Darius Latham

Indiana State

Sep 12 (Fri)

6:30 p.m.

Photo by: Mike Dickbernd

Weight:
300
Height:
6-5
Position:
DT
Year:
Junior
Hometown:
Indianapolis, Ind.
High School:
North Central

Latham declared for the NFL Draft on Dec. 30, 2015. He finished his career with 81 tackles, 31 solo, 7.5 sacks (42 yards), 18.5 tackles for loss (66 yards), two fumble recoveries, one interception, seven pass breakups and two blocked extra points. Latham started 20 times and played in 35 games.

2015 Honors: Honorable mention All-Big Ten (coaches).

2015 (Junior): Shared second on the team with four sacks (22 yards) and was third with 10 tackles for loss (35 yards) … added 33 tackles, 16 solo, one interception, one pass breakup and two blocked kicks … played in 11 games and started 10 times … recorded a TFL in seven games … blocked a pair of extra points to go along with 2.5 tackles for loss and five stops against Rutgers … posted a career-high three TFLs with one sack and five tackles in the win at Wake Forest … snagged his first career INT in addition to five stops in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl vs. Duke … carded sacks in the Old Oaken Bucket victory at Purdue, the Florida International win and against No. 10 Michigan (4 tackles) … matched a career-high with six stops, including a half-for loss, at No. 7 Michigan State … IU defensive player of the week (Duke) … IU special teams player of the week (Rutgers).

2014 (Sophomore): Started 10 times ... made 26 tackles with 1.5 sacks (6 yards), 5.5 tackles for loss (15 yards), one fumble recovery and three pass breakups ... posted a career-high six stops at Iowa ... collected five tackles with one sack at No. 7 Ohio State ... had one TFL and four stops against Maryland ... earned his first career start and added one tackle for loss in the win at No. 18 Missouri ... recovered the fumble at Bowling Green ... netted one TFL and one PBU against Penn State.

2013 Honors: BTN.com honorable mention All-Big Ten Freshman team.

2013 (Freshman): Played in all 12 games ... made 22 tackles with two sacks (14 yards), three tackles for loss (16 yards), one fumble recovery and three pass breakups ... collected four stops with a half-TFL at No. 17 Wisconsin ... added three tackles with his first career fumble recovery at No. 4 Ohio State ... recorded one sack and two PBUs in the Illinois win ... tallied three stops and a half-tackle for loss in his collegiate debut against Indiana State and at Michigan.

Prep/Personal: Defensive and offensive lineman for head coach Keith Shelton at North Central High School ... Indiana Football Coaches Association Top 50 and all-state as a junior and senior ... Indiana Associated Press Class 5A All-State as a senior and honorable mention as a junior ... selected to the 2012 Indianapolis Star Super Team ... runner-up for the Indianapolis Star Position Award (defensive line) ... nominated for the 2013 U.S. Army All-American Bowl ... made 62 tackles with eight sacks and 15.5 tackles for loss in 2012 ... two-time first team all-conference and All-Marion County selection ... team captain as a senior and the defensive lineman of the year his final two seasons ... rated the No. 3 prospect in Indiana and the No. 160 prospect nationally by 247Sports ... rated the No. 14 defensive tackle nationally and the No. 239 prospect overall by Rivals ... four-year football and basketball letterwinner ... started all four seasons he played basketball ... selected to the 2013 Indiana All-Star team ... added to the Hoosier Basketball Magazine North/South All-Star team as a junior ... North Central won the state championship his freshman season ... parents are Cori Latham and David Turner ... born on Nov. 9, 1994, Darius Kyree Latham is a liberal studies major.