{"id":1040712,"date":"2026-10-29T23:06:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T23:06:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/1040712\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T23:06:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T23:06:18","slug":"uclas-nico-iamaleava-makes-decision-on-future-amid-knee-injury-2027-nfl-draft-rumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/1040712\/","title":{"rendered":"UCLA&#8217;s Nico Iamaleava Makes Decision on Future amid Knee Injury, 2027 NFL Draft Rumors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">Nico Iamaleava is coming back to school.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">The UCLA quarterback&#8217;s agent, Rudy Caamano, told <a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong mui-mlpnpn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mzenitz\/status\/2115936891866403231\">Matt Zenitz<\/a> of CBS Sports the plan is for Iamaleava to return to the Bruins for the 2027 campaign. Zenitz noted the quarterback was &#8220;emerging as a possibility to go in the first three rounds of next year&#8217;s NFL draft&#8221; before he suffered a torn ACL.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">This article will be updated soon to provide more information and analysis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">Make Bleacher Report one of your preferred sources on Google by selecting Bleacher Report on the &#8220;source preferences&#8221; page <a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong mui-mlpnpn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=bleacherreport.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">For more from Bleacher Report, check out our <a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong mui-mlpnpn\" href=\"https:\/\/br.app.link\/RmoyZixP3xb\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">B\/R app<\/a>, <a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong mui-mlpnpn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bleacherreport.com\/?utm_source=webdva\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">homepage<\/a> and social feeds\u2014including <a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong mui-mlpnpn\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BleacherReport\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>, <a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong mui-mlpnpn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bleacherreport\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, <a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong mui-mlpnpn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bleacherreport\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong mui-mlpnpn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@bleacherreport\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">TikTok<\/a> and <a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong mui-mlpnpn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@BleacherReport\/featured\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nico Iamaleava is coming back to school. 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