Mike Latta

Mike Latta (born March 13, 1994) is an American football running back for the Carolina Panthers. He played college football at Florida State. The Carolina Panthers selected him with the 47th overall pick in the 2017 NFLHC Draft.
==College Career==
Latta attended Florida State for four years. He was the team's starting running back for the 2016 season. He was the college football rushing leader that year and received national honors for his performance. At the end of his redshirt junior year, Latta declared early for the NFL Draft. 
====2013 Season====
Latta spent his 2013 season as a redshirt for the Seminoles.
====2014 Season====
Latta backed up starter, Akili Wallace during the entire 2014 season. 
====2015 Season====
2015 marked the second consecutive season that Latta would back up Akili Wallace. He did, however, get some reps in as a wide receiver for the team. Latta finished the year with just over 200 receiving yards to go along with a pair of receiving touchdowns. 
====2016 Season====
With Akili Wallace entering the NFL Draft, Latta finally got his chance as the Florida State starting running back in 2016. The redshirt junior didn't fail to impress, rushing for 1,934 yards, the highest mark in the country and a school record. Latta was awarded the Doak Walker Award and an All-American honor. After the season, Latta declared for the NFL Draft, forgoing his senior season. 
===College statistics===
Year 	Passing	Passing	Passing	Passing	Passing	Passing	Passing	Passing	Passing		Rushing	Rushing	Rushing	Rushing		Receiving	Receiving	Receiving	Receiving
Year 	GP 	GS 	Rating 	Comp 	Att 	Pct 	Yards 	TD 	Int 		Att 	Yds 	Avg 	TD 		Rec 	Yds 	Avg 	TD
2013 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 		0 	0 	0.00 	0 		0 	0 	0.00 	0
2014 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 		0 	0 	0.00 	0 		0 	0 	0.00 	0
2015 	12 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 		5 	72 	14.40 	1 		15 	209 	13.93 	2
2016 	12 	12 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 		364 	1,934 	5.31 	17 		6 	87 	14.50 	1
Totals	24 	12 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 		369 	2,006 	5.44 	18 		21 	296 	14.10 	3
==Professional Career==
===Pre-draft===
====Measurables====
===Draft===
Latta was selected in the 2nd round of the 2017 NFLHC Draft by the Carolina Panthers. He was the first running back taken overall in 2017. Latta signed a 4 year, $14 million deal.
===Carolina Panthers===
====2017 Season====
Latta was immediately pegged as the Panthers starting running back. 
====2018 Season====
====Regular season====
:
Year 	Team 	Games	Starts	Rushing	Rushing	Rushing	Rushing	Rushing	Receiving	Receiving	Receiving	Receiving	Rating
Year 	Team 	Games	Starts	Rushes 	Yards 	AVG 	TD 	Fumbles	Rec 	Yds 	AVG 	TD 	Rating
2017 	CAR 	16 	16 	320 	1,572 	4.91 	15 	0 	9 	160 	17.78 	3 	80
2018 	CAR 	7 	7 	159 	778 	4.89 	7 	0 	9 	131 	14.56 	2 	85
Career	Career	23 	23 	479 	2,350 	4.91 	22 	0 	18 	291 	16.17 	5 	-
===Playoffs===
:
Year 	Team 	Games	Starts	Rushing	Rushing	Rushing	Rushing	Receiving	Receiving	Receiving	Receiving
Year 	Team 	Games	Starts	Att 	Yds 	Avg 	TD 	Rec 	Yds 	Avg 	TD
2017 	CAR 	1 	1 	15 	61 	4.07 	1 	3 	47 	15.67 	0
Career	Career	1 	1 	15 	61 	4.07 	1 	3 	47 	15.67 	0
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