Laiatu Latu holds the RDE · Starter spot in Indianapolis Colts’s edge room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Laiatu Latu played 16 games in 2025 with a 68% snap share.

Laiatu Latu is a 6'5", 265-pound right defensive end for the Indianapolis Colts. He was selected 15th overall in the 2024 NFL Draft after playing at UCLA and Washington, where he appeared in 37 career games and recorded 101 tackles, 35.5 tackles for loss, and 24.0 sacks. In his 2024 rookie season, Latu appeared in 17 games and tallied 32 tackles, 5.0 tackles for loss, 4.0 sacks, and three forced fumbles. He recorded two strip-sacks as a rookie, tied for the most among his draft class, and posted a career-high 2.0 tackles for loss in a single game against New York.

Washington2019 – 2021

UCLA2022 – 2023

Colts2024 — present

CollegeUCLA; WashingtonDraftRound 1 · No. 15 overall · 2024 · INDHometownSacramento, CA