Laiatu Latu

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HISTORY — From College Profile

UCLA
Enrolled at UCLA in January of 2022 and participated in spring training ... earned a spot on the Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2022.

2023
Starter in all 12 games ... UCLA's first-ever winner of the Lombardi Award, the Ted Hendricks Award and the Polynesian Defensive Player of the Year honor ... finalist for the Bednarik Award and Lott IMPACT Trophy ... led the nation in tackles for loss per game (1.8) and ranked fourth nationally, second in the league, in sacks per game (1.08) average ... his total of 13.0 sacks rates was the most by a Pac-12 player this season and tied for third on the all-time UCLA season list ... the 13.0 sacks are the most by a Bruin since Anthony Barr recorded 13.5 in 2012 ... his total of 23.5 sacks over the last two seasons is the most by a UCLA player since Barr compiled the same total in 2012-2013 ... his total of 21.5 tackles for loss are the most by any player in the nation to this point in the season and the highest mark by a Bruin since Barr finished the 2012 campaign with 21.5 ... ranked fifth on the team in total tackles ... had multiple tackles for loss in seven games in 2023 ... registered at least a half a sack in eight of the 12 games ... had at least 0.5 tackles for loss in each game during 2023 ... posted a career-high seven tackles each against both USC and Arizona State ... credited with 2.0 sacks at USC and totaled 3.0 tackles for loss at Arizona ... had his second three-sack game of 2023 and the third of his career in the win over Colorado ... made his first career interception in the win against North Carolina Central and added a second against Cal ... enjoyed the first three-sack game of 2023 against Coastal Carolina and added a forced fumble in that victory.

2022
Appeared in all 13 games as a reserve outside linebacker ... led the team with 12.5 tackles for loss and 10.5 sacks ... eighth in the nation, second in the Pac-12, with a 0.81 sacks per game mark ... had season-high 3.5 tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks at Colorado and was named Pac-12 Player of the Week ... totaled 1.0 sack and 1.5 tackles for loss in Sun Bowl vs. Pittsburgh ... recorded 2.0 sacks against Alabama State and 1.5 against USC ... credited with a season-best six tackles in games against both Utah and Oregon ... registered three forced fumbles on the season (Alabama State, Colorado, Stanford) ... recovered a fumble at Cal ... named first-team All-Pac-12 by the league coaches and second-team all-conference by Pro Football Focus ... College Football Comeback Player of the Year award winner ... named to the Associated Press and The Athletic Midseason All-America Teams.

Washington
2021
Did not see game action.

2020
Did not see game action.

2019
Played in 12 of 13 games (not vs. Hawai'i) as a true freshman ... saw action in the Huskies' win over Eastern Washington, finishing with two tackles ... one of his stops vs. EWU was a TFL in the end zone that resulted in a safety ... two tackles, including 0.5 sack, vs. California ... three tackles in the win at BYU ... one tackle in the victory over USC ... saw action at Stanford ... two stops in win at Arizona ... four tackles vs. Oregon ... batted down a pass in the Apple Cup win over WSU ... made two tackles in the Las Vegas Bowl win over Boise State.

High School
Played outside linebacker and tight end at Jesuit ... named to the USA Today's All-California first team ... as a senior, credited with 94 total tackles, including 29.5 tackles for loss ... also caught 13 passes for 272 yards in 2018 ... helped team to a 7-6 overall record and the semifinals of the CIF Sac-Joaquin Division 2 playoffs ... as a junior in 2017, notched 65 tackles, including 17 for loss and 12 sacks ... named the Delta League's co-All-Purpose Player of the Year as a junior ... also named to the Sacramento Bee's All-Metro first team as an all-purpose selection ... helped the Marauders to a 10-3 record and the Sac-Joaquin Division I semifinals in 2017 ... played on the varsity as a sophomore in 2016 ... team went 9-4 and made the Division II semifinals that year ... chosen to play in the Polynesian Bowl ... ranked the No. 112 overall prospect and No. 6 weakside defensive end in the nation by 247Sports, who also listed him as the No. 19 recruit in California ... ranked in ESPN's top 300 and rated the nation's No. 122 overall recruit and No. 4 DE by Rivals.com ... played for coach Marlon Blanton.

Personal
Son of Kerry Latu … has a brother and two sisters ... sociology major at UCLA.

2022

fumbles
REC	LOST	FUM
3.0	0.0	0.0

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
12.0	5.0	34.0	0.0	1.0	10.5	22.0