Alabama QB Tua Tagovailoa Received “Overwhelmingly Positive” Medical Reports At Combine

According to Ian Rapoport, Alabama QB Tua Tagovailoa received overwhelmingly positive reports on his recovery from a dislocated hip after two days of evaluation at the NFL Scouting Combine this week. 

Rapoport says MRIs on Tagovailoa’s hip were as clean as could be hoped, while the fracture in his hip socket was healed and there was no loss of blood flow to the area. “Looked great,” one source said. 

Per USA Today’s Mike Jones, Tagovailoa said at the Combine he expects to receive full medical clearance from the doctors on March 9. He plans to hold a personal pro day a month later in April, where he will throw and work out for scouts and do “everything” according to the Miami Herald’s Armando Salguero.

This has major implications for Tagovailoa’s draft stock, as before the injury he was considered one of the frontrunners to be the No. 1 overall pick.

A full recovery could cement Tagovailoa as a top-five pick and create a bidding war with multiple teams in a potential trade-up scenario. 

Tagovailoa, 21, is still expected to be a high first-round pick in this year’s draft, despite the serious hip injury. In fact, many experts believe he’ll still be a top-five pick as long as things check out with his hip. 

For his career, Tagovailoa has completed 69.3 percent of his passes for 7,442 yards, 87 touchdowns and 11 interceptions over the course of three seasons and 32 games. He has also rushed for 340 yards and nine touchdowns. 

We’ll have more on Tagovailoa as the news is available.