Taniela Latu holds the OLB · Starter spot in San José State Spartans’s edge room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Taniela Latu is a 6'2", 231-pound outside linebacker for San José State. A redshirt senior/transfer, he wears No. 4 and hails from San Mateo, California. In 2025, Latu recorded 65 total tackles, including 36 solo stops, while adding 6.0 tackles for loss, 1 sack, 1 quarterback hurry, 3 passes defended, and 1 interception. He returns for the upcoming season.