Information verified: November 10, 2026, at 1:06 p.m. UTC (8:06 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, UTC−05:00).
Keleki Latu is a Buffalo Bills tight end who caught his first NFL touchdown in the team’s 23-6 win over the Minnesota Vikings on November 9, 2026. Quarterback Josh Allen found him for a 25-yard score shortly before halftime, giving the former undrafted free agent a memorable moment in Buffalo’s offense.
Latu’s connection to the Bills goes back to 2025, when he signed with the team after the NFL draft. He spent much of his rookie season on the practice squad before earning a place on Buffalo’s initial 53-man roster in 2026. The Bills’ game recap identifies the catch against Minnesota as his first career touchdown.
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With 44 seconds left in the first half at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Allen rolled to his right as the play developed. Latu found open space in the end zone, and Allen delivered a 25-yard pass for Buffalo’s first touchdown of the game. The Bills led 10-6 at halftime and went on to win 23-6.
According to the team’s postgame account, it was Latu’s first reception of the 2026 season after seven games without a catch. The play gave Buffalo a lift after an offense that had struggled to score early in the game.
The touchdown explains the immediate attention around his name, but it is one play in a developing career. Buffalo described Latu as its fourth tight end and noted his substantial role on special teams. A touchdown does not by itself establish how often he will be targeted in future games.
Latu entered the NFL in 2025 as an undrafted free agent with Buffalo. That means he was not selected during the draft but signed with a team afterward. He did not make the Bills’ initial regular-season roster that year, and the team signed him to its practice squad in August.
Practice-squad players work with the team and can be elevated for games under NFL rules. Latu got opportunities as a rookie and was later signed to the active roster. He finished the 2025 regular season with four receptions for 35 yards in five games, according to the NFL’s statistics page.
He made a further step in 2026, appearing on Buffalo’s initial 53-man roster alongside tight ends Dalton Kincaid, Dawson Knox, and Jackson Hawes. The Bills list Latu as No. 83 and at 6 feet 6 inches and 249 pounds on their player profile.
Latu’s college path took him through three programs. He played at California in 2021 and 2022, moved to Nevada for the 2023 season, and transferred to Washington in 2024. A Sacramento native, he attended Jesuit High School, where he played tight end and defensive end.
At Nevada, Latu caught 14 passes for 179 yards in the first six games of 2023 before a season-ending injury. He returned to play all 13 games for Washington in 2024, starting the final 12 and earning honorable mention All-Big Ten recognition from the coaches. Washington’s athletic department biography also notes his seven-catch, 65-yard performance in a win over Michigan.
Those college stops help explain why Washington appears on his Bills profile even though he also played for California and Nevada: Washington was his final college team before he entered the NFL.
Yes. Laiatu Latu is Keleki’s older brother. Laiatu plays on the defensive side of the ball and was selected by the Indianapolis Colts with the 15th overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. Keleki followed a different route as an offensive tight end who entered the league undrafted a year later.
In a Bills feature on the brothers, Keleki described looking up to Laiatu and adopting his commitment to training. Their shared surname reflects a family connection, but their teams, positions, and paths to the NFL are distinct.
Buffalo’s published depth chart lists Latu behind Kincaid, Knox, and Hawes at tight end. Tight ends can contribute as receivers and blockers, while players further down the depth chart may also help on special teams. The Bills have highlighted Latu’s improvement in play strength and run blocking as factors in his development.
His touchdown shows what he can contribute when an opportunity arrives. Whether it leads to a larger receiving role will depend on Buffalo’s game plans, the availability of other players, and his performance in practice and games. For now, the documented picture is a developing tight end who earned a roster place and made an important catch when called upon.
Yes. The Bills list Latu as a tight end wearing No. 83, and he scored for Buffalo against Minnesota on November 9, 2026.
No. He signed with Buffalo as an undrafted free agent in 2025.
His older brother is Laiatu Latu, a defensive end selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft.
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