Nathan Latu: DE · Oklahoma State · #92.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Nathan Latu
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Third year in the Oklahoma State defensive front. On tape: 4 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against UCF, Week 11, 2023.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
31 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The New York Times Nov 1
Sports Illustrated Oct 29
Oklahoma State University Athletics Oct 22
The Oklahoman Oct 22Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Oklahoma State | 31 | 15 | 5.0 | 3.0 |
| 2022 | Oklahoma State | 12 | 5 | 4.5 | 4.0 |
| 2021 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 44 | 21 | 10.5 | 7.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 27-13vs Central Arkansas | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 27-15@ Arizona State | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-33vs South Alabama | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 27-34@ Iowa State | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 29-21vs Kansas State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 39-32vs No. 23 Kansas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 45-13vs Cincinnati | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 27-24vs No. 10 Oklahoma | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 3-45@ UCF | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 43-30@ Houston | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 40-34vs BYU | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 21-49vs No. 7 Texas | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 31-23vs Texas A&M | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 31 | 15 | 5.0 | 3.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
10%3 sacksTFL rate
16%5 TFLHurry rate
10%3 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
50%3 of 6 pressures31 tackles · 5 for loss · 3 sacks.
3 seasons under Mike Gundy — 29-12 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Gundy
Pass share
56.9%
570 pass / 431 run
Plays / game
71.5
14 games
Team sack rate
2.2%
586 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #130 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons at Oklahoma State, 7 sacks — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2023
1 coachPlayed every college season under Mike Gundy.
