Alabama’s Tua Tagovailoa is foregoing his remaining college eligibility and will be declaring early for this year’s draft He made the announcement at a press conference Monday alongside Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban Tagovailoa was widely regarded as the favorite to be this year’s top overall pick heading into the 2019 college football season, but multiple injuries derailed his campaign Though Tagovailoa’s current projections are still high, much of his draft stock will depend on his recovery throughout the next few months Even so, this decision carries lesser risk than returning to Alabama for another season, where another injury could knock him out of first-round consideration altogether For now, Tagovailoa is still considered by most to be the No. 2 quarterback prospect in the class behind LSU’s Joe Burrow
Alabama QB Tua Tagovailoa declares for 2020 NFL Draft
Alabama’s Tua Tagovailoa is foregoing his remaining college eligibility and will be declaring early for this year’s draft He made the announcement at a press conference Monday alongside Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban Tagovailoa was widely regarded as the favorite to be this year’s top overall pick heading into the 2019 college football season, but multiple injuries derailed his campaign Though Tagovailoa’s current projections are still high, much of his draft stock will depend on his recovery throughout the next few months Even so, this decision carries lesser risk than returning to Alabama for another season, where another injury could knock him out of first-round consideration altogether For now, Tagovailoa is still considered by most to be the No. 2 quarterback prospect in the class behind LSU’s Joe Burrow