Tua Tagovailoa 2021 Outlook: Late Round Gem Potential
3 years ago2020 was a rollercoaster start to Tua Tagovailoa's NFL career. Despite suffering a dislocated hip and a fracture in his final season at Alabama, Tua was selected with the fifth overall pick by the Miami Dolphins in the NFL draft. After sitting the first five games of the season, Tua saw mop-up duty in Week 6 and took over the starting job in Week 7. Despite being the starter, the Dolphins would go on to replace Tua with Ryan Fitzpatrick in the fourth quarter of two games where they needed a big comeback drive. Tua would go on to complete 64% of his passes for 1,814 yards and 11 touchdowns with five interceptions in an up and down season. The second-year quarterback has the Miami starting job all to himself in 2021 and has several new weapons at his disposal. Aside from his top four receivers returning (DeVante Parker, Mike Gesicki, Jakeem Grant, Myles Gaskin), Tua will get upgrades in the form of deep threat Will Fuller, top-10 draft pick (and former college teammate) Jaylen Waddle, and third-round tight end Hunter Long. With explosive weapons, a normal offseason of development, and another year of healing from the brutal hip injury under his belt, Tua has top-15 potential as a fantasy quarterback. The Dolphins' quarterback is currently being selected as QB22 in fantasy drafts, which allows fantasy players to snag a high-floor QB2 to stash away on their benches.