After much talk, the Miami Dolphins ended up drafting Tua Tagovailoa with the fifth overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft.
Entering the draft, there had been much question over whether or not the Dolphins would select Tua. After all, Tagovailoa's injury history is extensive and he only played one full season during his collegiate career. However, Miami ultimately decided the Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback is their QB of the future.
In fact, the Dolphins made a little bit of history with their selection of Tagovailoa. That would be because he becomes the first Crimson Tide QB since 1976 to be selected in the first round of the NFL draft.
First Alabama QB to be taken in the first round since Richard Todd in 1976 by the Jets.
(Pours one out)
— Ralph D. Russo (@ralphDrussoAP) April 24, 2020
Despite the speculation that Miami favored Oregon QB Justin Herbert, the Dolphins selected Tua over Herbert. Herbert went one pick later to the Los Angeles Chargers.
In fact, not only was there speculation that Miami favored Herbert over Tua — there was also speculation that they could go with a different position. Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network reported just one day prior that the Dolphins could trade up in the 2020 NFL Draft.
Why? To select an offensive tackle with a top-three selection.
“The #Dolphins have called the teams in front of them for a possible trade up from No. 5 and are gauging the price to come up to No. 3 to potentially take an offensive tackle. We could see a run on tackles in the Top 10 like never before.”
Obviously, that did not come to fruition.
The 22-year-old QB won a national championship after replacing Jalen Hurts in the 2018 National Championship Game. He would led the Crimson Tide to a second straight appearance in the big game. However, the Tide lost that game. During the 2019 campaign, the 22-year-old QB suffered a serious hip dislocation that ended his season.
With Tagovailoa now in Miami, he'll eventually look to become their first Pro Bowl QB since Dan Marino in 1995.
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