Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2013-2017Arizona State
Alani Latu
LB • 6'2" • 248 lbs • Rancho Cucamonga, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Alani Latu shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
61
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Arizona State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Arizona State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: San Diego State
Player Story
Alani Latu built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a linebacker from Rancho Cucamonga, CA wearing No. 44, spending time with Arizona State. The clearest part of Alani Latu's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Arizona State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Alani Latu, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Arizona State. Alani Latu shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 59
- TFL
- 11.5
- Sacks
- 7
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Alani Latu quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Arizona State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 59
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 19 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Arizona State
- Top game
- San Diego State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Rancho Cucamonga · Arizona State
- High school pipeline
- Rancho Cucamonga · 42 FBS recruits · 6 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 44 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 37 tackles · LB 377th (top 35%) · Pac-12 103rd (top 20%) · National 1,081st (top 19%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Arizona State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Arizona State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Arizona State | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 50 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Arizona State | 8 | 22 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 22.9 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Arizona State | 10 | 37 | 10 | 7 | - | 2 | 0 | 70.3 |
Related Context
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Alani Latu played LB for Arizona State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Alani Latu recorded 59 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Arizona State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Arizona State paired 19 primary output with 34.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 34.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2017 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: San Diego State
Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · Arizona State
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
1.9
Efficiency
34.4
Usage
10.6
Consistency
59
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. New Mexico State: 2. San Diego State: 5. Texas Tech: 1. Oregon: 3. Stanford: 0. Washington: 2. Colorado: 3. UCLA: 0. Oregon State: 0. Arizona: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. New Mexico State: 3 by 32.5. San Diego State: 5 by 70.8. Texas Tech: 3 by 22.5. Oregon: 5 by 50.8. Stanford: 2 by 8.3. Washington: 4 by 36.7. Colorado: 4 by 46.7. UCLA: 4 by 16.7. Oregon State: 2 by 8.3. Arizona: 5 by 50.8
Split Comparison
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Wins2.2 · Games = 6 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses1.5 · Games = 4 · -0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
San Diego State
Best efficiency game
70.8 vs San Diego State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | vs ArizonaSplash game | W 42-30 | 5 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ Oregon State | W 40-24 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/12 | @ UCLA | L 37-44 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/5 | vs ColoradoSplash game | W 41-30 | 4 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/15 | vs WashingtonSplash game | W 13-7 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Stanford | L 24-34 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/24 | vs OregonSplash game | W 37-35 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/17 | @ Texas Tech | L 45-52 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/10 | vs San Diego StateSplash game | L 20-30 | 5 | 3 | — | 2.50 | 1.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 9/1 | vs New Mexico StateSplash game | W 37-31 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Alani Latu story
Alani Latu built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a linebacker from Rancho Cucamonga, CA wearing No. 44, spending time with Arizona State. The clearest part of Alani Latu's career was his defensive production: 59 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, 7 sacks, and 4 passes defended across 19 career games in the available record. His career also includes 9 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Alani Latu's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Arizona State
2013-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Arizona State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Arizona State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Arizona State | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Arizona State | 5.5 | 18.3 | 3.8 | 5.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Arizona State | 19 | 34.4 | 10.6 | 13.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs San Diego State
Week 2 · L 20-30
Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#2
@ UTSA
Week 3 · W 32-28
3.5
Havoc Plays
75.3 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 75.3 takeover score.
#3
vs Arizona
Week 13 · W 42-30 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
70.3 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 70.3 takeover score.
#4
vs Oregon
Week 4 · W 37-35 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
70.3 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 70.3 takeover score.
#5
vs Colorado
Week 10 · W 41-30 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
68.9 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 68.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Arizona State
19 primary output · 34.4 efficiency · 10.6 usage
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#2
2015 Regular Season · Arizona State
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0 primary · 0 efficiency · — usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Arizona State
22.9
5.5 primary · 18.3 efficiency · 3.8 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
7
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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