Most people believe that Tua Tagovailoa will be the second quarterback off the board in the 2020 NFL Draft. Some mock drafts even have him going as high as second overall.
However, according to Matt Miller of Bleacher Report, that isn't the belief of every team. Apparently, some teams have Tagovailoa listed as their number three or number four quarterback.
And it's not because of the injury concerns — but because of Alabama's system.
Many people assume Tua is the clear cut QB2 in this class, but multiple teams tell me he could be drafted much later. pic.twitter.com/bnCITBWYhR
— Matt Miller (@nfldraftscout) April 3, 2020
Tagovailoa has a long and troubling injury history. That's definitely made a few people wary of his draft stock.
It seems like there's another reason people are concerned though. Alabama's offense was simply too good. The offensive line was incredible, they always have great running backs and the wide receivers were elite.
So couldn't that mean that Tagovailoa was being propped up by them? Sure, absolutely. It could also mean that he was making them look better though. Or just that they all worked well together.
There's no denying that Tagovailoa has talent. However, it's fair for people to look at the downside as well. We've all heard about how incredible he is. There's reason to be skeptical though.
And that's not an insult on Tagovailoa. There's reason to be skeptical of any and every prospect. It just depends on the team. It depends on whether they believe the good or the bad outweighs the other.
Those draft grades might not matter though. Even if a few teams have Tagovailoa lower on their boards, there seems to be quite a few teams that are very high on them. It's unlikely those teams will let him drop very far.
So even with some teams not as high on Tagovailoa as many thought, it's hard to imagine the quarterback not being a top pick.
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