Nico Iamaleava is a Dual-Threat QB for UCLA. Nico's 2025 season ranks in the 0th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 384 plays — a developing rate for the QB.
2026 Usage Outlook · projected share of team plays
Regressed toward the QB mean. Model correlation r≈0.46 on a 2019-2025 walk-forward — volume only; efficiency not projected.
2025 Production
Performance Analysis · 2025 · vs QB peers
A genuine rushing threat who stresses defenses horizontally. Extends plays with legs and forces extra gap assignments.
- ▸Below-average efficiency vs QB peers — value comes through volume, not per-play impact.
- ▸High-volume role — one of the team's most-used QBs by play share.
- ▸High game-to-game consistency — reliable floor each week.
- ▸Particularly dangerous on passing downs — efficiency spikes in obvious pass situations.
- ▸Production faded as the season progressed — 0.20 EPA/play decline from first to second half.
- ▸Peak game: 0.56 EPA/play in Wk 6 vs Penn State (SP+ 18).
NIL Market Tier· 2025
On3 valuation ↗Meaningful starter. Local collective + position-group deals.
Tier is a model estimate based on position, school brand, performance rank, and usage — not a reported deal. NIL deals are private. For a real market valuation, see On3's NIL profile, which factors in social following and actual deal tracking.
Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Opp SP+ | C/ATT | Pass Yds | Pass TD | INT | QBR | Rush Yds | Rush TD | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsUtah | L10-43 | 22.2 | 11/22 | 136 | 1 | 1 | 50.4 | 47 | 0 | 0.12 |
| 2 | @UNLV | L23-30 | 4.3 | 29/41 | 255 | 1 | 1 | 75.1 | 59 | 1 | 0.41 |
| 3 | vsNew Mexico | L10-35 | 0.9 | 22/34 | 217 | 1 | 1 | 26.9 | 33 | 0 | 0.20 |
| 5 | @Northwestern | L14-17 | 5.8 | 19/27 | 180 | 1 | 0 | 59.9 | 65 | 0 | 0.21 |
| 6 | vsPenn State | W42-37 | 18.1 | 17/24 | 166 | 2 | 0 | 96.7 | 128 | 3 | 0.56 |
| 7 | @Michigan State | W38-13 | -3.4 | 16/24 | 180 | 3 | 0 | 53.6 | 3 | 0 | 0.28 |
| 8 | vsMaryland | W20-17 | 0.6 | 21/35 | 221 | 1 | 2 | 51.3 | 25 | 0 | 0.24 |
| 9 | @Indiana | L6-56 | 32.4 | 13/27 | 113 | 0 | 2 | 18.4 | 28 | 0 | — |
| 11 | vsNebraska | L21-28 | 6.2 | 17/25 | 191 | 2 | 0 | 89.1 | 86 | 0 | 0.31 |
| 13 | vsWashington | L14-48 | 18.4 | 16/26 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 18.4 | 16 | 0 | -0.22 |
| 14 | @USC | L10-29 | 16.9 | 27/38 | 200 | 1 | 0 | 59.4 | 15 | 0 | 0.08 |
Usage & Situational · Pro
- Standard downs
- 0.12
- Passing downs
- 0.42
- Pass / Rush EPA
- 0.09 / 0.78
Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).