TJ Lateef
| No. 14 – Nebraska Cornhuskers | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class | Freshman |
| Personal information | |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1.5 in (1.87 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Orange Lutheran (Orange, California) |
| College |
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| Stats at ESPN | |
TJ Lateef is an American college football quarterback for the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
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
| Season | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| 2025 | Nebraska | 6 | 3 | 1–2 | 59 | 95 | 62.1 | 722 | 7.6 | 4 | 0 | 139.8 | 27 | 98 | 3.6 | 3 |
| Career | 6 | 3 | 1–2 | 59 | 95 | 62.1 | 722 | 7.6 | 4 | 0 | 139.8 | 27 | 98 | 3.6 | 3 | |
References
- ^ "Orange Lutheran quarterback TJ Lateef finishes strong at the Elite 11". June 21, 2024.
- ^ Sherman, Mitch (November 17, 2024). "Huskers QB commit TJ Lateef finishing prep career in style, ready to compete at Nebraska" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ Dyer, Kristian. "Nebraska football lands coveted 4-star quarterback T.J. Lateef". USA TODAY High School Sports.
- ^ Sherman, Mitch (May 12, 2024). "Nebraska football recruiting: 4-star QB TJ Lateef joins Huskers' 2025 class" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ [email protected], Justin Frommer (August 23, 2025). "How TJ Lateef positioned himself as Nebraska football's backup quarterback". Hastings Tribune.
- ^ World-Herald, WILSON MOORE Omaha (August 15, 2025). "TJ Lateef closing the gap in race for Nebraska backup QB job". JournalStar.com.
- ^ Mullin, Luke (November 1, 2025). "'We put our full trust behind TJ:' Nebraska players applaud freshman quarterback Lateef". JournalStar.com.
- ^ 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) - ^ 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.
- ^ "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.