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Lavell Edwards Stadium (2023)
BYU defensive tackle David Latu

David Latu Season 2024

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PositionDefensive Tackle
Weight305 lbs
Height6-4
ClassJunior
HometownBountiful, Utah
Previous SchoolSnow College
BYU defensive tackle David Latu
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BYU Highlights

  • Named to Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Preseason Watch List (2024)

Personal

  • Parents are Sione Lusa & Mohulamu Latu
  • Major: Computer Science
  • Missionary Service: Served a full-time mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Tonga and San Jose, California
  • Cousin of teammates Ephraim Asiata and Logan Lutui
  • Enjoys board games

Before BYU

  • 23 total tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and a fumble recovery as a freshman at Snow
  • 2022 NJCAA Second Team All-America selection
  • A three-star prospect coming out of Bingham High School
  • 2017 6A State Championship at Bingham High School
  • Deseret News First Team All-State selection as a senior
  • Posted 50 tackles and six sacks at Bingham
  • All-Region selection in 2017 and 2018
  • Also recruited by Utah, Washington State, Boise State, Utah State, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Arizona, Georgia, North Texas & TCU

 

Jovesa Damuni as a missionary in Santiago, Chile
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2024 Fall Camp: Missionary Update

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Five Cougars named to the Watch List for Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Award

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BYU Athletics and Missions
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BYU Athletics and Missions

Missionary service has been a staple within BYU Athletics since its inception. More than half of all BYU students serve missions for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. While those within the Church understand the details of what a mission entails, they can be foreign to those not of the faith.

2023 Fall Camp: Practice 11—BYU Football and Missions
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2023 Fall Camp: Practice 11—BYU Football and Missions

Missionary service has been a staple within the BYU football program since its inception. Nearly half of all current BYU football players have served missions for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. That is routinely the case. While those within the Church understand the details of what a mission entails, they can be foreign to those not of the faith.

2023 Fall Camp: Practice 7: Coach Sione Po'uha and Defensive Tackles Preview
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2023 Fall Camp: Practice 7: Coach Sione Po'uha and Defensive Tackles Preview

BYU practiced in full pads again Tuesday as it continues to prep for the 2023 season in fall camp. Today, BYU previews new defensive tackles coach Sione Po'uha and the defensive tackle position.

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BYU adds three more to balanced 2023 recruiting class

BYU begins announcing 2018 football recruiting class
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BYU begins announcing 2018 football recruiting class

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Sophomore
2023

Defensive Tackle
6-4 / 300 lbs