Laiatu
Latu
DE
#97
Laiatu Latu
#97DE
Indianapolis Colts
Height : 6' 5" · Weight : 265 lbs · Age : 25
NFL record
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Indianapolis Colts | 3 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Indianapolis Colts | 16 | 45 | 27 | 18 | 8.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Indianapolis Colts | 17 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Contract
Indianapolis Colts payroll →- 2026 cap number
- 4.65 M$
- Average per year
- 4.26 M$
- Total value
- 17.0 M$
- Seasons left
- 2 · through 2027
2026
4.65 M$
Guaranteed
2027
5.42 M$
Guaranteed
Cap number: the season's salary plus the share of the signing bonus spread over the contract. Total value and average per year cover the whole contract, from its signing.
Advanced stats, 2026 Edge rushers
NFL stats →2026 season, in progress (3 games played). The percentile ranks the player among regular edge rushers: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Sacks
0.5
24th percentile
Pressures
3
13th percentile
QB hits
1
8th percentile
Tackles for loss
0
10th percentile
Tackles
12
85th percentile
Forced fumbles
0
32th percentile
Passes defended
0
33th percentile
Missed tackle rate
—
Defensive snaps
144
57th percentile
Games
3
Regular season. Data: nflverse (play-by-play, snap counts), Next Gen Stats, Pro Football Reference. EPA: expected points added. CPOE: completion percentage over expected.
2026 end-of-season projection
NFL trends →Projected WAR
0.3
Games
17
WAR 2026
0.0
Games played
3
WAR already earned, plus his pace (WAR per game over the last three seasons, 60/25/15, pulled toward the group average) over his team's remaining games, given his availability so far.
Trend
→ Stable (-1)
- 20240.1 WAR · 0.006 per game
- 20250.4 WAR · 0.025 per game
- 20260.0 WAR · 0.000 per game
The trend compares this season's WAR per game with last season's, weighted by games played.
Outlook, age included
+9 · 25 y.o. · prime years
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2026
All ratings →Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
68
Depth player
- PRS
- Pass rush
- 71
- RDF
- Run defense
- 66
- TCK
- Tackling
- 57
- DUR
- Durability
- 80
- EX
- Experience
- 40
Why these ratings?Hide details
- PRS — Pass rush : Pressures, sacks and QB hits, per snap
- RDF — Run defense : Run tackles and tackles for loss, per snap
- TCK — Tackling : Tackles made and missed tackles
- DUR — Durability : Games played out of his team's, over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the NFL
WAR and PAL Rating, 2026
How we rate →WAR: the EPA (expected points added) of every play, above replacement level, shared among those who made it, then converted to wins (35.3 points = one win). PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).
PAL: dimensions
Where WAR comes from (in wins)
Half the EPA of his sacks, interceptions, passes defended, forced fumbles, tackles for loss and QB hits, against his position's average per snap.
Yards allowed per target against his position's average, 0.12 points per yard (measured).
Replacement level: the share of defense the league spends on his position (by payroll), prorated by snaps.
How much better or worse than average his team's defense was (EPA allowed), minus what is already credited to players, prorated by snaps.
The individual part is splash plays and coverage. The rest is the position share and his team's defense, split by snaps played.
| Season | Team | G | WAR | PAL | OV | Sacks | Prss | TFL | Tkl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | IND | 3 | 0.0 | 13 | 68 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| 2025 | IND | 16 | 0.4 | 51 | 70 | 8.5 | 26 | 12 | 43 |
| 2024 | IND | 17 | 0.1 | 29 | 73 | 4.0 | 23 | 5 | 31 |
Laiatu Latu in five questions
What are Laiatu Latu's stats in 2026?
Laiatu Latu has 0.5 sacks and 1 QB hit in 3 games in 2026.
How old and how tall is Laiatu Latu?
Laiatu Latu is 25 years old. He is 6'5" (196 cm) and weighs 265 lb (120 kg).
How good is Laiatu Latu?
Laiatu Latu produced 0.0 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2026 (season in progress), 20th of 36 players at his position in the NFL. His PAL rating is 13 out of 100: very poor for his position.
What number does Laiatu Latu wear, and what team does he play for?
Laiatu Latu plays for Indianapolis Colts in the NFL, at DE, and wears number 97.
What is Laiatu Latu's projection for 2026?
Our projection has him at 0.3 WAR over the full 2026 season, based on his weighted recent seasons and age.
