Touchdown Wire’s pre-combine mock draft: Chase Young, Jerry Jeudy are pivot points

Everybody does mock drafts, most everybody does more than one, and every mock draft is done for different reasons. To get clicks? Well, duh. That would be reason No. 1, dear reader. Let’s not be arch about this. That aside, what we’re trying to do …

5. Miami Dolphins (5-11): Tua Tagovailoa, QB, Alabama

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All signs are positive regarding Tagovailoa’s fractured hip, and thus his NFL future, which leaves us with his NFL potential. Tagovailoa doesn’t have the biggest arm in this draft class, but he checks most of the other boxes when you look at the needs for the new generation of dual-threat NFL quarterbacks who are redefining the position. While he’s more than adept in a shotgun/pistol offense with lots of run-pass options, he also shows the potential to shine under center with multiple reads at his disposal, both in and out of the pocket. Yes, he was surrounded with insane talent at Alabama, but 87 touchdowns to 11 interceptions and a 10.9 yards-per-attempt average over three seasons doesn’t just happen. Nick Saban has compared Tagovailoa to Drew Brees and Aaron Rodgers in the abstract; that doesn’t just happen, either.

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