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2027 NFL Draft
Nico Iamaleava vs CJ Bailey
UCLA Bruins
QB · #9
NC State Wolfpack
QB · #11Nico Iamaleava and CJ Bailey are compared using 2027 Fanspeak Consensus rankings, 2026 college production from their player profiles, On The Clock draft activity, and creator scouting reports.
Lower consensus ranks and average picks indicate earlier draft projections. Missing values remain unavailable. Measurements and cross-position production are shown without winner labels. Change either player to open another shareable matchup.
| Nico Iamaleava | Statistic | CJ Bailey |
|---|
| 982 | Passing Yards | 1,955 (leading value) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Passing TDs | 13 (leading value) |
| 4 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 62.1% | Completion % | 63.9% (leading value) |
| 144 | Rushing Yards | 178 (leading value) |
| 1 | Rushing TDs | 2 (leading value) |
| Nico Iamaleava | Statistic | CJ Bailey |
|---|---|---|
| 6-5 | Height | 6-6 |
| 215 lb | Weight | 218 lb |
| Nico Iamaleava | Statistic | CJ Bailey |
|---|---|---|
| #241 | Fanspeak rank | #149 (leading value) |
| QB 19 | Position rank | QB 12 (leading value) |
| 199.2 | Average pick | 149.3 (leading value) |
| 630 | Times drafted | 953 (leading value) |
| 40 | Hype Score | 52 (leading value) |
 66x | Most drafted to |  118x |
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✓ Leading recorded value · — Unavailable
fanspeak.comScout. Compare. Draft.Dean Kindig
16-23 and 2 TDs, plus 130 yards rushing and 2 TDs, plus a two-point conversion scouted to beat Penn State. Polynesian Football Player of the Year in 2023 jumps to UCLA. He served as the backup quarterback to Joe Milton during the 2023 regular season before being named Tennessee's starting QB for the Citrus Bowl, played in January 2024, where he threw for 151 yards and recorded 4 total touchdowns, one passing and three rushing, and was named the Citrus Bowl MVP. Iamaleava finished the 2024 season throwing for 2,616 yards, 19 touchdowns, and 5 interceptions, leading Tennessee to a 10–3 record and the program's first-ever College Football Playoff appearance. On April 20, 2025, Iamaleava announced his decision to transfer to UCLA after a $4M deal fell through with Tennessee.
Full player profileDean Kindig
24-34 and 1 TD vs ECU, 318 yards, added an 11-yard rushing TD. Then 23-32 3TD vs Wake, a big comeback on the road to win 34-24. He completed 72% of his passes (18-of-25) for 152 yards and 2 touchdowns with zero turnovers vs FSU in a 21-11 win. In the lone scouted loss, Bailey passed for over 200 yards and threw a 6-yard TD pass to Terrell Anderson. Todd McShay called NC State's CJ Bailey the quarterback that surprised him the most at the Manning Passing Academy. ➕ 22 career starts before age 20!! ➕ Completion percentage improved from 64.9% to 68.8% in Year 2 ➕ TD: INT ratio improvement 17:10 to 25:9 ➕ Sack rate improvement (6.4% ➡️4.6%) ➖Ball placement under pressure ➖Post Snap coverage recognition ➖Production vs Top competition.
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