirk Cousins was my top QB (this wasn't by design, just how the draft unfolded). When he went down, my season went with him. I did manage to pick up Baker Mayfield in one league, but in the others most of the available QBs were backups and guys on IR.