Player Dossier

2023-2025

BYU

David Latu

DL • 6'4" • 305 lbs • Rose Park, UT, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

David Latu shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.9 disruption score.

Usage Score

6.1

Efficiency

12.9

Consistency

64.7

Season Value

30.9

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · BYU

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
3
Program Path
BYU • Boise State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Fresno State

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.

David Latu, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · BYU. David Latu shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.9 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season

BYU paired 0 primary output with 6.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 12.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2025 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 BYU, Boise State.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Fresno State

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2025 Regular Season · Boise State

Games

6

Havoc Plays / G

0.7

Efficiency

12.9

Usage

6.1

Consistency

64.7

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. South Florida: 0.5. Unknown: 0.5. UNLV: 1. Nevada: 1. Fresno State: 1. San Diego State: 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. South Florida: 1 by 9.2. Unknown: 3 by 17.5. UNLV: 2 by 18.3. Nevada: 1 by 14.2. Fresno State: 1 by 14.2. San Diego State: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Wins1 · n=2 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · n=3 · -0.5 vs Wins
First Half0.7 · n=3 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0.7 · n=3 · +0 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

6 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Fresno State

Best efficiency game

18.3 vs UNLV

Result
Sun 11/16@ San Diego StateL 7-1711000
Sat 11/1vs Fresno StateL 7-3011100
Sat 10/25@ NevadaW 24-3100.500.500
Sat 10/18vs UNLVW 56-31210.500.500
Sat 9/6vs Unknown310.5000
Thu 8/28@ South FloridaL 7-34100.5000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    BYU

    2023-2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Boise State

    2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 Regular SeasonBYU06.31.5
2024 Regular SeasonBYU00
2025 Regular SeasonBoise State412.96.14

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Fresno State

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.7 takeover score.

#2

UNLV

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.7 takeover score.

#3

Nevada

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.2 takeover score.

#4

Unknown

0.5

Primary metric

Game with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 24.4 takeover score.

#5

South Florida

0.5

Primary metric

Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 20.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Regular Season · BYU

0 primary output · 6.3 efficiency · 1.5 usage

35.9

#2

2025 Regular Season · Boise State

30.9

4 primary · 12.9 efficiency · 6.1 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · BYU

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

Career Facts

2

Career teams

3

Seasons tracked

15

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 10 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

David Latu quick answers

Position
DL
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
3
Career tackles
15