#9Nico Iamaleava

QB·Tennessee·2024

Nico Iamaleava is a Dual-Threat QB for Tennessee. Nico's 2024 season ranks in the 0th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 404 plays — a developing rate for the QB.

What projects, and what doesn't · QBs · held out 2019-2025

How well one season predicts the next, measured on seasons the model never trained on. 1.00 would be perfectly predictable; 0.00 means last year told us nothing.

Usage share (volume)0.46
Beats guessing the QB average by 16%. n=2,421 QB seasons
EPA per play (efficiency)0.05
Not projectable — we do not forecast this. n=1,965 QB seasons
Total EPA (value)0.51
Beats guessing the QB average by 20%. n=1,965 QB seasons

Across all positions, usage carries year to year at 0.47 and efficiency at 0.07. So Nico Iamaleava's projection is a projection of opportunity — how much of the offense he runs through. How well he converts it is something this model does not claim to know a year in advance, and the number above is why.

2024 Production

Passing

213/334 Comp/Att2616 Pass yards19 Pass TD5 INT63.8% Comp %

Rushing

364 Rush yards3 Rush TD109 Carries3.3 Yards/carry

Performance Analysis · 2024 · vs QB peers

Efficiency0
Volume100
Dual-Threat73
Consistency77
Clutch100

Player type

Dual-Threat QB

A genuine rushing threat who stresses defenses horizontally. Extends plays with legs and forces extra gap assignments.

Rushing threatScrambles for valueStresses defensive structure

Peer percentiles

Opponent-adjusted EPA (WEPA/play)0th %ile · below avg

Game-to-game consistency77th %ile · above avg

Key findings

▸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.
▸5 high-impact games (EPA/play > 0.4) this season — elite ceiling.
▸Particularly dangerous on passing downs — efficiency spikes in obvious pass situations.
▸Strong second-half surge — EPA/play improved 0.09 from the first to second half of the season.
▸Peak game: 0.83 EPA/play in Wk 1 vs Chattanooga.

NIL Market Tier· 2024

On3 valuation ↗

Star

Top-10 nationally. Multiple mid-to-large collective deals expected.

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

EPA per play · x-axis: weekabove 0 = added points · below = lost

Wk	Opponent	Result	Opp SP+	C/ATT	Pass Yds	Pass TD	INT	QBR	Rush Yds	Rush TD	EPA/play
1	vsChattanooga	W69-3	—	22/28	314	3	0	81.6	6	0	0.83
2	vsNC State	W51-10	3.9	16/23	211	2	2	76.9	65	1	0.30
3	vsKent State	W71-0	-33.0	10/16	173	1	0	85.2	31	0	0.48
4	@Oklahoma	W25-15	9.5	13/21	194	1	0	62.1	15	0	0.39
6	@Arkansas	L14-19	11.0	17/29	158	0	0	39.5	17	0	0.04
7	vsFlorida	W23-17	13.8	16/26	169	0	1	17.5	1	0	-0.04
8	vsAlabama	W24-17	25.0	14/27	194	1	1	81.2	44	0	0.15
10	vsKentucky	W28-18	5.5	28/38	292	1	0	78.0	14	0	0.35
11	vsMississippi State	W33-14	-4.1	8/13	174	2	0	86.0	22	0	0.71
12	@Georgia	L17-31	24.3	20/33	167	0	0	75.6	24	0	-0.01
13	vsUTEP	W56-0	-22.7	17/23	209	4	0	71.2	36	0	0.46
14	@Vanderbilt	W36-23	4.9	18/26	257	4	1	90.8	42	0	0.58
20	@Ohio State	L17-42	31.2	14/31	104	0	0	62.8	47	2	—

Usage & Situational · Pro

Snap-share proxy

Overall

45.6%

Passing plays

88.1%

Rushing plays

14.9%

Standard downs

41.2%

Passing downs

56.5%

EPA by down type

Standard downs: 0.11
Passing downs: 0.60
Pass / Rush EPA: 0.29 / 0.27

Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).