Cameron Latu (February 24, 2000) is an

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for the

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in the SEC.

Early life and high school

Latu grew up in

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and primarily played rugby originally. His family moved to

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in 2013 and attended

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. Cameron has an identical twin brother named Nathan who plays football at

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at defensive end.

High School

As a junior, he record 65 tackles with 20 tackles for loss and nine sacks on defense as well as 14 catches for 175 yards and two touchdowns on the offensive side of the ball, helping lead the team to a 8-3 record and playoff berth. He had originally committed to play at BYU along with his identical twin brother but reopened his commitment after a senior year where he had 45 tackles with 8 tackles for loss and 3 sacks on defense and 10 catches for 168 yards and 1 touchdown, 5 rushes for 34 yards rushing on offense and a kick return for 75 yards on special teams. Latu committed to play college football at Alabama over offers from Nebraska, USC, Utah, and 19 other schools.

College career

2018

Latu redshirted his true freshman season after playing in two games and recording a tackle in his college debut vs

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2019

He moved positions from linebacker to tight end before his redshirt freshman season to add much needed depth for the Crimson Tide. Latu would see time in 11 games mostly on special teams.

2020

He played on primarily special teams and begun to carve out a role at tight end as a redshirt sophomore playing in 12 games.

2021

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

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in the

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. Against Southern Miss Latu scored a touchdown by standing in the end zone and picking up a ball fumbled by John Metchie. Latu would finish his redshirt junior season with a strong showing against

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in the College Football Championship game with a career high five catches for 102 yards and one touchdown after

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went down with a knee injury.

References

External links

Alabama Crimson Tide bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Latu, Cameron 2000 births Living people American football tight ends American football linebackers Alabama Crimson Tide football players Players of American football from Utah Players of American football from Minnesota