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ESPN is out today with their top 100 college football players for the upcoming 2024 season, and a Tennessee Volunteer leads the way. Tennessee’s new signal caller, Nico Iamaleava, also cracked the list despite only starting one game last season.

92. Quarterback Nico Iamaleava

A top-25 recruit in 2023, Iamaleava gave us a taste of what he’s capable of in 2023, completing 28 of 45 passes for 314 yards and two touchdowns, scrambling nine times for 72 yards and rushing for three bowl TDs versus Iowa. He looks like the total package. (ESPN)

The five-star prospect has all the makings of Josh Heupel’s next quarterback success story.