Tua Tagovailoa

Position:
QB
Height:
6-1
Weight:
218
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Ewa Beach, Hawai'i
High School:
St. Louis

Junior (2019)

Selected as the Co-Polynesian Player of the Year ... also earned the Bobby Bowden Award ... an All-SEC second-team honoree by both the league coaches and the Associated Press ... suffered a season-ending injury at Mississippi State ... finished his junior season as the Crimson Tide’s career touchdown responsibility leader with 96 (87 passing, nine rushing) ... tops on the Alabama career passing touchdowns list with 87, eclipsing AJ McCarron’s previous mark of 77 ... third in Alabama annals for career passing yards with 7,442 across his two-plus seasons ... led all quarterbacks with a 206.93 passer efficiency rating in 2019 ... threw for 33 touchdowns as a junior to tie for eighth among all Division I quarterbacks in the week following his injury ... completed 71.4 percent of his passes on 180-of-252, a percentage that was fifth in the country ... totaled 2,840 yards passing to rank 13th among NCAA signal-callers prior to his season-ending injury despite being limited to only a half of play against Tennessee and missing the Arkansas game ... added 21 rushes for 25 yards with two touchdowns on the ground ... selected as a semifinalist for the Maxwell Player of the Year ... named a second team Midseason All-American by the Associated Press ... selected as a First Team Preseason All-American by Athlon ... also tabbed as a Second Team Preseason All-American by five other outlets (Associated Press, CBS Sports, The Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, USA Today) ... returned as the reigning recipient of the Maxwell, Walter Camp Player of the Year and Polynesian College Football Player of the Year awards and has been named to all to the preseason watch list for all three awards ... also selected to the Davey O’Brien Award Watch List to start his junior campaign ... voted as the Davey O’Brien Award Player of the Week for his play against South Carolina and Ole Miss ... also tabbed the Maxwell Player of the Week for his efforts against the Gamecocks ... earned Manning Award Star of the Week recognition for his play against Duke, South Carolina, Ole Miss and Texas A&M ... selected as the SEC Co-Offensive Player of the Week for his efforts against the Blue Devils in Atlanta and earned the leagues Offensive Player of the Week recognition following the South Carolina matchup ... named one of the Crimson Tide coaching staff’s offensive players of the week following the Duke, South Carolina, Ole Miss, Texas A&M and Mississippi State matchups. Duke: Put together an impressive performance to start the new year ... went 26-of-31 for 336 yards and four touchdowns ... also added five rushes for 15 yards before exiting the game just before the start of the fourth quarter ... his efforts earned him SEC Co-Offensive Player of the Week honors along with offensive player of the week recognition from the Tide coaching staff. New Mexico State: Contributed four touchdowns against the Aggies ... finished his day at 16-of-24 for 227 yards and three touchdowns through the air ... added two rushes for 33 yards and another score on the ground. South Carolina: Earned numerous weekly awards for his standout play against the Gamecocks ... went 28-of-36 for a career-high 444 yards to go with five touchdowns, a total that matched his previous career mark ... became the first quarterback in Alabama history to throw for 400-plus yards and five touchdowns in the same game ... his 444 yards ranked as the third-most in a single game in program history. Southern Miss: Put together an efficient afternoon, finishing 17-of-21 for 293 yards with a career-high tying five touchdowns ... added three rushes totaling eight yards ... the four-plus touchdown performance marked the ninth of his career, setting a new Alabama career record for games with four or more scoring strikes, passing AJ McCarron’s previous mark of eight. Ole Miss: Accumulated multiple weekly awards once again for his impressive play against the Rebels ... threw for a career-high six touchdowns as part of his 26-for-36 afternoon that finished with 418 yards passing ... added four rushes for seven yards and a touchdown ... the seven total touchdowns moved him into first place on the Alabama all-time touchdown responsibility list. Texas A&M: Finished 21-of-34 with 293 yards and four touchdowns through the air on his way to earning offensive player of the week recognition from the UA coaches ... set the career passing touchdowns record at 81 with his four-score performance, passing the previous mark of 77 set by McCarron (2010-13). Tennessee: Exited the game early with a lower body injury ... went 11-of-12 passing for 155 yards with an interception prior to leaving. LSU: Returned from injury for a gutsy performance in the top-five matchup with the Tigers ... finished 21-of-40 for 418 yards and four touchdowns with one interception ... added three rushes on the day. Mississippi State: Played one half before suffering a season-ending injury late in the second quarter ... totaled 256 yards and two touchdowns on 14-of-18 passing prior to exiting.

Sophomore (2018)

A dynamic dual-threat quarterback ... spent his freshman campaign as the Tide’s backup before earning the starting job as a sophomore ... named the Walter Camp Player of the Year and the Maxwell Award winner ... tabbed as the National Player of the Year by The Sporting News ... earned consensus All-America recognition after being selected as a first-teamer by Walter Camp, The Sporting News and the AFCA ... earned second team All-America accolades from the Associated Press and the FWAA ... also garnered second team All-America recognition from The Athletic and Sports Illustrated ... SEC Offensive Player of the Year by both the Associated Press and the conference coaches ... also tabbed to the All-SEC first team by both the AP and coaches ... was a finalist for the Davey O’Brien Award recognizing college football’s top quarterback ... put together one of the most prolific seasons for a quarterback in Alabama football history ... owns the Alabama single-season passing touchdowns record with 43 across the Tide’s 15 games ... holds the Alabama record for passing yards in a season at 3,966 and his 245 completions is good for fourth in UA single-season rankings ... guided the nation’s No. 3 scoring offense at 45.6 points per game ... led the country with a 199.4 passer efficiency rating ... headed the conference with 48 total touchdowns, 43 of which came through the air to lead the SEC and rank second in the nation ... totaled 4,156 yards of total offense, good for second in the SEC and top-10 nationally, despite not playing a majority of the second halves in the Tide’s 15 contests ... ranked second in the FBS in yards per completion at 16.2 and yards per pass attempt at 11.2 ... the fifth-ranked passer nationally in completion percentage at 69.0 percent ... totaled 48 touchdowns (43 passing, five rushing) to rank atop the UA single-season touchdown responsibility list ... sported a 69.0 completion percentage thanks to 245-of-355 passing ... that completion percentage ranks second all-time for a single season in UA annals ... totaled 3,966 yards and 43 touchdowns through the air with only six interceptions ... added 57 rushes and 190 yards with five scores on the ground ... selected as a Midseason All-American by The Sporting News and ESPN.com while earning Midseason First Team All-America recognition from the Associated Press ... added midseason to the Manning Award Watch List ... preseason second team All-America selection by Athlon and Sporting News ... Maxwell Award Watch List honoree entering his sophomore season ... selected as the Orange Bowl’s Offensive Most Valuable Player ... earned Maxwell Player of the Week for his showing against Texas A&M ... selected as one of the Manning Award Stars of the Week for his performances against Louisville, Texas A&M, Arkansas and Auburn ... tabbed the SEC Offensive Player of the Week following the Texas A&M, Tennessee and Auburn contests ... named one of the UA coaching staff’s offensive players of the week after the Louisville, Arkansas State, Texas A&M, Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, The Citadel and Auburn contests. Louisville: Made his first career start for Alabama and put on an impressive performance ... finished 12-of-16 passing for 227 yards and two scores ... added five rushes for 26 yards including a nine-yard touchdown run for the Tide’s second score of the game ... also assumed holding duties on field goals and PATs ... selected as one of the offensive players of the week by the Alabama coaches for his efforts in the season opener. Arkansas State: Named the Crimson Tide’s starter for the home opener and excelled once again ... finished 13-of-19 for a career-high 228 yards and four touchdowns ... his four scores through the air tied for second in Alabama annals for touchdowns in a game, just one short of the all-time record ... added four rushes for 20 yards against the Red Wolves ... named one of the Tide coaching staff’s offensive players of the week for his efforts. Ole Miss: Shined once again in just under one half of play ... completed 11-of-15 passes for 191 yards and two touchdowns ... had a career-long pass of 79 yards for a score to Jerry Jeudy to give the Tide the lead early in the first quarter ... helped the offense accumulate 28 points through the first quarter, tying the Alabama record for most points in the first quarter under Nick Saban ... added five rushes for 47 yards with a season-long tying 15 yard scamper. Texas A&M: Came away with multiple weekly award recognitions for his performance against the Aggies, including SEC Offensive Player of the Week accolades ... also tabbed as one of the UA coaches offensive players of the week ... finished with career-high marks in nearly every statistical category ... went 22-of-30 for 387 yards and four touchdowns through the air - all career-high totals ... the 387 yards passing ranks fifth all-time at UA for a single game ... added four rushes for 10 yards with one touchdown. Louisiana: Finished his short day at a perfect 8-of-8 for 128 yards and two touchdowns against the Ragin’ Cajuns ... combined with Jalen Hurts and Mac Jones for an efficient 13-of-16 afternoon totaling 340 yards and four touchdowns through the air ... added two rushes for 12 yards to close out his day ... earned offensive player of the week honors from the Tide coaches for his performance. Arkansas: Did not play most of the second half but still impressed in his limited time ... matched his career-high mark for touchdowns with four on 10-of-13 passing and totaled 334 yards through the air ... the outing against the Hogs was his second consecutive game in which he had more touchdowns than incompletions, following up his efforts against Louisiana a week earlier ... rushed three times for seven yards as well ... named one of the Alabama coaches’ offensive player of the week honorees for his performance in Fayetteville. Missouri: Accumulated 265 yards and three touchdowns on 12-of-22 passing against the Tigers ... contributed a career-long scoring strike of 81 yards on the second play from scrimmage, connecting with Jerry Jeudy for the Crimson Tide’s first touchdown of the night ... added two rushes for negative yardage. Tennessee: Matched his career-high mark for touchdown passes with four in Knoxville ... finished 19-of-29 passing for 306 yards through the air to go with his four scoring strikes ... added one rush for six yards and a first down ... earned offensive player of the week accolades from the Tide coaches for his play against the Vols. LSU: Contributed in a big way, setting career-high marks in nearly every category ... went 25-of-42 for 295 yards with two touchdowns and one interception ... also rushed three times for a career-high 49 yards and a score with a 44-yard scoring scamper - the longest rush of his career and by a member of the Tide in 2018. Mississippi State: Finished 14-of-21 passing for 164 yards with one touchdown and one interception against State ... added eight rushes for negative yardage against one of the conference’s top defensive units. The Citadel: Racked up three touchdowns to set the UA single-season passing TD record ... passed AJ McCarron’s previous record of 30 (2012) ... had an efficient day, going 18-of-22 for 340 yards with his two scores ... scored on the ground as well, rushing four times for 37 yards and a touchdown run from a yard out ... selected as an offensive player of the week by the Alabama coaches for his play in the Tide’s final non-conference game of the regular season. Auburn: Contributed six touchdowns against the Tigers with five passing and one rushing ... his six scores in the game were a new Crimson Tide record and moved him atop the single-season list for touchdown responsibility with 41 ... threw for 324 yards and a career-high five scores on 25-of-32 passing ... his five passing touchdowns matched the Alabama single-game mark ... added four rushes for 36 yards with one more score to his totals ... earned SEC Offensive Player of the Week recognition ... also selected as an offensive player of the week by the UA coaching staff for his output in the Iron Bowl. Georgia: Battled through injuries to finish his afternoon 10-of-25 passing for 164 yards with one score ... added three rushes against the Bulldogs ... exited early in the fourth quarter with a lower leg injury that kept him off the field for the remainder of the game. Oklahoma: Was near perfect in an impressive showing that earned him Orange Bowl Offensive MVP recognition ... had more touchdown passes than incompletions in a 24-of-27 showing that resulted in 318 yards and four touchdowns ... started the game a perfect 9-of-9 before his first incompletion, a near miss on a deep ball to Jaylen Waddle in which the freshman was held ... also rushed five times for nine yards against the Sooners. Clemson: Finished 22-of-34 for 295 yards with two touchdowns and a pair of interceptions in the title game ... added four rushes for no gain.

Freshman (2017)

Selected as the Offensive Most Valuable Player of the College Football Playoff National Championship Game ... completed 63.6 percent of his passes (49-of-77) with 11 touchdowns and two interceptions ... totaled 636 yards through the air ... added 27 rushes for 133 yards and two touchdowns to his season totals ... finished first among quarterbacks in the SEC in passing efficiency (204.0) in limited action. Fresno State: Made his first career appearance with the Tide ... finished 6-of-9 for 64 yards and a touchdown with a long play of 24 ... scoring play came on a 16-yard pass to Henry Ruggs III ... added three rushes but did not accumulate any yards despite a long run of eight. Colorado State: Entered off the bench once the Tide had built a lead ... completed 1-of-4 passes for no gain. Vanderbilt: Played almost the entire second half against the Commodores to set career-high marks in nearly every offensive category ... finished his day 8-of-10 for 103 yards and two scores ... had a long pass of 34 yards on a catch-and-run to Jerry Jeudy ... second touchdown pass was for 27 yards after he avoided the blitz to throw a dart under pressure to a wide-open DeVonta Smith ... also ran once for a career-long 22 yard rush. Ole Miss: Finished 3-of-5 passing for 51 yards and a touchdown with a long play of 22 yards ... connected with Henry Ruggs III for an eight-yard touchdown ... rushed four times for 37 yards with his first career rushing touchdown, coming from two yards away. Texas A&M: Held for JK Scott's 50-yard field goal attempt in his only action of the evening. Arkansas: Entered the game near the beginning of the second half as the Tide built a significant lead early ... finished 1-of-2 passing for 33 yards. Tennessee: Completed 75 percent of his passes, going 9-of-12 for 134 yards and a touchdown ... rushed four times for 36 yards and a score on the ground ... connected with Henry Ruggs III for a 60-yard touchdown strike, the longest of both players' young careers ... rushed into the end zone from 23 yards out for his longest carry to date. Mercer: Went 7-of-11 with 85 yards and three touchdowns through the air against the Bears ... connected with Hale Hentges (4 yards), Cam Sims (8 yards) and Derek Kief (13 yards) for his three touchdown passes ... added three rushes for 11 yards with a long of nine. Georgia: Entered at quarterback in the second half of the College Football Playoff National Championship Game and earned Offensive MVP honors for his efforts in the win ... finished 14-of-24 with three touchdowns and one interception ... accumulated 166 yards through the air to go with his 27 yards rushing on 12 attempts ... helped the Tide rally from a 13-0 halftime deficit to make it a 20-20 game at the end of regulation ... found DeVonta Smith for a 41-yard touchdown strike on the final play of the game to help Alabama secure its NCAA-record 17th national championship.

High School and Personal Data

Arrived at the Capstone in January of 2017 to participate in spring practice and gain a head start on learning the Alabama offense ... MVP of Nike's 2016 "The Opening" ... participated in the U.S. Army All-America Bowl and the Rivals100 Five-Star Challenge ... named MVP of the 2016 Elite 11 quarterback competition ... 2016 Gatorade State Player of the Year for Hawai'i ... the nation's top-ranked dual-threat quarterback according to 247Sports, 247Composite, Scout and ESPN ... unanimous No. 1 player in Hawai'i ... five-star prospect by 247Sports and the 247Composite ... No. 22 in the Top247 ... No. 32 in the 247Composite rankings ... Scout rated him a four-star player and No. 38 in the Scout300 ... member of the PrepStar Top 150 Dream Team at No. 44 overall ... tabbed a four-star recruit by Rivals and No. 53 in the Rivals100 ... ESPN gave him a four-star rating and slotted him at No. 57 on the ESPN300 ... finished his career with 8,158 passing yards, the most in Hawai'i high school football history, while adding 84 passing touchdowns ... contributed 1,727 rushing yards and 27 scores over his three-year career ... threw for 3,932 yards and 43 touchdowns as a senior in 2016 ...helped St. Louis and head coach Cal Lee capture the 2016 HHSAA District 1 State Championship ... put together a standout 2015 campaign in which he was selected as KOHN2's Cover2 Kaulukukui Award winner (Hawai'i Offensive Player of the Year) and the KOHN2 Cover2 Mariota Award winner (Hawai'i Player of the Year) ... chose Alabama over LSU, Oregon, UCLA and USC.