Usage / Role
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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2023UCLA
Laiatu Latu
DL • 6'5" • 265 lbs • Sacramento, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Laiatu Latu shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 52.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · UCLA
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Washington • UCLA
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arizona
Player Story
Laiatu Latu built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a defensive lineman from Sacramento, CA wearing No. 15, spending time with UCLA and Washington. The clearest part of Laiatu Latu's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Washington
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2024
- Selection
- Round 1 · Pick 15
- Overall
- No. 15
- NFL Team
- Indianapolis Colts
Laiatu Latu, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · UCLA. Laiatu Latu shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 52.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 97
- TFL
- 34
- Sacks
- 23
- QB hurries
- 15
- Passes defended
- 4
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Laiatu Latu UCLA Highlights
2023 · UCLA · Player Highlight
Laiatu Latu college highlights at UCLA.
- Season
- 2023
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Laiatu Latu quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UCLA · DL
- Career Tackles
- 97
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 32 games
- Best season
- 2023 Regular Season · UCLA
- Top game
- Arizona
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Jesuit · Washington
- High school pipeline
- Jesuit · 16 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2024 · Round 1 · Pick 15 · Indianapolis Colts
- Latest roster
- No. 15 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 48 tackles · DL 40th (top 5%) · Pac-12 60th (top 12%) · National 652nd (top 11%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Postseason | Washington | 8 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 13.9 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Washington | 8 | 14 | 1.5 | 0.5 | - | 1 | 0 | 13.9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Washington | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2022 Postseason | UCLA | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 61.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | UCLA | 12 | 33 | 11 | 9.5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 61.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | UCLA | 12 | 48 | 20.5 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 81.5 |
Related Context
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Laiatu Latu played DL for Washington and UCLA. Across 4 tracked seasons, Laiatu Latu recorded 97 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with UCLA.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
UCLA paired 46.5 primary output with 52.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 33.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2023 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Washington, UCLA.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Colorado
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Postseason · UCLA
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
2.4
Efficiency
33.5
Usage
22.8
Consistency
51.2
Best Game by takeover score
Colorado
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Pittsburgh: 2. Alabama State: 5. South Alabama: 0. Colorado: 7.5. Washington: 2. Utah: 1. Oregon: 2. Stanford: 4. Arizona State: 1. Arizona: 0. USC: 3. California: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Pittsburgh: 1 by 24.2. Alabama State: 3 by 62.5. South Alabama: 3 by 12.5. Colorado: 4 by 66.7. Washington: 3 by 32.5. Utah: 6 by 35. Oregon: 6 by 45. Stanford: 1 by 44.2. Arizona State: 2 by 18.3. Arizona: 1 by 4.2. USC: 4 by 46.7. California: 0 by 10
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2.7 · Games = 8 · +0.9 vs Losses
Losses1.8 · Games = 4 · -0.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Colorado
Best efficiency game
66.7 vs Colorado
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/30 | vs PittsburghSplash game | L 35-37 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/25 | @ California | W 35-28 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/20 | vs USCSplash game | L 45-48 | 4 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/13 | vs Arizona | L 28-34 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/6 | @ Arizona State | W 50-36 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/30 | vs StanfordSplash game | W 38-13 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ OregonSplash game | L 30-45 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Utah | W 42-32 | 6 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs WashingtonSplash game | W 40-32 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Colorado2+ sacks · Splash game | W 45-17 | 4 | 3 | — | 3.50 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs South Alabama | W 32-31 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Alabama State2+ sacks · Splash game | W 45-7 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Laiatu Latu story
Laiatu Latu built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a defensive lineman from Sacramento, CA wearing No. 15, spending time with UCLA and Washington. The clearest part of Laiatu Latu's career was his defensive production: 97 tackles, 34 tackles for loss, 23 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 32 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with UCLA. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Laiatu Latu's production has multiple signals. With 32 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across UCLA and Washington.
The arc is straightforward: Laiatu Latu moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Washington
2019-2020
Opening stop
- 2
UCLA
2022-2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
201920192020202220222023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Postseason | Washington | 3 | 11.6 | 3 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Washington | 3 | 11.6 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Washington | 0 | — | — | -3 |
| 2022 Postseason | UCLA | 28.5 | 33.5 | 22.8 | 28.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | UCLA | 28.5 | 33.5 | 22.8 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | UCLA | 46.5 | 52.5 | 15.4 | 18 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Arizona
Week 10 · L 10-27 · Conference game
Loss with 6.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
6.5
Havoc Plays
89.3 takeover
6.5 disruption/tackle impact with 89.3 takeover score.
#2
@ Colorado
Week 4 · W 45-17 · Conference game
7.5
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
7.5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#3
vs Coastal Carolina
Week 1 · W 27-13
7
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
7 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#4
vs Colorado
Week 9 · W 28-16 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
78 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 78 takeover score.
#5
vs Washington State
Week 6 · W 25-17 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
78 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 78 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · UCLA
46.5 primary output · 52.5 efficiency · 15.4 usage
81.5
#2
2022 Postseason · UCLA
61.5
28.5 primary · 33.5 efficiency · 22.8 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · UCLA
61.5
28.5 primary · 33.5 efficiency · 22.8 usage
Milestones
13
Impact games
19
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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