#92

Nathan Latu

Senior defensive end for Oklahoma State. 2023: 3 sacks, 5 tackles for loss, 31 tackles.

DE · Oklahoma State · Sr. · #92

6′4″ · 265 lb · Salt Lake City, UT

CFB Index 63 · #130 of 418 edge rushersMedium confidenceOklahoma State 2023 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

OLB recruit

No. 1235 nationally · Signed with BYU

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive end for Oklahoma State. 2023: 3 sacks, 5 tackles for loss, 31 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to BYU in 2018.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Oklahoma State, 7 sacks — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2018

Signed with BYU3-star out of Olympus

2021

Signed with Oklahoma State3-star out of Snow College

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1235 national

CFB

College

Oklahoma State

2021–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2021–2023

1 coach

2021–2023

Mike Gundy

Oklahoma State

Played his entire career under Mike Gundy.

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Mike Gundy — 29-12 over that span.

2021Oklahoma State12-2HC: Mike Gundy · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2022Oklahoma State7-6HC: Mike Gundy · Balanced, fast tempo

2023Oklahoma State10-4HC: Mike Gundy · Pass-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

63Quality starter #130 of 418?

Medium confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: sacks (87th percentile). Strength: qb hurries (83rd percentile). Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Sacks#309 / 2842 · 87th pct

3.0

QB hurries#369 / 2842 · 83rd pct

Tackles for loss#543 / 2842 · 79th pct

5.0

Tackles#1248 / 2842 · 55th pct

Solo tackles#1416 / 2842 · 49th pct

Passes defended#1751 / 2842 · 19th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home8g	2.4	0.2	0.2	0.0
Road5g	2.4	0.7	0.3	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	2.7	0.4	0.3	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	2.0	0.3	0.2	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Eric Morris

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Part-time starter

Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

63 · #130 of 418 edge rushers

Three-star recruit. Now #130 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Oklahoma State	31	15	5.0	3.0	--	--	--
2022	Oklahoma State	12	5	4.5	4.0	--	--	--
2021	Oklahoma State	1	1	1.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		44	21	10.5	7.0	--	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2023

W 29–21

vs Kansas State

1 TOT

With A. Bowman — 235 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 68.5 · 14 rush yds (5 car) · B. Presley — 3 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 44.1 · 11 rush yds (2 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	W 27-13vs Central Arkansas	6	3	1.5	1.5	—	Season-high 6 tackles
Wk 2	W 27-15@ Arizona State	3	1	0.5	0.5	—
Wk 3	L 7-33vs South Alabama	4	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 4	L 27-34@ Iowa State	2	0	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 6	W 29-21vs Kansas State	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 7	W 39-32vs Kansas	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 9	W 45-13vs Cincinnati	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 10	W 27-24vs Oklahoma	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 11	L 3-45@ UCF	4	2	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 12	W 43-30@ Houston	0	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 13	W 40-34vs BYU	3	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 14	L 21-49@ Texas	3	2	1.0	1.0	—
Bowl	W 31-23vs Texas A&M	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
Total		31	15	5.0	3.0	—

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology