TJ Lateef is a quarterback at Nebraska who has played in 2 of Nebraska's 8 games this season, most recently Sep 19.
Nebraska is 5-3.
Second year in the Nebraska quarterback room. First career honor, 2025: Big Ten Freshman Player of the Week.
82 passing yards · 1 passing TD · 22 rushing yards
Play style
Operates within the system without forcing anything.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 56-7vs Bowling Green | 6/8 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 7.5 | 72.4 | Season-high 60 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 34-7vs North Dakota | 2/3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 30.9 | |
| Total | 8/11 | 82 | 1 | 0 | 7.5 | — |
Week 2 · 2026
W 56-7
60 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 72.4 · 22 rush yds (2 car)
Dominant 49-point win at home against Bowling Green.
With A. Colandrea — 222 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT · QBR 52.8 · 33 rush yds (4 car) · J. Barney Jr. — 8 rec · 115 yds · 2 TD
The plays that mattered most
| Stat | His | Nation | Big Ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passing yards | 82 | T-248th of 370 | 33rd of 50 |
| Yards an attempt | 7.5 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Touchdown passes | 1 | T-202nd of 370 | T-28th of 50 |
| Passer rating | 165.3 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Completion percentage | 72.7 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Rushing yards | 22 | T-196th of 370 | T-19th of 50 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 0 | — | — |
Counting stats rank all FBS quarterbacks with a pass attempt; the rates rank those with at least 10 attempts a game. He has 11 attempts of the 80 needed after 8 games, so the rates are not ranked.
Sorted by passing yards. Gray: under 10 attempts a game, so not ranked on yards an attempt.
Mills and Ives saw 5 of the 11 charted throws.
| Receiver | Targets, caught | Targets | Catches | Yards | Throw depth | After catch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortez Mills Jr. | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11.0 | 14.5 | |
| Kwinten Ives | 2 | 2 | 25 | 0.5 | 12.0 | |
| Quinn Clark | 2 | 1 | 10 | 25.5 | 3.0 | |
| Isaiah Mozee | 1 | 1 | 13 | -2.0 | 15.0 | |
| Janiran Bonner | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3.0 | 6.0 | |
| 2 others | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11.0 | 6.0 |
Play by play: 11 passes, 8 caught, 82 yards. Throw depth: average air yards per target. After catch: average yards after the catch per catch. Bar: targets; the blue part was caught.
2 seasons under Matt Rhule — 12-9 over that span.
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 41.0 YDS/g, 0.5 TD/g, 7.4 YPA, 0.0 INT/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Rhule
Pass share
48.1%
276 pass / 298 run
Plays / game
71.8
8 games
Scheme: Balanced.
| TJ Lateef | Threw in 2 of 8 games · 8 of 11, 82 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT · 7.5 yards an attempt on 11 attempts · ran for 22 yds, 0 TD |
| Anthony Colandrea | Threw in all 8 games · 161 of 263, 1,824 yds, 15 TD, 7 INT · 6.9 yards an attempt on 263 attempts · ran for 354 yds, 4 TD |
| Daniel Kaelin | Threw in 1 of 8 games · 1 of 2, -1 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT · -0.5 yards an attempt on 2 attempts · ran for 4 yds, 0 TD |
Box score. Every quarterback on the team who has thrown a pass this season.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
2026 is in progress.
Honored in a first season.
