UCLA Bruins · QB RoomQB
#9 Nico Iamaleava
Class RS JR/TRFrom Tennessee (transfer)Ht / Wt 6'5" · 215 lbHometown Long Beach, CA · Warren HS
Depth-chart placement
Current role
QB1Placement
StarterRoom
QuarterbackExperience
4-JRLast change
Updated 2026-07-29QB room context
View full depth chart →Nico Iamaleava holds the QB · Starter spot in UCLA Bruins’s quarterback room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:
Nico Iamaleava logged a 61.5% overall usage rate in 2025.
Transfer history
2026Tennessee→UCLA Bruins
Production
2025 seasonLatest season · 2025
112
Carries
505
Rushing yds
4
Rushing TD
4.5
Yards / carry
Background & career
Nico Iamaleava is a redshirt junior member of the UCLA roster. He is from Long Beach, CA and attended Warren HS. He joined the program as a transfer from Tennessee. He was rated a 5-star recruit in the 2023 class.
Tennessee2023 – 2024
UCLA2025 — presentPrevious schoolTennesseeRecruiting5-star · No. 3 nationalOriginLong Beach, CA · Warren HS