FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Arkansas pulled off two major surprises on signing day by trading both quarterback Madden Iamaleava and wide receiver Jace Brown from UCLA to the Razorbacks. Iamaleava is the younger brother of current Tennessee starting quarterback Nico Iamaleava. He originally verbally committed to the Bruins in May.

Iamaleava is originally from Long Beach, California. He played high school football at Warren High School and is the No. 24 quarterback in the class and a four-star quarterback according to On3’s composite rankings.

Iamaleava becomes the second quarterback in Arkansas’ 2025 class, joining Conway’s Grayson Wilson. He had offers from over 20 schools, including SEC rival Ole Miss, Tennessee and Auburn.

Minutes after flipping Iamaleava, Brown, a three-star receiver and Iamaleava’s high school teammate, also became a hog. He also preferred the Razorbacks over other well-known Power Four schools, including Arizona, Utah and Notre Dame.

The class now consists of 26 players, ranking 15th among 16 SEC teams and 29th in the nation. Iamaleava is only the second four-star in coach Sam Pittman’s group after linebacker Tavion Wallace.

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