Redshirt freshman quarterback Nico Iamaleava has started in Tennessee’s first two contests in 2024.
The 6-foot-6, 215-pound signal-caller has completed 38-of-51 passing attempts for 525 yards, five touchdowns and two interceptions. He also totaled 71 rushing yards and one touchdown on 12 attempts. Iamaleava has been sacked one time in 2024.
Ahead of Tennessee’s Week 3 matchup versus Kent State, ESPN released updated Southeastern Conference quarterback ratings.
ESPN defines a QBR rating as:
Adjusted Total Quarterback Rating, which values the quarterback on all play types on a 0-100 scale adjusted for the strength of opposing defenses faced.
Season Leaders: To qualify, a player must play a minimum of 20 action plays per team game
Below are the top 10 SEC total QBR ratings after Week 2.
- 1. Jaxson Dart, Ole Miss (93.5)
- 2. Carson Beck, Georgia (89.7)
- 3 Garrett Nussmeier, LSU (86.7)
- 4 Quinn Ewers, Texas (84.2)
- 5 DJ Lagway, Florida (82.6)
- 6 Nico Iamaleava, Tennessee (79.0)
- 7 Blake Shapen, Mississippi State (78.8)
- 8 Diego Pavia, Vanderbilt (78.6)
- 9 Brady Cook, Missouri (72.6)
- 10 Jalen Milroe, Alabama (70.6)
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