3. Miami Dolphins (from DET)*
Tua Tagovailoa | QB | Alabama
Sorry, but I’m just not buying all these smokescreens coming out of Miami. It’s lying season across the league, and I think this one stinks all the way from South Beach.
I can’t bring myself to believe Chris Grier and Brian Flores prefer Oregon’s Justin Herbert over Tua, and I definitely can’t imagine them moving up for an offensive tackle when there are four of them worthy of taking at No. 5, if that’s the direction they want to go.
Everything we’ve seen and heard points to Tua being fully recovered, fully healthy and ready to live up to the hype his impressive collegiate career built. He’s a quick processor, has surgical accuracy, and rises to the occasion in the biggest games and moments. That guy’s worth moving up for, and it may not even cost a first-rounder to make the two-pick jump with the Lions.