Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2016Arizona State
Viliami Latu
DL • 6'2" • Rancho Cucamonga, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Viliami Latu shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
56
Solid production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
31
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
76
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Arizona State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Arizona State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Colorado
Player Story
Viliami Latu built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a defensive lineman from Rancho Cucamonga, CA wearing No. 41, spending time with Arizona State. The clearest part of Viliami Latu's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Arizona State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Viliami Latu, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Arizona State. Viliami Latu shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 21
- TFL
- 6
- Sacks
- 1.5
- QB hurries
- 1
Quick Answers
Viliami Latu quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Arizona State · DL
- Career Tackles
- 21
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 10 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Arizona State
- Top game
- Colorado
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Rancho Cucamonga · Arizona State
- High school pipeline
- Rancho Cucamonga · 42 FBS recruits · 6 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 41 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 21 tackles · DL 281st (top 40%) · Pac-12 171st (top 32%) · National 1,955th (top 35%)
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 | 9 | 21 | 6 | 1.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 53 |
Related Context
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Viliami Latu played DL for Arizona State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Viliami Latu recorded 21 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Arizona State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Arizona State paired 8.5 primary output with 19.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 19.2 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: Colorado
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · Arizona State
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
19.2
Usage
7.2
Consistency
32.5
Best Game by takeover score
Colorado
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Texas Tech: 0. UTSA: 2. California: 0. Colorado: 4. Washington State: 0.5. Oregon: 0. Utah: 1. Washington: 1. Arizona: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas Tech: 1 by 4.2. UTSA: 6 by 45. California: 3 by 12.5. Colorado: 5 by 60.8. Washington State: 1 by 9.2. Oregon: 2 by 8.3. Utah: 1 by 14.2. Washington: 1 by 14.2. Arizona: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.7 · Games = 3 · -0.4 vs Losses
Losses1.1 · Games = 6 · +0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Colorado
Best efficiency game
60.8 vs Colorado
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | @ Arizona | L 35-56 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/20 | @ Washington | L 18-44 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/11 | vs Utah | L 26-49 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Oregon | L 35-54 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/23 | vs Washington State | L 32-37 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/16 | @ ColoradoSplash game | L 16-40 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/25 | vs California | W 51-41 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | @ UTSASplash game | W 32-28 | 6 | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/11 | vs Texas Tech | W 68-55 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Viliami Latu story
Viliami Latu built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a defensive lineman from Rancho Cucamonga, CA wearing No. 41, spending time with Arizona State. The clearest part of Viliami Latu's career was his defensive production: 21 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, and 1.5 sacks across 10 career games in the available record. His career also includes 8 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Viliami Latu's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Arizona State
2013-2016
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 | 8.5 | 19.2 | 7.2 | 8.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Colorado
Week 7 · L 16-40 · Conference game
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#2
@ UTSA
Week 3 · W 32-28
2
Havoc Plays
61.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 61.9 takeover score.
#3
@ Washington
Week 12 · L 18-44 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
46.4 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.4 takeover score.
#4
vs Utah
Week 11 · L 26-49 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
39.5 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 39.5 takeover score.
#5
vs Washington State
Week 8 · L 32-37 · Conference game
0.5
Havoc Plays
13.6 takeover
Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 13.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Arizona State
8.5 primary output · 19.2 efficiency · 7.2 usage
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#2
2015 Regular Season · Arizona State
50
0 primary · 0 efficiency · — usage
#3
2013 Regular Season · Arizona State
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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