Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2023-2025San José State
Taniela Latu
LB • 6'2" • 231 lbs • San Mateo, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Taniela Latu shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
79
High-end production for a linebacker
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Reliability
81
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
80
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · San José State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- San José State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Fresno State
Player Story
Taniela Latu built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a linebacker from San Mateo, CA wearing No. 4, spending time with San José State. The clearest part of Taniela Latu's career was his defensive...
Read the storyTaniela Latu, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · San José State. Taniela Latu shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 180
- TFL
- 18
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 6
- Passes defended
- 5
Quick Answers
Taniela Latu quick answers
- Latest team and position
- San José State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 180
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 35 games
- Best season
- 2025 Regular Season · San José State
- Top game
- Fresno State
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 65 tackles · LB 198th (top 16%) · Mountain West 27th (top 6%) · National 339th (top 6%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | San José State | 10 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 46.6 |
| 2024 Postseason | San José State | 13 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 62.8 |
| 2024 Regular Season | San José State | 13 | 66 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 62.8 |
| 2025 Regular Season | San José State | 12 | 65 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 66.3 |
Related Context
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Taniela Latu played LB for San José State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Taniela Latu recorded 180 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with San José State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
San José State paired 12 primary output with 32.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 32.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Stanford
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · San José State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1
Efficiency
32.6
Usage
9
Consistency
65.3
Best Game by takeover score
Stanford
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Central Michigan: 2. Texas: 1.5. Idaho: 1. Stanford: 2.5. New Mexico: 1. Wyoming: 1. Utah State: 0. Hawai'i: 1. Air Force: 1. Nevada: 0.5. San Diego State: 0.5. Fresno State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Central Michigan: 7 by 49.2. Texas: 8 by 48.3. Idaho: 5 by 30.8. Stanford: 5 by 45.8. New Mexico: 6 by 35. Wyoming: 3 by 22.5. Utah State: 9 by 37.5. Hawai'i: 5 by 30.8. Air Force: 8 by 43.3. Nevada: 4 by 21.7. San Diego State: 3 by 17.5. Fresno State: 2 by 8.3
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Wins1 · Games = 3 · +0 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 9 · +0 vs Wins
Game Log
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12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Stanford
Best efficiency game
49.2 vs Central Michigan
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/30 | vs Fresno State | L 14-41 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/23 | @ San Diego State | L 3-25 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | @ Nevada | L 10-55 | 4 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | vs Air Force | L 16-26 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/2 | vs Hawai'i | W 45-38 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Utah State | L 25-30 | 9 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Wyoming | L 28-35 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs New Mexico | W 35-28 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ StanfordSplash game | L 29-30 | 5 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Idaho | W 31-28 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | @ Texas | L 7-38 | 8 | 5 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Central MichiganSplash game | L 14-16 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Taniela Latu story
Taniela Latu built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a linebacker from San Mateo, CA wearing No. 4, spending time with San José State. The clearest part of Taniela Latu's career was his defensive production: 180 tackles, 18 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 1 interception across 35 career games in the available record. That gives Taniela Latu's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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San José State
2023-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | San José State | 7 | 24.9 | 8.5 | — |
| 2024 Postseason | San José State | 13 | 32.7 | 8.1 | 6 |
| 2024 Regular Season | San José State | 13 | 32.7 | 8.1 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | San José State | 12 | 32.6 | 9 | -1 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Fresno State
Week 9 · L 10-33 · Conference game
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
89.2 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 89.2 takeover score.
#2
@ No. 112 Stanford
Week 5 · L 29-30
2.5
Havoc Plays
81.9 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 81.9 takeover score.
#3
@ Air Force
Week 2 · W 17-7 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
80.5 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 80.5 takeover score.
#4
vs Air Force
Week 4 · L 20-45 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
80 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 80 takeover score.
#5
vs No. 100 Central Michigan
Week 1 · L 14-16
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Havoc Plays
76.4 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Regular Season · San José State
12 primary output · 32.6 efficiency · 9 usage
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#2
2024 Postseason · San José State
62.8
13 primary · 32.7 efficiency · 8.1 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · San José State
62.8
13 primary · 32.7 efficiency · 8.1 usage
Milestones
9
Impact games
7
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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