Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| 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 |
| Total | 6/8 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 7.5 | 72.4 |
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TJ Lateef
Sophomore quarterback for Nebraska. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 200 lb · Compton, CA · Orange Lutheran
Returning to Nebraska for 2026
The numbers
60
passing yards · 2026
1 TD · 0 INT · 7.5 per attempt
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 60 pass yds, 1 TD, 22 rush yds, vs Bowling Green
Swing playSwung Nebraska from 53% to 79% to win.Nebraska at UCLA · 28-21
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 quarterback for Nebraska. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Nebraska in 2025.
Aura™ · Him Watch
Aura tax
+31aura tax
Fans rank this player in the 43rd percentile of QBs; the tape says
12th pctl our passing-value metric (wEPA) QBs · 160 qualified, n=49
— more hype than the tape.Aura — fan perception43rd pctl
Production — on-field12th pctl
n=49 mentions · cohort: QBs · 160 qualified · perception = conversation volume, production = our passing-value metric (wEPA)
Buzz vs Tape
Fans warmer than rivals
His own fans are far more bullish than the rival fanbase.
28.8own fans
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TJ Lateef
Operates within the system without forcing anything. Second year in the Nebraska quarterback room, same address the whole way. His first career honor landed in 2025: Big Ten Freshman Player of the Week. The receipt: 60 pass yds, 22 rush yds against Bowling Green — Week 2, 2026.
60 PASS YDS · 1 PASS TD · 22 RUSH YDS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
His career
He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.
20257 games
- Signed with Nebraska4-star out of Orange Lutheran
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Nebraska
NFL
NFL Draft
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Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎓
FRESHMAN HONORS
Freshman recognition (2025)
1 mention(s)
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Matt Rhule, all run-leaning offenses — 9-6 over that span.
2025Nebraska7-6HC: Matt Rhule · Run-leaning
2026Nebraska2-0HC: Matt Rhule · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: completion % (92nd percentile). Strength: interceptions (92nd percentile). Concern: pass yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 60.0 YDS/g, 1.0 TD/g, 7.5 YPA, 0.0 INT/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Rhule
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · 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
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Bowling Green · 3&12 · Q4 · EPA +2.68No Huddle-Shotgun #14 T.Lateef pass complete short middle to #19 C.Mills Jr. caught at BG 43, for 15 yards to the BG 26 (#10 A.Hines III; #15 D.Banks), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Bowling Green · 2&10 · Q4 · EPA +2.57No Huddle-Shotgun #14 T.Lateef pass complete short right to #21 K.Ives caught at NEB46, for 19 yards to the BG 39 (#7 M.Wright III), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Bowling Green · 2&6 · Q4 · EPA +2.53(01:24) No Huddle-Shotgun #14 T.Lateef pass complete short right to #21 K.Ives caught at BG 09, for 6 yards to the BG 00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:18 #91 K.Cunanan kick attempt good (H: #37 K.Koch, LS: #55 J.Wills)
- Week 2 · Bowling Green · 2&10 · Q4 · EPA +2.35(06:48) No Huddle-Shotgun #14 T.Lateef rush right for 21 yards gain to the NEB42 (#8 C.Lewis), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Bowling Green · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.99(06:07) No Huddle-Shotgun #14 T.Lateef pass complete short left to #19 C.Mills Jr. caught at NEB38, for 8 yards to the NEB50 (#8 C.Lewis; #18 N.Sawyer)
- Week 2 · Bowling Green · 1&7 · Q4 · EPA -0.33(01:59) No Huddle-Shotgun #14 T.Lateef rush left for 1 yard gain to the BG 06 (#96 C.Simmons; #18 N.Sawyer)
- Week 2 · Bowling Green · 2&1 · Q4 · EPA -0.13No Huddle-Shotgun #14 T.Lateef pass complete short left to #18 Q.Clark caught at BG 10, for 10 yards to the BG 07 (#18 N.Sawyer), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Bowling Green · 2&2 · Q4 · EPA -0.12(05:33) No Huddle-Shotgun #14 T.Lateef pass complete short right to #11 D.Bell caught at NEB46, for 2 yards to the BG 48, out of bounds at NEB48 PENALTY NEB Holding (#82 E.Ingwerson) 10 yards from BG 48 to NEB42
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Nebraska
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Quarterback · Nebraska
Returning around him
- 46% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 1 Nebraska player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -2 net (17 in / 19 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Nebraska · Last season: 7-6 (AP #25) · Talent rank #22 · 2026 recruiting class #88
DNA match
Player DNA
Pocket Passer
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
QB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Treyson Bourguet’s 2023 season.
Matches Treyson on
Yards / attempt
Completion %
Height
Differs from Treyson on
Recruiting rating (higher)
EPA / dropback (adj) (lower)
Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Lunch Winfield’s path through Louisiana.
94%match
Matches Lunch on
Height
Completion %
Yards per attempt
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Baylor Hayes's freshman season at Tulsa (2025).
Matches Baylor on
Yards / attempt
Total pass EPA (college ability)
Differs from Baylor on
Weight (higher)
INT rate (lower)
Height (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like TJ Lateef
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peak #158
Peaked at #158 this season.
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology