Nico Iamaleava vs Austin Simmons — NFL Draft Comparison

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Nico Iamaleava vs Austin Simmons

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2026 Season & Measurements

6-5Height6-4

215 lbWeight220 lb

982Yds1,935

4TD16

4Int2

62.1%Cmp%63.2%

144Ru Yds29

1Ru TD0

Draft Simulator Stats

#240Consensus#190

QB 19Pos RankQB 14

199.2ADP201.3

629Drafted237

38Hype34

66xDrafted By40x

Scouting Reports

Nico Iamaleava

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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.

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Nico Iamaleava and Austin Simmons are compared here on Fanspeak's 2027 NFL Draft data — body measurements, position-relevant college production, the community consensus big board, average draft position across thousands of mock drafts, and how often each prospect shows up in those mocks. Rather than one scout's take, the matchup reflects where the draft community as a whole values each player.

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Who is the better NFL Draft prospect, Nico Iamaleava or Austin Simmons?

The head-to-head above compares Nico Iamaleava and Austin Simmons on height, weight, position stats, Fanspeak Consensus rank, ADP and mock-draft volume, with the winner of each metric checked, so you can judge the matchup on the crowd's draft data and college production rather than one analyst's opinion.

What stats are used to compare Nico Iamaleava and Austin Simmons?

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