(2000-12-31) December 31, 2000 (age 23) Sacramento, California, U.S.
Height:
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:
259 lb (117 kg)
Career information
High school:
Jesuit (Sacramento)
College:
Washington (2019–2021)
UCLA (2022–2023)
NFL draft:
2024 / Round: 1 / Pick: 15
Career history
Indianapolis Colts (2024–present)
Roster status:
Active
Career highlights and awards
Ted Hendricks Award (2023)
Lombardi Award (2023)
Unanimous All-American (2023)
Pat Tillman Defensive Player of the Year (2023)
Morris Trophy (2023)
Polynesian College Football Player of the Year (2023)
2× first-team All-Pac-12 (2022, 2023)
Career NFL statistics as of 2024
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR
Laiatu Latu (Lie-AH-tooLAH-too; born December 31, 2000) is an American football defensive end for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Washington Huskies and UCLA Bruins. Latu was named a unanimous All-American and won the Ted Hendricks and Lombardi Awards with UCLA in 2023. He was selected by the Colts in the first round of the 2024 NFL draft, the first defensive player taken after 14 straight offensive players.
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Writers Association of America (FWAA) 2023 Outland Trophy watch list LaiatuLatu named to the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) 2023 Nagurski...
(April 25, 2024). "NFL Draft: Finally, a defensive player! Colts' pick of LaiatuLatu ends a record drought on D". Yahoo Sports. Archived from the original...
Retrieved 12 April 2022. Williams, James (7 December 2023). "UCLA's LaiatuLatu wins Lombardi, Ted Hendricks award". Los Angeles Daily News. Los Angeles...
2022. Retrieved January 17, 2023. "Maryland's Taulia Tagovailoa, UCLA's LaiatuLatu named 2023 Polynesian College Football Players of the Year". 247Sports...
Indianapolis Colts Draft Round Selection Player Position College 1 15 LaiatuLatu DE UCLA 2 52 Adonai Mitchell WR Texas 3 79 Matt Goncalves OT Pittsburgh...
3 Washington vs. No. 5 Oregon Washington 34–31 — Bo Nix, QB, Oregon LaiatuLatu, DE, UCLA — Kalen DeBoer, Washington SEC Dec. 2, 2023 Mercedes-Benz Stadium...
United States Presented by Rotary Club of Houston History First award 1970 Most recent LaiatuLatu, UCLA (2023) Website http://www.rotarylombardiaward.org...
Houston Texans in the season finale. On April 25, 2024, the Colts selected LaiatuLatu with the 15th pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. The Colts' helmets in 1953...
Marshawn Kneeland DE 6'3/268 Western Michigan 1 tackle, 0.5 sacks 15 LaiatuLatu DE 6'5/265 UCLA did not play 40 Dylan Laube RB 5'10/208 New Hampshire...
honors announced". Pac-12.com. December 4, 2023. "Oregon's Bo Nix, UCLA's LaiatuLatu headline AP All-Pac-12 honors". APNews.com. December 8, 2023. "Sporting...
Cleveland Browns QB 5 9 144 Atonio Mafi New England Patriots G 2024 1 15 15 LaiatuLatu Indianapolis Colts DE 6 7 183 Darius Muasau New York Giants LB...
players via transfer during the offseason: OT Raiqwon O'Neal - Rutgers DL LaiatuLatu – Washington LB Darius Muasau – Hawaii WR Jake Bobo – Duke (graduate)...
Davis DT 52 Samson Ebukam DE 93 Eric Johnson DT 55 Isaiah Land DE 97 LaiatuLatu DE 74 Jonah Laulu DT 91 Titus Leo DE 94 Tyquan Lewis DE 54 Dayo Odeyingbo...
Association. August 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-12-01. Retrieved 2008-01-03. "LaiatuLatu". ESPN.com. "Nicholas Barr-Mira". ESPN.com....