
Quarterback, UCLA (from Tennessee), 2023–26
Nico Iamaleava
- Number
- No. 9
- Height
- 6′5″
- Weight
- 215 lb
- Class (2026)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Long Beach, CA
Nico Iamaleava plays quarterback for UCLA, after Tennessee (2023–24). Last time out, at Oregon: 10 of 17, 162 yards, 2 INT; 7 carries, 1 yard. Iamaleava leads UCLA in passing touchdowns and passing yards this season. Since the Oregon game, the news has been about Iamaleava’s injury; his status for the next game isn’t on file.
2026 so far
982 passing yards, 4 TD
In the news: UCLA confirms Nico Iamaleava needs surgery and will miss rest of season, Yahoo Sports
Last game: 10 of 17, 162 yards, 2 INT; 7 carries, 1 yard at Oregon, W 17–15; injury news since (status not on file)
Next game: vs. Michigan State, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
At a glance
Career highs
314passing yards, career highvs. Chattanooga, 20244touchdown passes, career hightwice; last at Vanderbilt, 2024128rushing yards, career highvs. Penn State, 20253rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Penn State, 2025Passing
* The season in progress, so far.
Rushing
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Tennessee | 9 | QB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2024 | Tennessee | 9 | QB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2025 | UCLA | 9 | QB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2026 | UCLA | 9 | QB | Jr. (Yr 4) | 6′5″ | 215 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. pass | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Tennessee | 64 | 0.30 | – | – | 19.2 | 18% | 0.32 | – |
| 2024 | Tennessee | 438 | 0.27 | 37th (n=238) | 0.30 | 119.2 | 46% | 0.36 | 0.20 |
| 2025 | UCLA | 432 | 0.21 | 39th (n=314) | 0.24 | 91.7 | 63% | 0.19 | 0.38 |
| 2026 | UCLA | 154 | 0.07 | 23rd (n=273) | 0.21 | 11.3 | 46% | 0.15 | 0.11 |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Passing detail
| Season | Team | Success | Depth | After catch | Deep throws | Deep completed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UCLA | 42% | 7.1 yds | 4.2 yds | 11 of 114 | 18% |
| 2026 | UCLA | 42% | 9.0 yds | 6.2 yds | 19 of 112 | 53% |
Success: passes that kept the offense on schedule. Depth: how far downfield his passes traveled in the air, on average. After catch: yards his receivers gained after the catch, per completion. Deep throws: the play-by-play gives depth and direction for about half of a passer’s throws; this is how many of those went deep, and how many of the deep ones were caught. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.
Rushing detail
| Season | Team | Success | Line yards | Second level | Open field | Stuffed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UCLA | 59% | 4.00 | 2.00 | 2.50 | 15% |
| 2026 | UCLA | 46% | 3.10 | 1.40 | 1.30 | 15% |
Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.
Game by game
2026 UCLA 5 games, 982 passing yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | at | W 45–24 | 14 | 22 | 184 | 0 | 1 | 29 |
| Sep 12 | vs. | W 28–10 | 14 | 22 | 151 | 0 | 1 | 57 |
| Sep 19 | vs. | W 52–38 | 19 | 31 | 276 | 3 | 0 | 55 |
| Sep 26 | at | W 54–3 | 15 | 24 | 209 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 10 | at | W 17–15 | 10 | 17 | 162 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
2025 UCLA 11 games, 1,928 passing yards, 13 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | L 10–43 | 11 | 22 | 136 | 1 | 1 | 47 |
| Sep 6 | at | L 23–30 | 29 | 41 | 255 | 1 | 1 | 59 |
| Sep 12 | vs. | L 10–35 | 22 | 34 | 217 | 1 | 1 | 33 |
| Sep 27 | at | L 14–17 | 19 | 27 | 180 | 1 | 0 | 65 |
| Oct 4 | vs. | W 42–37 | 17 | 24 | 166 | 2 | 0 | 128 |
| Oct 11 | at | W 38–13 | 16 | 24 | 180 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 18 | vs. | W 20–17 | 21 | 35 | 221 | 1 | 2 | 25 |
| Oct 25 | at | L 6–56 | 13 | 27 | 113 | 0 | 2 | 28 |
| Nov 8 | vs. | L 21–28 | 17 | 25 | 191 | 2 | 0 | 86 |
| Nov 22 | vs. | L 14–48 | 16 | 26 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Nov 29 | at | L 10–29 | 27 | 38 | 200 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
2024 Tennessee 13 games, 2,616 passing yards, 19 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 69–3 | 22 | 28 | 314 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 51–10 | 16 | 23 | 211 | 2 | 2 | 65 |
| Sep 14 | vs. | W 71–0 | 10 | 16 | 173 | 1 | 0 | 31 |
| Sep 21 | at | W 25–15 | 13 | 21 | 194 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| Oct 5 | at | L 14–19 | 17 | 29 | 158 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Oct 12 | vs. | W 23–17 | 16 | 26 | 169 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 19 | vs. | W 24–17 | 14 | 27 | 194 | 1 | 1 | 44 |
| Nov 2 | vs. | W 28–18 | 28 | 38 | 292 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| Nov 9 | vs. | W 33–14 | 8 | 13 | 174 | 2 | 0 | 22 |
| Nov 16 | at | L 17–31 | 20 | 33 | 167 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Nov 23 | vs. | W 56–0 | 17 | 23 | 209 | 4 | 0 | 36 |
| Nov 30 | at | W 36–23 | 18 | 26 | 257 | 4 | 1 | 42 |
| Dec 21 ✦ | at | L 17–42 | 14 | 31 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
2023 Tennessee 5 games, 314 passing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 49–13 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Sep 23 | vs. | W 45–14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 |
| Nov 4 | vs. | W 59–3 | 5 | 9 | 86 | 1 | 0 | 25 |
| Nov 25 | vs. | W 48–24 | 9 | 12 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | W 35–0 | 12 | 19 | 151 | 1 | 0 | 27 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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