TJ Lateef holds the QB · Backup spot in Nebraska Cornhuskers’s quarterback room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

TJ Lateef logged a 33.2% overall usage rate in 2025.

TJ Lateef is a sophomore quarterback for Nebraska who appeared in seven games as a true freshman in 2025, including four starts. Originally from Compton, California, Lateef starred at Orange Lutheran High School, where he threw for 2,274 yards and 23 touchdowns as a senior. He arrived at Nebraska as a four-star recruit ranked 240th nationally. In 2025, Lateef completed 74 of 123 passes for 904 yards with five touchdowns and one interception while adding 40 rushing attempts for 120 yards and four scores. His UCLA start—becoming just the fifth true freshman quarterback to start for Nebraska since 1950—earned him Big Ten co-Freshman of the Week honors after he completed 13 of 15 passes for 205 yards and three touchdowns in a win.

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