Usage Score
9
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.
Efficiency
32.6
Consistency
65.3
Season Value
49.8
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
- Seasons Tracked
- 4
- Program Path
- San José State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Fresno State
Scouting Read
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Taniela 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.
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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Game-by-Game Trend
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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
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
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 | — | — |
Career Arc
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San José State
2023-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2023202420242025
| 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
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Primary metric
3 disruption/tackle impact with 63.2 takeover score.
#2
Air Force
1.5
Primary metric
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 57.2 takeover score.
#3
Air Force
2.5
Primary metric
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 54.1 takeover score.
#4
Stanford
2.5
Primary metric
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 52.9 takeover score.
#5
Central Michigan
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Regular Season · San José State
12 primary output · 32.6 efficiency · 9 usage
49.8
#2
2024 Postseason · San José State
48
13 primary · 32.7 efficiency · 8.1 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · San José State
48
13 primary · 32.7 efficiency · 8.1 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
7
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Career Facts
1
Career teams
4
Seasons tracked
180
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 35 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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