Sam Lateju
Sam Lateju is a three-star recruit from Lagos, NJ, out of The Lawrenceville School (No. 897 in the 2025 class) who has not played in Wisconsin's 8 games this season.
Where Lateju comes from
- Lagos, NJ
- The Lawrenceville School
- The Lawrenceville School is about 800 miles from Camp Randall Stadium
- Three-star, No. 897 in the 2025 class.
- On the Wisconsin roster since 2025
Where Lateju fits
Wisconsin lists 23 linebackers this season.
Wisconsin linebackers with a game this season
Wisconsin is 5-3. Next: vs Rutgers, Sat Nov 7.
Similar players
Same class and position
From The Lawrenceville School
Where to follow
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Luke Fickell
Pass share
43.5%
200 pass / 260 run
Plays / game
57.5
8 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
218 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Awards
A three-star recruit at linebacker for Wisconsin -- now projected as a quality contributor at linebacker.
No college stat recorded yet. Here's what we know.
Wisconsin has produced 12 All-Conference linebackers and 1 All-American. 10 have gone on to the NFL Draft since 2016. Leo Chenal was one of them, an All-American.
Two seasons at Wisconsin
- 2026 Wisconsin FickellYear 2 · Games –
- 2025 Wisconsin FickellYear 1 · Games –
- High school The Lawrenceville SchoolLawrenceville, NJ · Class of 2025Three-star, No. 897 in the 2025 class. Signed with Wisconsin.Also from The Lawrenceville School: Adam Shovlin (Stanford) and Raphael Dunn (Wisconsin).
2025
- Signed with WisconsinThree-star, out of The Lawrenceville School
Where it started
From Lagos, Nigeria — one of 9 players from Nigeria in FBS this season.