Cameron Latu

Early life

Latu was born in Los Angeles, California to Jillene Argust and Viliami Latu. At the age of 2, he moved to Chisholm, Minnesota. Growing up, he initially played football, basketball and track and field. In 2013, his family moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, where he attended Olympus High School.

As a junior, he recorded 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

In 2018, Latu redshirted his true freshman season after playing in two games and recording a tackle in his college debut against Louisville.

In 2019, Latu 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.

In 2020, Latu played primarily on special teams, and began to carve out a role at tight end as a redshirt sophomore, playing in 12 games.

In 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 Miami in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game. 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 Georgia in the College Football Championship game with a career high five catches for 102 yards and one touchdown after Jameson Williams went down with a knee injury.

Personal life

Latu has a fraternal twin brother named Nathan, who played football at Oklahoma State as a defensive end and had a brief offseason stint with the Saints after going undrafted. He also has an older brother named Sioka.