Latu (shoulder) has been a regular participant in Colts' training camp practices, Amanda Foster of the team's official site reports.
The 2024 first-rounder injured his shoulder during the Colts' 2024 regular-season finale against the Jaguars in early January, but he was able to train during the offseason and has been a full participant in the early portions of training camp. Latu played in all 17 regular-season games during his rookie campaign (including one start) and logged 32 tackles (16 solo), including 4.0 sacks, one pass defense, three forced fumbles and one fumble recovery. Latu is projected to have a much bigger role on the Colts' defensive front in 2025 and will likely be a regular starter at defensive end opposite Kwity Paye.
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Colts' Laiatu Latu: Suffers shoulder injury
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Latu suffered a shoulder injury in Sunday's 26-23 overtime win over the Jaguars, James Boyd of The Athletic reports.
Latu sustained the injury in the second half, ultimately failing to return to the game after being considered questionable. The defensive lineman recorded one tackle in the victory and he'll now shift his focus to preparing for the offseason.
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Colts' Laiatu Latu: Gets to QB in win
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Latu recorded three tackles (two solo), including 1.0 sacks and an additional tackle for a loss, in Sunday's 28-27 win over the Jets.
The defensive end also played on 69 percent of the defensive snaps. Latu now has 21 tackles (12 solo), including 3.0 sacks, a pass defensed, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery in 2024.
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Colts' Laiatu Latu: Gets third sack
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Latu had three total tackles, including 1.0 sacks, in Sunday's win at the Jets.
Latu has 3.0 sacks this season as the 2024 first-round pick has held a steady, if unspectacular, role as part of the defensive-line rotation.
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Colts' Laiatu Latu: Good to go for Week 3
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Latu (hip) is active for Sunday's game against the Bears.
Latu opened the week with back-to-back DNPs, but he earned a questionable tag after practicing in a limited capacity Friday. The rookie first-round pick will suit up for Sunday's game and provide rotational depth at defensive end behind starters Kwity Paye and Tyquan Lewis.
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Colts' Laiatu Latu: Gets questionable tag
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Latu (hip) was a limited participant in Friday's practice and is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Bears.
Latu sustained a hip injury in the Colts' Week 2 loss against the Packers. The rookie first-round pick logged back-to-back DNPs to start the week, but he was able to practice in a limited capacity Friday to give himself a shot at suiting up Sunday. If Latu cannot play, Dayo Odeyingbo would serve as the Colts' top rotational defensive end behind starters Kwity Paye and Tyquan Lewis.
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Colts' Laiatu Latu: Should be OK
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Latu, who left Sunday's loss to the Packers early with a hip injury, is expected to be fine moving forward, Jordan Schultz of BleacherReport.com reports.
Latu is expected to undergo further tests Monday to confirm those expectations, but in the meantime should be considered questionable for Week 3 against the Bears. The 2024 first-round selection picked up his first career tackle and fumble recovery before exiting against Green Bay, and if healthy, could see a larger role this Sunday if DeForest Buckner (ankle) is unable to play.
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Colts' Laiatu Latu: Three QB pressures in Colts debut
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Latu had one tackle and pressured the quarterback three times in Sunday's preseason loss to Denver, but didn't play much on run downs, the Indianapolis Star reports.
It was a promising debut for the 2024 first-round draft pick. Kwity Paye and Tyquan Lewis started at defensive end, but Latu will also be counted on heavily, and perhaps more than initially expected, due to Samson Ebukam's season-ending Achilles injury.
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Colts' Laiatu Latu: Snagged by Indianapolis
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The Colts selected Latu in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft, 15th overall.
Latu becomes the first edge rusher off the board in this class and adds more firepower to a pass-rush that generated the fifth-most sacks in the NFL in 2023. He took an interesting path to get to this point and will play his rookie season at age 23. Latu began his career at Washington in 2019 and actually medically retired in the 2021 season. He returned to football the following year and starred at UCLA, earning All PAC-12 honors in the next two seasons and registering double-digit sacks in both years. Able to play standing up or with his hand in the ground, Latu will be a force off the edge in Indianapolis.
