Latu was the first defensive player taken in the NFL Draft on Thursday night.
The selected UCLA edge rusher Laiatu Latu with the No. 15 pick in Thursday’s first round of the . He was the first defensive player picked on the evening. Once forced to medically retire from football while at Washington, Latu bounced back and made the most of his , dominating the Pac-12 and earning his spot in Round 1. Advertisement Latu contributed to as a freshman in 2019 but was sidelined after the Huskies’ team doctors wouldn’t allow him to return to the field from a 2020 neck injury.
His play style and journey are reminiscent of 2021 first-rounder .” Coaching intel Here’s what an anonymous NFL coach had to say about Latu in : “He’s really athletic and long. My knock on him is I don’t know if he played as physically as you’d like. They were a run-around-you defense — not so much of a take-you-on scheme. But he was able to jump around and get after you. He could get away with things in college that he probably can’t do in the NFL.
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