Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2025North Texas
Jackson Lataimua
S • 5'11" • 197 lbs • San Bruno, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jackson Lataimua shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
91
Top-tier box-score impact for a safety
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
69
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Washington State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Washington State • North Texas
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oregon State
Player Story
Jackson Lataimua built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a safety from San Bruno, CA wearing No. 13, spending time with North Texas and Washington State. The clearest part of Jackson Lataimua's career was...
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- Committed To
- Washington State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Jackson Lataimua, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Washington State. Jackson Lataimua shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 77
- TFL
- 5
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Jackson Lataimua quick answers
- Latest team and position
- North Texas · S
- Career Tackles
- 77
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 28 games
- Best season
- 2023 Regular Season · Washington State
- Top game
- Oregon State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Junipero Serra · Washington State
- High school pipeline
- Junipero Serra · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 13 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 9 tackles · S 342nd (top 61%) · American Athletic 330th (top 52%) · National 3,030th (top 49%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Washington State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2021 Regular Season | Washington State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2022 Regular Season | Washington State | 3 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Washington State | 10 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 39.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Washington State | 10 | 32 | 2.5 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 36.4 |
| 2025 Postseason | North Texas | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 28.4 |
| 2025 Regular Season | North Texas | 5 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 28.4 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Washington State to North Texas | G5/FCS to G5/FCS | 74.5 | May 1, 2025 |
Jackson Lataimua played S for Washington State and North Texas. Across 6 tracked seasons, Jackson Lataimua recorded 77 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Washington State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Washington State paired 4 primary output with 17.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 12.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Washington State, North Texas.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: San Diego State
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · North Texas
Games
5
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
12.5
Usage
3
Consistency
13.3
Best Game by takeover score
San Diego State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. San Diego State: 2. South Alabama: 0. South Florida: 0. Charlotte: 0. Rice: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. San Diego State: 3 by 32.5. South Alabama: 1 by 4.2. South Florida: 1 by 4.2. Charlotte: 1 by 4.2. Rice: 3 by 17.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.6 · Games = 4 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 1 · -0.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
5 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
San Diego State
Best efficiency game
32.5 vs San Diego State
Player Story
Jackson Lataimua story
Jackson Lataimua built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a safety from San Bruno, CA wearing No. 13, spending time with North Texas and Washington State. The clearest part of Jackson Lataimua's career was his defensive production: 77 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 1 interception, and 3 passes defended across 28 career games in the available record. That gives Jackson Lataimua's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Washington State
2020-2024
Opening stop
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North Texas
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2020202120222023202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Washington State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Washington State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Washington State | 0 | 5.6 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Washington State | 4 | 17.3 | 3.7 | 4 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Washington State | 3.5 | 16.8 | 3.7 | -0.5 |
| 2025 Postseason | North Texas | 2.5 | 12.5 | 3 | -1 |
| 2025 Regular Season | North Texas | 2.5 | 12.5 | 3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Oregon State
Week 13 · L 38-41 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
83.1 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 83.1 takeover score.
#2
@ No. 43 San Diego State
Week 1 · W 49-47 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
69.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 69.7 takeover score.
#3
@ Colorado State
Week 1 · W 50-24
2
Havoc Plays
66.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.4 takeover score.
#4
@ UCLA
Week 6 · L 17-25 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
50.3 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 50.3 takeover score.
#5
vs Oregon State
Week 4 · W 38-35 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
44.2 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 44.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · Washington State
4 primary output · 17.3 efficiency · 3.7 usage
39.5
#2
2022 Regular Season · Washington State
37.8
0 primary · 5.6 efficiency · 0.9 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Washington State
36.4
3.5 primary · 16.8 efficiency · 3.7 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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