Laiatu Latu: DL · UCLA · #15.
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Laiatu Latu
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for two head coaches at two programs in three seasons: Chris Petersen and Chip Kelly. Ted Hendricks Defensive End Award in 2023 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. One game to point at: 7 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against USC — Week 12, 2023.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
48 tackles. 2 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 20.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
USA Today Oct 29
On3 Oct 24
Yahoo Sports Oct 17Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | UCLA | 48 | 27 | 20.5 | 12.0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | UCLA | 34 | 22 | 12.0 | 10.5 | 1 | -- |
| 2019 | Washington | 15 | 10 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 97 | 59 | 34.0 | 23.0 | 4 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 27-13vs Coastal Carolina | 4 | 3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 0 | 3 sacks |
| Wk 2 | W 35-10@ San Diego State | 3 | 2 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 3 | W 59-7vs North Carolina Central | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 7-14@ No. 11 Utah | 6 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 25-17vs No. 13 Washington State | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-36@ No. 15 Oregon State | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 42-7@ Stanford | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-16vs Colorado | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 10 | L 10-27@ Arizona | 6 | 1 | 3.0 | 1.5 | — | 1 | 3.0 TFL |
| Wk 11 | L 7-17vs Arizona State | 7 | 5 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 12 | W 38-20@ USC | 7 | 5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 13 | L 7-33vs California | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 48 | 27 | 20.5 | 12.0 | 2 | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
43%20 TFLSack rate
25%12 sacksHurry rate
21%10 hurries48 tackles · 20.5 for loss · 12 sacks · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.3 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 4.7 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.3 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.7 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chip Kelly
Pass share
44.4%
410 pass / 514 run
Plays / game
71.1
13 games
Team sack rate
9.3%
453 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
First team on every major selector list.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #1 at the position.
Selector Grid · 2023
Named Consensus All-American — recognized on 3+ of the 5 NCAA-recognized selector lists.
How it ended
Three seasons, at Washington and UCLA, 23 sacks, the Ted Hendricks Award (2023) — drafted at #15 overall by the Indianapolis Colts.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA · UNANIMOUS
Unanimous AA (2023)
Named to 11 first-team selectors
National awards
Hendricks, Lombardi, Ted Hendricks Defensive End
2023 season
ALL-PAC-12 · 1ST TEAM
All-Pac-12 1st team (2023)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Chris Petersen, Jimmy Lake and Chip Kelly.
Next stop · NFL
Indianapolis ColtsEntering 3rd NFL season
Indianapolis ColtsEntering 3rd NFL season
