Nico Iamaleava, Tennessee Volunteers 5-star quarterback, throws touchdowns on first 3 passes in front of Josh Heupel

Tennessee Volunteers head coach Josh Heupel and quarterback coach Joey Halzle traveled all the way to California to check out their future quarterback, Warren High School five-star prospect Nico Iamaleava.
The 6-foot-6, 200-pound signal-caller didn't disappoint.
Iamaleava threw long touchdown passes on each of his first three passing attempts of the contest:
First pass of night from ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ @nico_iamaleava8 goes for 6… pic.twitter.com/FQ7ILLNVlW
— Austin Price (@AustinPriceless) October 1, 2022
2nd pass of night for ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ @nico_iamaleava8 goes for 6…. Sensing a theme here… pic.twitter.com/8CStTs0dhI
— Austin Price (@AustinPriceless) October 1, 2022
Third pass from @nico_iamaleava8 ….you guys know the drill….https://t.co/NYMYeLa9i1 pic.twitter.com/4nMUqZSpVJ
— Austin Price (@AustinPriceless) October 1, 2022
Iamaleava is rated the nation's No. 3 overall prospect and No. 3 quarterback in the 2023 recruiting class, behind only Louisiana's Arch Manning (Texas) and Michigan's Dante Moore (Oregon).
The California product is the unquestioned headliner of Tennessee's recruiting class, which consists of 21 pledges and is rated No. 9 nationally.
The top Vol @coachjoshheupel and @CoachHalzle in attendance to watch ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ @nico_iamaleava8 https://t.co/NYMYeLa9i1 pic.twitter.com/UshnO33XDY
— Austin Price (@AustinPriceless) October 1, 2022

Andrew Nemec covers national high school recruiting and brings more than a decade of experience. Andrew hosts "Recruiting with Andrew Nemec" on ESPN-affiliate 1080 The FAN in Portland, Oregon. He holds a journalism degree from the University of Oregon.