Is Laiatu Latu an elite pass rusher already?

Over the last 2 weeks of the season, the rookie pass rusher from UCLA has been special.

Laiatu Latu among EDGEs over the past two weeks:

87.9 PFF grade (5th)

90.2 pass rush grade (3rd)

19.6% pass rush win rate (5th)

2.0 sacks (T-7th) pic.twitter.com/JG0JYhLBaG

— PFF IND Colts (@colts_pff) November 27, 2024 Finishing top 3-7 among all edge rushers in PFF Grade, Pass Rush Grade, Pass Rush Win Rate, and Sacks is impressive. While his 2 week pressure total at 8 is Tied 11th in that span, it is on just 51 pass rush snaps, 26th most in the last 2 weeks.

Latu is winning his matchup, consistently and with a big impact. So far in his career, half of his sacks have been strip sacks, helping to end the game…