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American football player (born 2004)

Nico Iamaleava
Iamaleava in 2024
Tennessee Volunteers – No. 8
PositionQuarterback
Class
Redshirt
Redshirt
Freshman
Personal information
Born: (2004-09-02) September 2, 2004 (age 20)
Long Beach, California, U.S.
Height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolWarren (Downey, California)
Career highlights and awards

Nicholaus "Nico" Iamaleava /iˌjɑːməleɪˈjɑːvə/ ee-YAH-mə-lay-YAH-və; born September 2, 2004) is an American football quarterback for the Tennessee Volunteers.

Early life

Iamaleava was born on September 2, 2004, in Long Beach, California, and is of Samoan descent. Iamaleava attended both Warren High School in Downey, California and Long Beach Polytechnic High School in Long Beach. As a senior, Iamaleava threw for 1,726 yards and 25 touchdowns, while also rushing for six touchdowns. He was named the Polynesian Football Player of the Year. Iamaleava was also named the MVP of the Polynesian Bowl, throwing for 186 yards and a touchdown. Iamaleava was rated as one of the top players in the class of 2023 and committed to play college football at the University of Tennessee.

Iamaleava enrolled early at Tennessee in December 2022, participating in workouts for the 2022 Orange Bowl.

College recruiting information (2023)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Nico Iamaleava
QB 		Long Beach, California Warren 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Mar 21, 2022 
Star ratings: Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 87

College career

Iamaleava served as the backup quarterback to Joe Milton during the 2023 regular season before being named Tennessee's starting quarterback for the Citrus Bowl, played in January. In his first career start during the Citrus Bowl, Iamaleava threw for 151 yards and recorded four total touchdowns, one passing and three rushing, leading Tennessee to a 35–0 victory over Iowa. For his performance, he was named Citrus Bowl MVP.

Entering the 2024 season, Iamaleava was named Tennessee's starting quarterback. In the season opener against Chattanooga, he threw for 314 yards and three touchdowns in a 69–3 win.

Statistics

Season Games Passing Rushing
GP GS Record Comp Att Pct Yards Avg TD Int Rate Att Yards Avg TD
Tennessee Volunteers
2023 5 1 1–0 28 45 62.2 314 7.0 2 0 135.5 20 71 3.6 3
2024 12 12 10–2 199 303 65.7 2,512 8.3 19 5 152.7 89 311 3.5 1
Career 17 13 11−2 227 348 65.2 2,826 8.1 21 5 150.5 109 382 3.5 4

References

  1. @tnsports (January 1, 2024). "QB Nico Iamaleava named Citrus Bowl MVP as Tennessee football routs Iowa" (Tweet). Retrieved January 1, 2024 – via Twitter.
  2. "How to pronounce the name of Vols QB Nico Iamaleava". YouTube.com. WATE 6. December 27, 2023. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
  3. Brooks, Gabe (December 13, 2022). "Stacking the 5-star quarterbacks in the updated 2023 Top247". 247Sports. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  4. Evans, Luca (April 5, 2021). "Warren's Nicholaus Iamaleava brings toughness to quarterback play". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  5. Huffman, Brandon (November 29, 2022). "2023 Polynesian High School Polynesian Player of the Year Finalists Announced". 247Sports. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  6. Fisher, Jeff (January 22, 2023). "Nico Iamaleava named 2022 Polynesian High School Football Player of the Year". High School Football America. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  7. Ragan, Zach (January 22, 2023). "Watch: Vols QB Nico Iamaleava gives heartfelt speech while accepting prestigious award". A to Z Sports. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  8. West, Marvin (January 23, 2023). "It isn't easy being Nico". Knox TN Today. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  9. Kasabian, Paul (March 21, 2022). "5-Star QB Nicholaus Iamaleava Commits to Tennessee over Alabama, Oregon, More". Bleacher Report. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  10. Jeyarajah, Shehan (March 21, 2022). "Nicholaus Iamaleava commits to Tennessee: Vols land first five-star quarterback recruit since 2002". CBSSports.com. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  11. Paschall, David (December 17, 2022). "Josh Heupel, Nick Saban voice different takes on players opting out of bowls". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  12. Sparks, Adam (December 28, 2022). "Tennessee football quarterback update: Nico Iamaleava is Cade Klubnik in Orange Bowl practice and more". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  13. Sparks, Adam (December 27, 2023). "Joe Milton opts out of Citrus Bowl; Nico Iamaleava will start for Tennessee football". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  14. Van Haaften, Reece (December 27, 2023). "Joe Milton opts out of Citrus Bowl, Nico Iamaleava to start". WATE 6 On Your Side. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  15. Rothman, Sam (January 1, 2024). "Nico Iamaleava leads Vols to Citrus Bowl win in first career start". WATE 6. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  16. Smith, Craig (January 1, 2024). "Nico Iamaleavea immediately shows what Tennessee Vols' offense has been missing". A to Z Sports. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  17. Sparks, Adam (January 1, 2024). "QB Nico Iamaleava named Citrus Bowl MVP as Tennessee football routs Iowa". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  18. Smith, Kaiden (August 26, 2024). "Tennessee names Nico Iamaleava starting quarterback". On3. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
  19. Rothman, Sam (August 31, 2024). "Nico Iamaleava sets Tennessee record as Vols dominate Mocs". WATE. Retrieved September 15, 2024.

External links

Polynesian High School Football Player of the Year Award winners
Tennessee Volunteers starting quarterbacks
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