Nico Iamaleava
UCLA Bruins
82
Good

Nico Iamaleava

UCLA BruinsSolid
QBOffenseGood
Projected Starter

Is Nico Iamaleava starting?

Nico Iamaleava is the projected starter at QB for UCLA Bruins.

Nico Iamaleava is the projected starting QB on a Solid UCLA — 82 OVR.

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Depth at QB · UCLA Bruins

  1. 1982Nico IamaleavaStarter
  2. 21065Madden Iamaleava
  3. 31465Ty Dieffenbach
  4. 41761Colton Gumino

What's Next

Who do they play next?Ryan Browne — vs Purdue · Sat, Sep 19Who's the backup?Madden Iamaleava — No. 2 at QB for UCLAHow do they compare?Pick an opponent for UCLA Bruins

The Story

A Five-Star Talent

A 5-star recruit out of Warren, ranked #3 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 1,928 passing yards, 13 TD, 7 INT. That's 89% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 82 overall (Good tier).

Recruit5★ · #3 NatlTeam Share89%
Long Beach, CA
Jersey
#9
Class
RS JR/TR
Height
6'5"
Weight
215 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonPass YdsTDINT
20251928137

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★★5-star
Composite
0.9980
National Rank
#3
High School
Warren
Hometown
Long Beach, CA

Why this rating?

On a 84-rated offense; 77th-percentile production (×0.93 for competition level) put them -2 vs unit starters → 82.

Team offense (SP+)
84
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 77% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.93)
Depth-chart adjustment
-2 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Sep 12WSDSUYDS 151
CMP-ATT
14-22
YDS
151
TD
0
INT
1
QBR
112.2
CAR
13
YDS
57
AVG
4.4
TD
0

Final W 28-10

Sep 6WCALYDS 184
CMP-ATT
14-22
YDS
184
TD
0
INT
1
QBR
124.8
CAR
9
YDS
29
AVG
3.2
TD
1

Final W 45-24

Nico Iamaleava's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

The People's Ratings

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Team Role

X-Factor
QB: 1928 pass yds · 13 TD · 7 INT
Usage / Involvement100%
Coach UCLATake them from week one to the natty. You call every play.

Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.