Player Career

TJ Lateef Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

TJ Lateef story

TJ Lateef built his college career in 2025 as a quarterback from Compton, CA wearing No. 14, spending time with Nebraska. The clearest part of TJ Lateef's career was his passing role: 904 passing yards, 5 touchdown passes, 123 attempts, and 120 rushing yards across 7 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with Nebraska. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 120 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 7 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Nebraska.

The arc is straightforward: TJ Lateef moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Nebraska

    2025

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2025 PostseasonNebraska1,02467.315.9
2025 Regular SeasonNebraska1,02467.315.90

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ No. 8 Utah

Week 1 · L 22-44 · Postseason · Ranked opponent

Loss with 204 yards of offense and 52.6 efficiency.

204

Total Offense

72.3 takeover

204 total offense with 52.6 efficiency.

#2

@ No. 98 UCLA

Week 11 · W 28-21 · Conference game

236

Total Offense

71.9 takeover

Win with 236 yards of offense and 87.2 efficiency.

236 total offense with 87.2 efficiency.

#3

@ No. 15 Penn State

Week 13 · L 10-37 · Conference game · Ranked opponent

202

Total Offense

69.6 takeover

Loss with 202 yards of offense and 53.5 efficiency.

202 total offense with 53.5 efficiency.

#4

vs No. 117 Akron

Week 2 · W 68-0

145

Total Offense

55.9 takeover

Win with 145 yards of offense and 92.7 efficiency.

145 total offense with 92.7 efficiency.

#5

vs Houston Christian

Week 3 · W 59-7

141

Total Offense

54.9 takeover

Win with 141 yards of offense and 87.5 efficiency.

141 total offense with 87.5 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Postseason · Nebraska

1,024 primary output · 67.3 efficiency · 15.9 usage

69.2

#2

2025 Regular Season · Nebraska

69.2

1,024 primary · 67.3 efficiency · 15.9 usage

Milestones

0

250+ passing yards

0

300+ total offense

1

3+ TD games

3

Above avg efficiency