UCLA Bruins
UCLA's top projected fantasy scorer for the 2026 season is Nico Iamaleava, a QB projected for 215.6 points (overall rank #810 among every FBS draftable player on the board). Across its top 10 board-ranked players, UCLA projects for 971.3 combined fantasy points — 34.9 points below the Big Ten median of 1006.2, ranking #11 of 18 in the conference. Its deepest position group is wide receivers, worth 444.6 combined projected points from 16 rostered players.
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Projected points and board slot are Saturday Night Showdown's own 2026 season-long projections and value-based draft board, generated before Week 0 kicks off — not stats from games already played, and not an average of real-world draft results.
2026 Projected Fantasy Points
Top 25 UCLA players on the Saturday Night Showdown draft board, ranked by projected fantasy points.
| # | Player | Pos | Proj Pts | Board Slot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Iamaleava | QB | 215.6 | — |
| 2 | Wayne Knight | RB | 200.5 | 4.03 |
| 3 | Anthony Woods | RB | 129.1 | — |
| 4 | Mikey Matthews | WR | 82.1 | — |
| 5 | Mateen Bhaghani | K | 81.6 | — |
| 6 | Leland Smith | WR | 68.9 | — |
| 7 | Jaivian Thomas | RB | 57.1 | — |
| 8 | Brian Rowe Jr. | WR | 48.3 | — |
| 9 | Landon Ellis | WR | 47.6 | — |
| 10 | Aidan Mizell | WR | 40.5 | — |
| 11 | UCLA Defense | DEF | 26.9 | — |
| 12 | Noah Fox-Flores | TE | 26.7 | — |
| 13 | Semaj Morgan | WR | 25.8 | — |
| 14 | Ty Dieffenbach | QB | 21.6 | — |
| 15 | Josh Phifer | TE | 20.6 | — |
| 16 | Harry Lodge | TE | 19.6 | — |
| 17 | Brayden Loftin | TE | 19.5 | — |
| 18 | Madden Iamaleava | QB | 19.2 | — |
| 19 | Colton Gumino | QB | 19.2 | — |
| 20 | Mateo Orosco | K | 18.6 | — |
| 21 | Dylan Lee | RB | 18.2 | — |
| 22 | DJ Bordeaux | QB | 17.4 | — |
| 23 | Jackson Meehan | WR | 15.6 | — |
| 24 | Jalen Saint Paul | WR | 15.0 | — |
| 25 | Jace Brown | WR | 14.4 | — |