Iamaleava is the No. 3 overall prospect in the Class of 2023 according to 247Sports. Only Arch Manning of Newman (New Orleans) and Malachi Nelson of Los Alamitos (Calif.) are rated higher.
As a junior, Iamaleava threw for 2,244 yards and had 33 touchdowns with just one interception in nine games. He added 158 yards rushing and three scores. He led the Bears to an 8-1 record with the only loss coming against Corona del Mar (Newport Beach) in the opening round of the CIF Southern Section Division 2 playoffs. In that game, Iamaleava suffered an injury early in the second quarter and was never cleared to return from concussion protocols.
Alabama, Georgia, Miami and Oregon were considered serious contenders for Iamaleava's services before committing to Tennessee.
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The 6-foot-5, 195-pound Future Vol spent his sophomore and junior season at Warren (Downey, Calif.) and announced he was going to return to Long Beach Poly to finish his high school career. He attended Poly during his freshman year.
The Jackrabbits are coming of an 11-4 season and won the CIF Southern Section Division 4 title. Poly lost to Serra (Gardena) 21-17 in the CIF Division 1-A SoCal regional championship.
Long Beach Poly has a rich history of producing some of the best talent in the country. The Jackrabbits have had the third-most players selected in the NFL Draft since 2002 with 14, including the likes of Desean Jackson, JuJu Smith-Schuster, Marcedes Lewis and Winston Justice. Matt Corral will make it 15 in this year's draft.
