A four-star recruit in the 2025 class, Iamaleava was rated the No. 22 quarterback nationally and No. 271 overall by 247Sports’ composite rankings. He originally committed to UCLA in May 2023 before flipping to Arkansas later that year, only to reverse course again following his brother’s latest move.

Madden Iamaleava is following in his older brother Nico Iamaleava’s footsteps and is reportedly committing to UCLA, per ESPN’s Chris Low. The freshman quarterback began his college career at Arkansas but is heading west to join his brother after entering the NCAA transfer portal.