Orange (Calif.) Lutheran four-star
TJ Lateef announced his commitment to the Cornhuskers on Sunday, giving head coach
Matt Rhule and Co. another boost of recruiting momentum as the rebuild in Lincoln takes shape.
Colorado and
Ole Miss were the other finalists for Lateef, who only took the lone official visit to Nebraska in late April. More than a dozen programs had extended scholarship offers heading into the spring and Lateef had taken an important trip to Boulder to meet with
Deion Sanders, yet it's the Huskers that have emerged on top heading into summer.
Lateef is the nation's No. 228 overall prospect, No. 16 among quarterbacks and No. 22 in the state of
California for the 2025 class, per the 247Sports rankings.
The 6-foot-1, 185-pound Lateef was the Panini Accuracy Challenge winner among the upperclassmen at the Elite 11 Regional in Los Angeles earlier this offseason. Last year Lateef pushed Orange Lutheran to the CIF Southern Section playoffs, completing 152 of 214 passes for 1,965 yards with 13 touchdowns.