Kyle Whittingham’s Utah football program added another key recruit to their 2020 recruiting class, when safety Kamo'i Latu of St. Louis high school in Honolulu, Hawaii announced his commitment to the University of Utah on Tuesday evening in a tweet.

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This was a great pick up for Utah, and more specifically safety coach, Morgan Scalley and the #SafetyPride group. Make no mistake though, this was a group effort in his recruitment led by coach Lewis Powell, who did a lot of the legwork. Latu held offers from programs like Colorado, Nebraska, Virginia, and Washington State. He is currently the No. 63 ranked safety in the 247Sports Rankings.

Latu sports a good, long frame standing 6-foot-1 and 178 pounds with the potential add a good amount of size to his body while still maintaining his athleticism. That added muscle will be crucial for him as well, as it will help him become a bit more explosive. He's grown and improved as a player in a short amount of time. UteZone first saw Latu in action at the All Poly Camp last summer, and has caught him in action in the camp and 7-on-7 circuit this past spring as well.

He brings good athleticism and range to the safety position, but his best trait is his ball skills, as he can high-point interceptions or react to tipped passes. Shows good recognition skills and reacts quickly to the pass, some times will anticipate throw before ball is out. Plays with a good angular body, which allows him to change directions easily and plant and drive when he needs to get downhill in a hurry too.

Latu joins the program as a safety, in the mold of former Ute, Marcus Williams albeit a little less explosive. A football player through and through, he brings quite a bit of toughness and nastiness to the field as well. He will join a group of safeties next season that includes Vonte Davis, Keala Santiago, RJ Hubert, Nephi Sewell, Aaron Lowe and Drew Rawls.

Latu becomes the fourth commitment overall and the first safety in Utah’s 2020 recruiting class. He joins other WR (Aledo, TX) Money Parks, DB (West Magnolia, TX) Ben Renfro, and QB (Miami, FL) Katravis Marsh in the the class. There were a number of other visitors over the weekend, so be sure to stay tuned in at UteZone.

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