Player Dossier

2019-2023

Washington

Laiatu Latu

DL • 6'5" • 265 lbs • Sacramento, CA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Laiatu Latu shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 45.8 disruption score.

Usage Score

21.3

Efficiency

29.3

Consistency

42.2

Season Value

35.2

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · UCLA

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Washington • UCLA
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Colorado

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Laiatu Latu, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · UCLA. Laiatu Latu shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 45.8 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season

UCLA paired 36.5 primary output with 45.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 29.3 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.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2022 Postseason · UCLA

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

2.0

Efficiency

29.3

Usage

21.3

Consistency

42.2

Best Game by takeover score

Pittsburgh

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Pittsburgh: 2. Unknown: 4. South Alabama: 0. Colorado: 7.5. Washington: 2. Utah: 1. Oregon: 1. Stanford: 2. Arizona State: 1. Arizona: 0. USC: 3. California: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Pittsburgh: 1 by 24.2. Unknown: 3 by 52.5. South Alabama: 3 by 12.5. Colorado: 4 by 66.7. Washington: 3 by 32.5. Utah: 6 by 35. Oregon: 6 by 35. Stanford: 1 by 24.2. Arizona State: 2 by 18.3. Arizona: 1 by 4.2. USC: 4 by 46.7. California: 0 by 0

Split Comparison

Wins1.9 · n=7 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses1.5 · n=4 · -0.4 vs Wins
First Half2.8 · n=6 · +1.6 vs Second Half
Second Half1.2 · n=6 · -1.6 vs First Half

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 12/30vs PittsburghL 35-3711110
Fri 11/25@ CaliforniaW 35-2800000
Sun 11/20vs USCL 45-48421.501.500
Sun 11/13vs ArizonaL 28-3411000
Sun 11/6@ Arizona StateW 50-36210.500.500
Sun 10/30vs StanfordW 38-1311110
Sat 10/22@ OregonL 30-4562100
Sat 10/8vs UtahW 42-32630.500.500
Sat 10/1vs WashingtonW 40-3232110
Sat 9/24@ Colorado2+ sacks · Splash gameW 45-17433.5031
Sat 9/17vs South AlabamaW 32-3133000
Sat 9/10vs Unknown2+ sacks · Splash game33220

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Washington

    2019-2020

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    UCLA

    2022-2023

    Final stop

Season Progression

201920192020202220222023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 PostseasonWashington311.63
2019 Regular SeasonWashington311.630
2020 Regular SeasonWashington0-3
2022 PostseasonUCLA23.529.321.323.5
2022 Regular SeasonUCLA23.529.321.30
2023 Regular SeasonUCLA36.545.815.413

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Colorado

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

7.5

Primary metric

7.5 disruption/tackle impact with 64.9 takeover score.

#2

Coastal Carolina

6

Primary metric

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

6 disruption/tackle impact with 63.8 takeover score.

#3

Arizona

5.5

Primary metric

Loss with 5.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 62.2 takeover score.

#4

USC

4

Primary metric

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 52.5 takeover score.

#5

Pittsburgh

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 50.3 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Regular Season · UCLA

36.5 primary output · 45.8 efficiency · 15.4 usage

49.6

#2

2022 Postseason · UCLA

35.2

23.5 primary · 29.3 efficiency · 21.3 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · UCLA

35.2

23.5 primary · 29.3 efficiency · 21.3 usage

Milestones

3

Impact games

10

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2019 · Rating 0.9435

Jesuit · Carmichael, CA

Committed To
Washington
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2019

Career Facts

2

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

97

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 32 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Laiatu Latu quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
97