TJ Lateef

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TJ Lateef
No. 14  Nebraska Cornhuskers
Position Quarterback
ClassFreshman
Personal information
Height6 ft 1.5 in (1.87 m)
Weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school Orange Lutheran (Orange, California)
College
Stats at ESPN

TJ Lateef is an American college football quarterback for the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

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Early life

Lateef attended Lutheran High School of Orange County in Orange, California. [1] During his career he had 6,500 total yards and 66 touchdowns. [2] He committed to the University of Nebraska–Lincoln to play college football. [3] [4]

College career

Lateef entered his true freshman year at Nebraska in 2025 as the backup to Dylan Raiola. [5] [6] He took over after Raiola was injured against the USC Trojans, becoming the presumptive starter for the remainder of the season. [7] [8] [9] In his first start in the following game against UCLA, he threw for 205 yards and three touchdowns in a 28–21 victory. [10]

College statistics

SeasonTeamGamesPassingRushing
GPGSRecordCmpAttPctYdsAvgTDIntRtgAttYdsAvgTD
2025 Nebraska 631–2599562.17227.640139.827983.63
Career 631–2599562.17227.640139.827983.63

References

  1. "Orange Lutheran quarterback TJ Lateef finishes strong at the Elite 11". June 21, 2024.
  2. Sherman, Mitch (November 17, 2024). "Huskers QB commit TJ Lateef finishing prep career in style, ready to compete at Nebraska" via NYTimes.com.
  3. Dyer, Kristian. "Nebraska football lands coveted 4-star quarterback T.J. Lateef". USA TODAY High School Sports.
  4. Sherman, Mitch (May 12, 2024). "Nebraska football recruiting: 4-star QB TJ Lateef joins Huskers' 2025 class" via NYTimes.com.
  5. jfrommer@hastingstribune.com, Justin Frommer (August 23, 2025). "How TJ Lateef positioned himself as Nebraska football's backup quarterback". Hastings Tribune.
  6. World-Herald, WILSON MOORE Omaha (August 15, 2025). "TJ Lateef closing the gap in race for Nebraska backup QB job". JournalStar.com.
  7. Mullin, Luke (November 1, 2025). "'We put our full trust behind TJ:' Nebraska players applaud freshman quarterback Lateef". JournalStar.com.
  8. Editor, Ben Doody World-Herald Executive (November 1, 2025). "TJ Lateef replaces Dylan Raiola after Nebraska's starting quarterback gets injured against USC". Omaha World-Herald.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  9. Writer, Evan Bland World-Herald Staff (November 2, 2025). "Dylan Raiola's season-ending injury opening door for Nebraska backup quarterback TJ Lateef". Omaha World-Herald.
  10. "Nebraska QB TJ Lateef comes home to beat UCLA in his first college start at the Rose Bowl". ABC News. 2025-11-09. Retrieved 2025-11-12.