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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2019Alabama
Tua Tagovailoa
QB • 6'1" • 218 lbs • Ewa Beach, HI, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Tua Tagovailoa is a balanced quarterback profile with 7.9 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
91
Top-tier box-score impact for a quarterback
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Reliability
84
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
97
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Alabama
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Alabama
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: The Citadel
Player 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...
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- Committed To
- Alabama
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2020
- Selection
- Round 1 · Pick 5
- Overall
- No. 5
- NFL Team
- Miami Dolphins
Tua Tagovailoa, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Alabama. Tua Tagovailoa is a balanced quarterback profile with 7.9 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 7,782
- Passing yards
- 7,442
- Rushing yards
- 340
- Touchdowns
- 96
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Tua Tagovailoa Alabama Highlights
2019 · Alabama · Player Highlight
Tua Tagovailoa college highlights at Alabama.
- Season
- 2019
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Tua Tagovailoa quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Alabama · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 7,782
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 32 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Alabama
- Top game
- The Citadel
- Recruit profile
- 5-star · St. Louis · Alabama
- High school pipeline
- St. Louis · 46 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2020 · Round 1 · Pick 5 · Miami Dolphins
- Latest roster
- No. 13 · Junior
- 2019 Total offense rank
- 2,857 total offense · QB 58th (top 16%) · SEC 4th (top 3%) · National 58th (top 4%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Alabama | 8 | 193 | 166 | 27 | 3 | 44.1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Alabama | 8 | 576 | 470 | 106 | 10 | 44.1 |
| 2018 Postseason | Alabama | 15 | 613 | 613 | 0 | 6 | 70.2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Alabama | 15 | 3,543 | 3,353 | 190 | 42 | 70.2 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Alabama | 9 | 2,857 | 2,840 | 17 | 35 | 59.3 |
Related Context
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Tua Tagovailoa played QB for Alabama. Across 3 tracked seasons, Tua Tagovailoa recorded 7,442 passing yards, 340 rushing yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Alabama.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Alabama paired 4,156 primary output with 74.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
pass-led usage with 69.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2019 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ole Miss
Win with 419 yards of offense and 67.9 efficiency. It landed in the 88.9th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · Alabama
Games
9
Primary Metric / G
317.4
Efficiency
69.3
Usage
7.9
Consistency
81.5
Best Game by takeover score
Ole Miss
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Duke: 351. New Mexico State: 260. South Carolina: 432. Southern Miss: 301. Ole Miss: 419. Texas A&M: 283. Tennessee: 150. LSU: 413. Mississippi State: 248
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Duke: 36 by 76. New Mexico State: 26 by 86.4. South Carolina: 38 by 69.4. Southern Miss: 24 by 76.9. Ole Miss: 40 by 67.9. Texas A&M: 35 by 55.5. Tennessee: 13 by 64.6. LSU: 43 by 57.4. Mississippi State: 20 by 69.4
Split Comparison
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Wins305.5 · Games = 8 · -107.5 vs Losses
Losses413 · Games = 1 · +107.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Ole Miss
Best efficiency game
86.4 vs New Mexico State
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/16 | @ Mississippi State | W 38-7 | 14 | 18 | 256 | 77.8 | 2 | 0 | 69.4 | 2 | -8 | -4 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 11/9 | vs LSU300-yard game · 3+ TD | L 41-46 | 21 | 40 | 418 | 52.5 | 4 | 1 | 57.4 | 3 | -5 | -1.70 | 0 | 4 |
| Sun 10/20 | vs Tennessee | W 35-13 | 11 | 12 | 155 | 91.7 | 0 | 1 | 64.6 | 1 | -5 | -5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Texas A&M3+ TD | W 47-28 | 21 | 34 | 293 | 61.8 | 4 | 1 | 55.5 | 1 | -10 | -10 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Ole Miss300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 59-31 | 26 | 36 | 418 | 72.2 | 6 | 0 | 67.9 | 4 | 1 | 0.30 | 1 | 7 |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Southern Miss3+ TD | W 49-7 | 17 | 21 | 293 | 81.0 | 5 | 0 | 76.9 | 3 | 8 | 2.70 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 9/14 | @ South Carolina300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 47-23 | 28 | 36 | 444 | 77.8 | 5 | 0 | 69.4 | 2 | -12 | -6 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 9/7 | vs New Mexico State3+ TD | W 62-10 | 16 | 24 | 227 | 66.7 | 3 | 0 | 86.4 | 2 | 33 | 16.50 | 1 | 25 |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Duke300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 42-3 | 26 | 31 | 336 | 83.9 | 4 | 0 | 76 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
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
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Alabama
2017-2019
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Season Value Progression
20172017201820182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Alabama | 769 | 70 | 10.4 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Alabama | 769 | 70 | 10.4 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Alabama | 4,156 | 74.1 | 10.4 | 3,387 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Alabama | 4,156 | 74.1 | 10.4 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Alabama | 2,857 | 69.3 | 7.9 | -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.
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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
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#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
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250+ passing yards
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300+ total offense
19
3+ TD games
24
Above avg efficiency
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