Tua Tagovailoa | QB | Alabama
No, we’re not trying to get Jimmy Garoppolo out of town. This would be prime for the 49ers though in their quest to acquire more picks between Rounds 1 and 5. Tagovailoa had his final season with the Crimson Tide cut short by a devastating hip injury. Teams won’t be able to check him out before the draft with travel restrictions in place due to COVID-19. A bit of a tumble for him is very real. However, No. 13 is great value for a team looking to jump up and snag a top quarterback from this year’s class. San Francisco could trade back a few spots, recoup some draft capital in the middle rounds, and still get a quality player a little later in the first round. The Dolphins, Broncos, Jaguars and Patriots are all teams that stand out as potential candidates to move up for a sliding QB.
Tagovailoa is projected to go No. 5 to the Dolphins in Draft Wire’s latest mock.