Defensive line, UCLA (from Washington), 2019–23
Laiatu Latu
- Number
- No. 15
- Height
- 6′5″
- Weight
- 265 lb
- Class (2023)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Sacramento, CA
- Born
- Dec 31, 2000
Laiatu Latu played defensive line at Washington (2019–20) and UCLA (2022–23). He won the 2023 Lombardi Award and the 2023 Ted Hendricks Award. He was a consensus All‑American in 2023. The Indianapolis Colts took Latu in the first round, No. 15 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
3sacks, career hightwice; last vs. Coastal Carolina, 2023Honors
- 2022College Football Comeback Player of the Year
- 2023Lombardi Award
- 2023Ted Hendricks Award
- 2023Polynesian College Football Player of the Year
- 2023Consensus All‑American
- 2023Pac-12 Pat Tillman Defensive Player of the Year
- 2023Pac-12 Morris Trophy (defense)
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Washington | 15 | 10 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | UCLA | 34 | 22 | 12 | 10.5 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2023 | UCLA | 48 | 27 | 20.5 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| Career | 97 | 59 | 34 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 15 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Washington | 15 | DL | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | Washington | 15 | DL | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | UCLA | 15 | DL | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | UCLA | 15 | DL | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′5″ | 265 |
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.
Game by game
2023 UCLA 12 games, 48 tackles, 12 sacks, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Coastal Carolina | W 27–13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | at San Diego State | W 35–10 | 3 | 2 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. North Carolina Central | W 59–7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at Utah | L 7–14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs. Washington State | W 25–17 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | at Oregon State | L 24–36 | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at Stanford | W 42–7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs. Colorado | W 28–16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at Arizona | L 10–27 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Arizona State | L 7–17 | 7 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 18 | at USC | W 38–20 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs. California | L 7–33 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2022 UCLA 12 games, 34 tackles, 10.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs. Alabama State | W 45–7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. South Alabama | W 32–31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | atColorado | W 45–17 | 4 | 3 | 3.5 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Washington | W 40–32 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs.Utah | W 42–32 | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | at Oregon | L 30–45 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs.Stanford | W 38–13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | atArizona State | W 50–36 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs.Arizona | L 28–34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs.USC | L 45–48 | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | atCalifornia | W 35–28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Pittsburgh | L 35–37 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Washington 8 games, 15 tackles, 0.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Eastern Washington | W 47–14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs.California | L 19–20 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at BYU | W 45–19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs.USC | W 28–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | atArizona | W 51–27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs.Oregon | L 31–35 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs.Washington State | W 31–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 21 ✦ | vs. Boise State | W 38–7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Named to the 2024 Senior Bowl (National team) but didn’t play.
| Drill | Combine 2024 | Combine or pro day 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′4¾″ | |
| Weight | 259 lb | |
| Arm length | 32⅝″ | |
| Hand size | 9⅝″ | |
| Wingspan | 78¼″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.64 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.62 s | |
| Vertical jump | 32″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′8″ | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.09 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.34 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
3 seasons, 35 games with a stat; latest team: Indianapolis Colts.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Indianapolis Colts | 14 | 31 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | Indianapolis Colts | 16 | 43 | 8.5 | 3 |
| 2026 (so far) | Indianapolis Colts | 5 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| NFL career | 35 | 89 | 13.5 | 3 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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