Player Career

Tua Tagovailoa Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Tua Tagovailoa story

Tua Tagovailoa built his college career from 2017 through 2019 as a quarterback from Ewa Beach, HI wearing No. 13, spending time with Alabama. The clearest part of Tua Tagovailoa's career was his passing role: 7,442 passing yards, 87 touchdown passes, 684 attempts, and 340 rushing yards across 32 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Alabama. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 340 rushing yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 32 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Alabama.

The arc is straightforward: Tua Tagovailoa moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Alabama

    2017-2019

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20172017201820182019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 PostseasonAlabama7697010.4
2017 Regular SeasonAlabama7697010.40
2018 PostseasonAlabama4,15674.110.43,387
2018 Regular SeasonAlabama4,15674.110.40
2019 Regular SeasonAlabama2,85769.37.9-1,299

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs The Citadel

Week 12 · W 50-17

Win with 377 yards of offense and 93.6 efficiency.

377

Total Offense

75.8 takeover

377 total offense with 93.6 efficiency.

#2

@ Georgia

Week 1 · W 26-23 · Postseason · Conference game

193

Total Offense

74.6 takeover

Win with 193 yards of offense and 55.5 efficiency.

193 total offense with 55.5 efficiency.

#3

vs Texas A&M

Week 4 · W 45-23 · Conference game

397

Total Offense

68.8 takeover

Win with 397 yards of offense and 74.6 efficiency.

397 total offense with 74.6 efficiency.

#4

vs Auburn

Week 13 · W 52-21 · Conference game

350

Total Offense

67.7 takeover

Win with 350 yards of offense and 81.9 efficiency.

350 total offense with 81.9 efficiency.

#5

vs Ole Miss

Week 5 · W 59-31 · Conference game

419

Total Offense

64.8 takeover

Win with 419 yards of offense and 67.9 efficiency.

419 total offense with 67.9 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2018 Postseason · Alabama

4,156 primary output · 74.1 efficiency · 10.4 usage

70.2

#2

2018 Regular Season · Alabama

70.2

4,156 primary · 74.1 efficiency · 10.4 usage

#3

2019 Regular Season · Alabama

59.3

2,857 primary · 69.3 efficiency · 7.9 usage

Milestones

16

250+ passing yards

12

300+ total offense

19

3+ TD games

24

Above avg efficiency