Tight end, Alabama, 2018–⁠22

Cameron Latu

Number
No. 81
Height
6′5″
Weight
244 lb
Class (2022)
Senior
Hometown
Salt Lake City, UT
Born
Feb 24, 2000

Cameron Latu played tight end at Alabama (2018–⁠22). The San Francisco 49ers took Latu in round 3, No. 101 overall in the 2023 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
410
Receiving yards, 2021 (Alabama, 13–⁠2)
Drafted
No. 101
Round 3, 2023 NFL Draft (San Francisco 49ers)

Career highs

6catches, career highat Tennessee, 2022102receiving yards, career highvs. Georgia, 20212receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Southern Miss, 2021

Team titles: SEC champions, 2018, 2020 and 2021; National champions, 2020

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021Alabama2641015.8861
2022Alabama3037712.6438
Career5678714.11261

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Alabama81TEYr 1
2019Alabama81TEYr 2
2020Alabama81TEYr 3
2021Alabama81TEYr 4
2022Alabama81TESr. (Yr 5)6′5″244

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2021Alabama351.2597th (n=410)0.6743.64%
2022Alabama450.4721st (n=683)0.7121.47%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2022 Alabama 10 games, 30 catches, 377 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 10atTexasW 20–⁠19428014
Sep 17vs.UL MonroeW 63–⁠7351038
Sep 24vs.VanderbiltW 55–⁠3327012
Oct 8vs.Texas A&MW 24–⁠20110110
Oct 15atTennesseeL 49–⁠52690127
Oct 22vs.Mississippi StateW 30–⁠6111011
Nov 5atLSUL 31–⁠32350021
Nov 12atOle MissW 30–⁠24338115
Nov 26vs.AuburnW 49–⁠27118018
Dec 31 ✦vs.Kansas StateW 45–⁠20554123
2021 Alabama 14 games, 26 catches, 410 yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 4vs.MiamiW 44–⁠13343225
Sep 11vs.MercerW 48–⁠14––––
Sep 18atFloridaW 31–⁠29219010
Sep 25vs.Southern MissW 63–⁠14357223
Oct 2vs.Ole MissW 42–⁠211313
Oct 9atTexas A&ML 38–⁠41110010
Oct 23vs.TennesseeW 52–⁠24355027
Nov 6vs.LSUW 20–⁠14115015
Nov 13vs.New Mexico StateW 59–⁠3112112
Nov 20vs.ArkansasW 42–⁠35358028
Nov 27atAuburnW 24–⁠22114014
Dec 4vs.GeorgiaW 41–⁠24113013
Dec 31 ✦vs.CincinnatiW 27–⁠61919
Jan 10 ✦vs.GeorgiaL 18–⁠335102161
2019 Alabama 2 games, 1 tackle
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Nov 9vs.LSUL 41–⁠46––––
Nov 30atAuburnL 45–⁠48––––
2018 Alabama 2 games, 1 tackle
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 1vs.LouisvilleW 51–⁠14––––
Sep 8vs.Arkansas StateW 57–⁠7––––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2023 Senior Bowl (American team, lost 10–⁠27).

DrillCombine 2023Combine or pro day 2023
Height6′4⅜″
Weight242 lb
Arm length32⅜″
Hand size9½″
Wingspan79⅛″W
40-yard dash4.78 s
10-yard split1.66 sW
Vertical jump32½″
Broad jump10′0″
Bench press14 reps
3-cone drill7.31 s
20-yard shuttle4.32 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

2 seasons, 14 games with a stat; latest team: New England Patriots.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2025Philadelphia Eagles10000
2026 (so far)New England Patriots4000
NFL career14000

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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