Josh Heupel got a commitment from his highest-ranked prospect since joining Tennessee as head coach when he heard about the commitment from Junior 300 quarterback Nico Iamaleava.
Iamaleava is a quarterback in the 2023 class. He is a signal-caller from Long Beach Polytechnic High School.
Being so highly ranked, Iamaleava had offers from nearly every major program in the country, and he listed his final five schools as Alabama, Georgia, Miami, Tennessee and Oregon. He is the first quarterback to be ranked in the top 300 by Heupel and Golesh.
The staff added four-star Tayven Jackson in the class of 2022. Hooker will return in 2022, as well as backup Joe Milton. After transferring from Virginia Tech, Hooker became the starter after throwing for 2,945 yards, 31 touchdown and 3 interception last season.
Iamaleava will give the coaching staff an option at quarterback after this season. The highest-ranked quarterback the program has landed since 2006 is his commitment.
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