Tua Tagovailoa
Quarterback #1
Personal
| Age | 28 |
|---|---|
| Birthdate | March 2, 1998 |
| Height | 6'1" |
| Weight | 225 lb |
Draft
| College | Alabama | |
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| Year | 2020 | |
| Pick | Round: 1, Overall: 5 | |
| Team | MIA |
Fantasy Value
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Player News
Tua Tagovailoa: How Much Value Does Tua Tagovailoa Offer as Falcons' Starter?
Falcons quarterback Tua Tagovailoa signed a one-year deal with Atlanta after being released by the Miami Dolphins, and he is now in a position to compete with 2024 first-round pick Michael Penix Jr. for the team's starting job. Penix, whose professional and collegiate career has largely been defined by injury, suffered a season-ending ACL tear in Week 11, but there are exceptions that he could return by the start of training camp. Tagovailoa, no stranger to injury himself, has missed a total of 17 games since taking over as a starter in 2020, and in the wake of a number of career-threatening concussion scares, his fantasy production has seen a significant decline over the past two seasons. Since posting 16.7 points per game in a career-best QB9 finish in 2023, he's fallen to an 11.8-point pace across his last 25 starts. New head coach Kevin Stefanski has not seen a quarterback finish higher than QB25 in his run-heavy West Coast offense since Baker Mayfield in 2020, so even if Tagovailoa should win the job cleanly out of camp, his ceiling remains low, and with two years of guaranteed money remaining on Penix's rookie contract, the team could look for the first opportunity to work him back into the starting lineup. Tagovailoa is RotoBaller's dynasty QB34, though after six seasons as a starter, anything hinting toward a backup path would see that ranking tumble precipitously.
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Player Stats
| YEAR | TM | GM | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMP | ATT | % | YDS | YPC | TD | INT | SACKS | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD | FUM | |||
| 2020 | MIA | 16 | 186 | 290 | 64.1 | 1,814 | 9.8 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 36 | 109 | 3.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2021 | MIA | 13 | 248 | 366 | 67.8 | 2,544 | 10.3 | 15 | 10 | 19 | 37 | 90 | 2.4 | 3 | 1 |
| 2022 | MIA | 16 | 259 | 400 | 64.8 | 3,548 | 13.7 | 25 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 70 | 2.9 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | MIA | 16 | 371 | 533 | 69.6 | 4,451 | 12.0 | 28 | 12 | 29 | 34 | 67 | 2.0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2024 | MIA | 12 | 291 | 399 | 72.9 | 2,867 | 9.9 | 19 | 7 | 21 | 17 | 49 | 2.9 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | MIA | 16 | 260 | 384 | 67.7 | 2,660 | 10.2 | 20 | 15 | 30 | 20 | 43 | 2.1 | 0 | 1 |
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