Good news for Tua Tagovailoa. The Alabama product’s latest CT scan showed that his fracture has healed and his hip’s range of motion is solid, sources tell Ian Rapoport of NFL.com (on Twitter). 
Tagovailoa likely needs another month before he’s cleared for football activities, but it’s a big step in the right direction for the highly-coveted quarterback. Things are trending in the right direction and Tagovailoa’s camp expects him to test well at the draft combine later this month (Twitter link).
There’s been tons of chatter connecting the 6’1″ passer to the Dolphins, though owner Stephen Ross admits that he’s concerned about his medicals. If all goes well, the Dolphins No. 5 overall pick could represent Tagovailoa’s floor in the draft. If the medicals uncover serious red flags, however, there’s no telling where the one-time consensus top pick will land.
Quarterback Joe Burrow, of course, is expected to be the first overall pick of the Bengals. Beyond that, Tagovailoa could wind up as the second quarterback drafted in April. Other top signal callers like Oregon’s Justin Herbert and Utah State’s Jordan Love offer potential, but no one presents the same kind of upside and game-changing talent as Tagovailoa.
As a sophomore, Tagovailoa threw for nearly 4,000 yards with 43 touchdowns against just six interceptions. He went on to finish second in Heisman voting, behind Oklahoma star Kyler Murray.
If Tua is healthy he wont be there at 5
You think the Lions will take him?
If Lions GM and coach weren’t in “have to win now to save our jobs” mode yes, but they won’t.
I think the Lions will shock the world and actually do something smart for a change and trade down.
Lions need Tua to look awesome and Herbert to really mess up to create a huge bidding war for the 3rd pick.
Funny how these things work out. As a Raiders fan, I’m hoping that Herbert looks great, so he’ll go high, and let some of the defensive guys drop.
Chargers will take him in a heartbeat with them renouncing rivers this early. Not a chargers fan.
Somebody will trade up to get him.
Draft
1. Joe Burrow > Bengals
2. Chase Young > Redskins
3. Tua Taga > Dolphins (trade up)
4. Isiah Simmons > Giants
5. Jeff Oduhak > Lions
6. Justin Herbert > Chargers
7. Derrick Brown > Panthers
8. Jeddrick Willis > Cardinals
9. Andrew Thomas > Jaggs
10. Javon Kinlaw > Browns
11. Jerry Jeudy > Jets
12. CeeDee Lamb> Raiders
Bengals get their man, Redksins get their man, Dolphins get future QB, Lions get 5th and 18th to rebuild defence, chargers get future QB, Panthers get defence leader, cards upgrade line to protect Murray, jets give Darnold a great target and Vegas gets an exciting
Love the WR class, really like the first 3 QBs but there it dies off think there will be decent late round QBs.
Defense is spelled this way
Who is Jeff Oduhak? I know great Ohio State cornerback Okudah, but not a Jeff Oduhak.
eeww dolphins shouldn’t get Tua my opinion he won’t be a good starting qb in the nfl . I haven’t seen any Bama qb ever become a good solid starting qb . so I’d pass on him especially with his medical. it’s to much a risk that high when he’s not had any contact at all since the injury. maybe in 3rd I might take a flier but bout it for me
U don’t remember ken stabler? ,,,,,asks the Snake 🙂
Joe Namath…
Injury prone / over rated = bust !
I thought the issue with hips was a lack of blood flow if someone gets a fracture? Bones heal, but not the blood vessels?