Tua Tagovailoa’s younger brother and Maryland’s star quarterback Taulia Tagaovailoa declares for 2024 NFL Draft
The younger brother of the Dolphins’ signal caller will be part of this year’s NFL Draft. The question now is, just how high will the Terps star go?
As things stand, there will be two Tagovailoa’s playing in the NFL this coming season. With Maryland’s quarterback now declaring for this year’s NFL Draft, it stands to reason that we could soon have an exciting sibling rivalry when the next season kicks off.
Taulia Tagovailoa declares for 2024 NFL Draft
Indeed he did. According to reports, the Big Ten’s all-time leading passer, Taulia Tagovailoa, has now thrown his name into the hat after previously entering the transfer portal. If you didn’t know, Tagovailoa’s waiver for a sixth year of eligibility was denied by the NCAA, although he received a written plea from former Alabama head coach Nick Saban, the man many believe to be the greatest college football coach in history.
Regarding history, Tagovailoa originally signed with Alabama in 2019, where he would go on to play in five games with the Crimson Tide before transferring to Maryland in 2020. It was with the Terrapins that he hit the ground running, immediately, becoming the team’s starter. After being granted an additional year of eligibility due to the covid-19 pandemic, Tagovailoa was able to return for his fifth year of college football and fourth season of eligibility in 2023. An established star of the college game and the younger brother of the Miami Dolphins starting quarterback, Tua Tagovailoa, Maryland’s QB is ready for the NFL.
Taulia Tagovailoa by the numbers
In the four years that Tagovailoa played with the Terps, he started in 41 games and completed 955 passes for 11,256 yards and 76 touchdowns. All three of those figures are program records if you’re wondering, and that’s before we touch on the fact that he also holds Maryland’s record for career completion percentage (67.1%) and in 2021 set single-season records with 328 completions for 3,860 yards passing and 26 total touchdowns. Though it’s probably probably stating the obvious at this point, the kid is very good. Not only did he have at least 3,000 passing yards in each of the last three seasons, but he also managed to finish his time in college without a single losing record in a full season as a starter, leading the Terrapins to three-straight bowl wins as he brought his career to a close. This is all to say we’re excited about the prospect of seeing him in the NFL. Aren’t you?