Laiatu Latu

UCLA · Edge Rusher · 2022-23

SACKS: 23
TFL: 33
TKL: 82

Career totals · 2 seasons with stats

Scouting Report

Latu won the Lombardi Award and Ted Hendricks Award in 2023.

Latu was a unanimous All-American in 2023. Latu was also named Pac-12 Conference Pat Tillman Defensive Player of the Year in 2023.

From 2022 to 2023, Latu recorded 82 tackles, 32.5 tackles for loss and 22.5 sacks.

Latu was the No. 15 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 90 overall, the highest edge rusher rating at UCLA since 1990 and No. 3 among all edge rushers of the 2020-2024 era.

Honors & Awards

2023
- Lombardi Award
- Ted Hendricks Award
- Unanimous All-American
- Pac-12 Conference Pat Tillman Defensive Player of the Year
2024
- No. 15 overall pick, NFL Draft

Season by Season

Laiatu Latu season-by-season statistics at UCLA
Season	Tkl	TFL	Sacks	PD
2022	34	12	10.5	1
2023	48	20.5	12	2
Total	82	32.5	22.5	3

Seasons with tracked stats at UCLA. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).

UCLA Teammates

Full UCLA all-time roster

Top Edge Rushers of the 2020-2024 Era

Best college edge rushers since 1990 Best Big Ten players

Sources: Wikipedia (Laiatu Latu) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.