Cameron Latu

Cameron Latu is an American football tight end for the Alabama Crimson Tide in the SEC.

Cameron Latu
Alabama Crimson Tide – No. 81
PositionTight end
Class
Redshirt
Junior
Personal information
Born: (2000-02-24) February 24, 2000
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight250 lb (113 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolOlympus High School
(Holladay, Utah)
Career highlights and awards

Early life and high school

Latu grew up in Chisholm, Minnesota and primarily played rugby originally.[1] His family moved to Salt Lake City, Utah in 2013 and attended Olympus High School.[2] As a junior, he record 65 tackles with 20 tackles for loss and nine sacks.[3] Latu committed to play college football at Alabama over offers from Nebraska, Notre Dame, and Oregon.[4] He had originally committed to play at BYU along with his identical twin brother, Nathan.[5]

College career

Latu redshirted his true freshman season.[6] He moved positions from linebacker to tight end before his redshirt freshman season.[7] He played on special teams and sparingly at tight end as a redshirt freshman and sophomore.[8] Latu was named the Crimson Tide's starting tight end going into his redshirt junior season. Latu caught three passes for 43 yards with two touchdowns in a 44-13 win over Miami in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game.[9][10] Against Southern Miss Latu scored a touchdown by standing in the end zone and picking up a ball fumbled by John Metchie.[11]

References
  1. Hall, Erik (September 10, 2021). "Cameron Latu: 3 things to know about the Alabama Crimson Tide football tight end". The Tuscaloosa News. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  2. Phibbs, Trevor (September 30, 2016). "Prep football: Olympus' Latu brothers are identical twins with distinctly different identities". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  3. Champlin, Drew (August 4, 2021). "4-star Utah DE Cameron Latu commits to Alabama". AL.com. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  4. "Prep football: Olympus defensive end Cameron Latu chooses Alabama". The Salt Lake Tribune. August 4, 2017. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  5. Zenitz, Matt (May 23, 2018). "Rugby has helped 4-star LB prepare for Alabama". AL.com. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  6. Turner, Megan (August 24, 2021). "Alabama may have a new weapon at tight end". FoxNews.com. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  7. "Cameron Latu offers optimism for an Alabama tight end unit facing turmoil".
  8. "Cameron Latu Is Off To a Strong Start This Spring".
  9. "Alabama football: What Nick Saban said about Cameron Latu after Miami game". Deseret News. September 4, 2021. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  10. "WATCH: Cameron Latu breaks tackles, hits nasty stiff arm en route to endzone". Yahoo Sports. September 4, 2021. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  11. "WATCH: Cameron Latu picks up football in end zone, scores touchdown". Roll Tide Wire. 2021-09-26. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
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