Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2012-2016Central Michigan
Kelby Latta
DL • 6'4" • Battle Creek, MI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Kelby Latta shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19 disruption score.
Impact Production
21
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
25
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Central Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Central Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Kent State
Player Story
Kelby Latta built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a defensive lineman from Battle Creek, MI wearing No. 98, spending time with Central Michigan. The clearest part of Kelby Latta's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Central Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
Kelby Latta, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Central Michigan. Kelby Latta shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 25
- TFL
- 5.5
- Sacks
- 2
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Kelby Latta quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Central Michigan · DL
- Career Tackles
- 25
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 11 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Central Michigan
- Top game
- Kent State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Harper Creek · Central Michigan
- High school pipeline
- Harper Creek · 4 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 98 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 25 tackles · DL 226th (top 33%) · Mid-American 156th (top 30%) · National 1,690th (top 30%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2013 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Central Michigan | 11 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 52.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 11 | 22 | 5.5 | 2 | - | 3 | 0 | 52.5 |
Related Context
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Kelby Latta played DL for Central Michigan. Across 5 tracked seasons, Kelby Latta recorded 25 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Central Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Central Michigan paired 10.5 primary output with 19 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 19 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Kent State
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Central Michigan
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.0
Efficiency
19
Usage
4.7
Consistency
51.5
Best Game by takeover score
Kent State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Tulsa: 0. Oklahoma State: 2. Virginia: 0. Western Michigan: 0. Ball State: 0. Northern Illinois: 0. Toledo: 2. Kent State: 3. Miami (OH): 1. Ohio: 1. Eastern Michigan: 1.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Tulsa: 3 by 12.5. Oklahoma State: 2 by 28.3. Virginia: 1 by 4.2. Western Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Ball State: 3 by 12.5. Northern Illinois: 1 by 4.2. Toledo: 1 by 24.2. Kent State: 4 by 46.7. Miami (OH): 2 by 18.3. Ohio: 2 by 18.3. Eastern Michigan: 5 by 35.8
Split Comparison
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Wins0.8 · Games = 4 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses1.1 · Games = 7 · +0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Kent State
Best efficiency game
46.7 vs Kent State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 12/19 | @ Tulsa | L 10-55 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/23 | @ Eastern Michigan | L 21-26 | 5 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Wed 11/16 | vs Ohio | W 27-20 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/4 | @ Miami (OH) | L 17-37 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | vs Kent StateSplash game | L 24-27 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ ToledoSplash game | L 17-31 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Northern Illinois | W 34-28 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Ball State | W 24-21 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Western Michigan | L 10-49 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Virginia | L 35-49 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Oklahoma StateSplash game | W 30-27 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Kelby Latta story
Kelby Latta built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a defensive lineman from Battle Creek, MI wearing No. 98, spending time with Central Michigan. The clearest part of Kelby Latta's career was his defensive production: 25 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 3 passes defended across 11 career games in the available record. That gives Kelby Latta's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Central Michigan
2012-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201220132014201520162016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Central Michigan | 10.5 | 19 | 4.7 | 10.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 10.5 | 19 | 4.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Kent State
Week 9 · L 24-27 · Conference game
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#2
@ Toledo
Week 8 · L 17-31 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
63.1 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 63.1 takeover score.
#3
@ Oklahoma State
Week 2 · W 30-27
2
Havoc Plays
56.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 56.1 takeover score.
#4
@ Eastern Michigan
Week 13 · L 21-26 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
45.5 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 45.5 takeover score.
#5
vs Ohio
Week 12 · W 27-20 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
33 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 33 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Central Michigan
10.5 primary output · 19 efficiency · 4.7 usage
52.5
#2
2016 Regular Season · Central Michigan
52.5
10.5 primary · 19 efficiency · 4.7 usage
#3
2012 Regular Season · Central Michigan
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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