Tua Tagovailoa is one of the most consistent quarterbacks of his generation — a player whose career coefficient of variation places him among the most reliable performers at the position. Year in, year out, Tagovailoa delivered without dramatic peaks or valleys — the kind of player who earns trust, not headlines.
Tua Tagovailoa
Height6'1"
Weight225 lb
BornMar 2, 1998
Age28
CollegeAlabamaSee College Stats
ConferenceSoutheastern
Rookie yr2020
Draft2020 · Rd 1, Pick 5 · MIA
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title contextRegular-season all-time ranks
1x
Pro Bowls
Season honors and record seasons
A top 20% all-time quarterback who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Average per-snap value reinforces the playmaking ability.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 123 · #844 · High-ValueWorth 123 points of value above a freely-available replacement quarterback — top 19% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +20.5 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
6 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
36
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
6
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+20.5
Avg surplus
peak +39
6 seasons × ~20.5 surplus ≈ VORP 123
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
4 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Passing | Rushing | Defense | Snap Counts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2020 | — | MIA | 10 | — | 186 | 290 | 64.1% | 1,814 | 11 | 5 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 2.2 | 87.1 | 20 | 36 | 109 | 3 | 3.0 | 8.3 | 13 | 36.1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 571 | 85.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2020 | — | LAC | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | — | MIA | 13 | — | 263 | 388 | 67.8% | 2,653 | 16 | 10 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 1.6 | 90.1 | 20 | 42 | 128 | 3 | 3.0 | 7.1 | 13 | 31.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 777 | 87.8% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2021 | — | BUF | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | — | MIA | 13 | — | 259 | 400 | 64.8% | 3,548 | 25 | 8 | 6.3 | 2.0 | 8.9 | 9.2 | 3.1 | 105.5 | 21 | 24 | 70 | 0 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 4 | 16.7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 705 | 91.7% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2023 | — | MIA | 17 | — | 388 | 560 | 69.3% | 4,624 | 29 | 14 | 5.2 | 2.5 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 2.1 | 101.1 | 29 | 35 | 74 | 0 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 5 | 14.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1,045 | 95.3% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2024 | — | MIA | 11 | — | 291 | 399 | 72.9% | 2,867 | 19 | 7 | 4.8 | 1.8 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 2.7 | 101.4 | 21 | 17 | 49 | 0 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 5 | 29.4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 717 | 97.2% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2024 | — | LA | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | — | MIA | 14 | — | 260 | 384 | 67.7% | 2,660 | 20 | 15 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 1.3 | 88.5 | 30 | 20 | 43 | 0 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 6 | 30.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 776 | 95.4% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | — | 81 | — | 1,647 | 2,421 | 68.0% | 18,166 | 120 | 59 | 5.0 | 2.4 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 2.0 | 96.4 | 141 | 174 | 473 | 6 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 46 | 26.4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4,591 | 92.1% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | |
Career EPA262.3·313 passing · -51 rushing·52.5/season
Passing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 22 | MIA | 10 | 9* | 186 | 290 | 64.1% | 1,814 | 11 | 5 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 2.2 | 87.1 | 20 | 6.8 |
| 2021 | 23 | MIA | 13 | 11* | 263 | 388 | 67.8% | 2,653 | 16 | 10 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 1.6 | 90.1 | 20 | 8.4 |
| 2022 | 24 | MIA | 13 | 12* | 259 | 400 | 64.8% | 3,548 | 25 | 8 | 6.3 | 2.0 | 8.9 | 9.2 | 3.1 | 105.5 | 21 | 11.9 |
| 2023 | 25 | MIA | 17 | 16* | 388 | 560 | 69.3% | 4,624 | 29 | 14 | 5.2 | 2.5 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 2.1 | 101.1 | 29 | 15.8 |
| 2024 | 26 | MIA | 11 | 11* | 291 | 399 | 72.9% | 2,867 | 19 | 7 | 4.8 | 1.8 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 2.7 | 101.4 | 21 | 9.1 |
| 2025 | 27 | MIA | 14 | 13* | 260 | 384 | 67.7% | 2,660 | 20 | 15 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 1.3 | 88.5 | 30 | 7.1 |
| Career | 78 | 72* | 1,647 | 2,421 | 68.0% | 18,166 | 120 | 59 | 5.0 | 2.4 | 7.5 | — | — | 96.4 | 141 | 59.1 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Rushing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 22 | MIA | 10 | 9* | 36 | 109 | 3 | 3.0 | 8.3 | 13 | 36.1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 23 | MIA | 13 | 11* | 42 | 128 | 3 | 3.0 | 7.1 | 13 | 31.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 24 | MIA | 13 | 12* | 24 | 70 | 0 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 4 | 16.7 | 0 |
| 2023 | 25 | MIA | 17 | 16* | 35 | 74 | 0 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 5 | 14.3 | 4 |
| 2024 | 26 | MIA | 11 | 11* | 17 | 49 | 0 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 5 | 29.4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 27 | MIA | 14 | 13* | 20 | 43 | 0 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 6 | 30.0 | 0 |
| Career | 78 | 72* | 174 | 473 | 6 | 2.7 | — | 46 | — | 4 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 22 | LAC | 1 | 1* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 23 | BUF | 1 | 1* | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 25 | MIA | 1 | 1* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 26 | LA | 1 | 1* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 4 | 4* | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Snap Counts
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 22 | MIA | 10 | 9* | 571 | 85.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2021 | 23 | MIA | 13 | 11* | 777 | 87.8% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2022 | 24 | MIA | 13 | 12* | 705 | 91.7% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2023 | 25 | MIA | 17 | 16* | 1,045 | 95.3% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2024 | 26 | MIA | 11 | 11* | 717 | 97.2% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2025 | 27 | MIA | 14 | 13* | 776 | 95.4% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | 78 | 72* | 4,591 | — | — | — | — | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced (EPA)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 22 | — | — | 9* | -13.5 | 2.2 | — | 2,175 | 0 |
| 2021 | 23 | — | — | 11* | 20.9 | -5.1 | — | 2,735 | 0 |
| 2022 | 24 | — | — | 12* | 97.4 | -9.2 | — | 3,833 | 0 |
| 2023 | 25 | — | — | 16* | 123.6 | -39.1 | — | 4,283 | 0 |
| 2024 | 26 | — | — | 11* | 84.7 | 0.5 | — | 2,271 | 0 |
| Career | 59* | — | — | — | 15,297 | 0 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Passing (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | OnTgt% | Bad% | Prss | Prss% | Hrry | Hits | Bltz | PktTime | Throwaway | Batted | Scrm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 22 | MIA | — | 9* | 74.1 | 18.8 | 48 | 14.7 | 14 | 14 | 115 | 2.3 | 5 | 2 | — |
| 2021 | 23 | MIA | — | 11* | 80.1 | 16.3 | 89 | 20.9 | 45 | 24 | 100 | 2.2 | 6 | 1 | — |
| 2022 | 24 | MIA | — | 12* | 76.7 | 15.8 | 86 | 20.0 | 40 | 25 | 86 | 2.3 | 13 | 6 | — |
| 2023 | 25 | MIA | — | 16* | 79.0 | 14.3 | 95 | 15.7 | 39 | 27 | 116 | 2.1 | 14 | 9 | — |
| 2024 | 26 | MIA | — | 11* | 81.3 | 11.5 | 58 | 13.6 | 26 | 11 | 64 | 2.1 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| 2025 | 27 | MIA | — | 13* | 77.0 | 15.9 | 93 | 21.9 | 48 | 15 | 85 | 2.3 | 12 | 5 | 11 |
| Career | 72* | — | — | 469 | — | 212 | 116 | 566 | — | 56 | 29 | 18 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Rushing (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | YBC | YBC/Att | YAC | YAC/Att | BrkTkl | Att/Br | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 22 | MIA | 10 | 9* | 80 | 2.2 | 29 | 0.8 | 0 | — | 13 |
| 2021 | 23 | MIA | 13 | 11* | 92 | 2.2 | 36 | 0.9 | 0 | — | 13 |
| 2022 | 24 | MIA | 13 | 12* | 61 | 2.7 | 9 | 0.4 | 0 | — | 4 |
| 2023 | 25 | MIA | 17 | 16* | 71 | 2.0 | 3 | 0.1 | 1 | 35.0 | 5 |
| 2024 | 26 | MIA | 11 | 11* | 49 | 2.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2025 | 27 | MIA | 14 | 13* | 40 | 2.0 | 3 | 0.2 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Career | 78 | 72* | 393 | — | 80 | — | 1 | — | 41 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 60 · Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 60 of 100, era-normalized against pass yds/g peers across 6 scored seasons.
58
Sustained
career value
×.6
63
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 60 × longevity 1 = KV-H 60· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 58
On-field 42.1
Availability 15.9
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative pass yds/g)
2020bestavg 57elite 702025
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position23
Depth
of 100
Reached 20% of the all-time Passing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
20% of the all-time Passing Yards leader20
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
52.46 EPA/season over 5 seasons67
A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 89%.
Per-Snap Impact
Quarterbacks · proprietary · 2012+68
Above average
SIS
EPA/snap0.069Snap share91.4%Off snaps3,815VolatileCV 1.97
Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within quarterbacks, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average QBs aging curve. Group peak age: 29. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Postseason Career
1 playoff gamePassing
Cmp20Att39Cmp%51.3%Yds199TD1Int1TD%2.6Int%2.6Y/A5.1AdjY/A4.5TD:INT1.0Rate63.9Sk2
Rushing
Att3Yds25Y/A8.31D21D%66.7
Advanced (EPA)
Pass EPA-13.9Rush EPA1.6Pass AirYd289
College Passing
College Rushing
Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Zach SielerDE6yAustin JacksonOT6yEmmanuel OgbahDE5yDurham SmytheTE5yJason SandersK5yJaylen WaddleWR5yJaelan PhillipsLB5yBlake FergusonLS5yElijah CampbellDB5yNik NeedhamDB5yTyreek HillWR4yJerome BakerOLB4yAlec IngoldFB4yKendall LammOT4yDuke RileyMLB4yXavien HowardCB4yAndrew Van GinkelOLB4yChristian WilkinsDT4yBrandon JonesDB4yRaekwon DavisDT4yRobert HuntOT4yJeff WilsonRB4yJevon HollandSAF4yLiam EichenbergOT4y
2020 Draft Class· this player went #5
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterTua inherited the Miami Dolphins QB room from Ryan Tannehill (2012–2018), and holds it as the most recent the corpus records.
David Woodley 1980–1983Dan Marino 1983–1999Jay Fiedler 2000–2004Ryan Tannehill 2012–2018Tua Tagovailoa 2020–2025
The room is reconstructed from arrival order among durable members (≥4 seasons with the club) at the player’s position group — a lineage by arrival, not a week-by-week depth chart. Distinct from the league-wide positional GOAT torch.
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2025final season
Last recorded season with MIA
- 2020draft
Drafted by MIA — Round 1, Pick 5
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'1" / 225 lb
Frame
Injury History
5 career games missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | MIA | 0 | W8Questionable· ConcussionW17Questionable· HipW18Doubtful· Hip |
| 2022 | MIA | 4 | W4Questionable· Back / AnkleW5Out· Concussion / Back, AnkleW6Out· Concussion / AnkleW17Out· ConcussionW18Out· ConcussionW19Out· Concussion |
| 2021 | MIA | 1 | W3Out· RibsW9Questionable· Ribs / left FingerW10Questionable· left Finger |
| 2020 | MIA | 0 | W4Questionable· IllnessW12Questionable· left ThumbW13Questionable· left Thumb |
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 6-season peers. See all →
60
peak 63
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
D2020
C2021
B2022
B+2023
B2024
C2025
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.
77%
Era Translator
Pass Yds translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Pass Yds | Pass Yds/G | → 2025 Pass Yds | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1,814 | 181.4 | 2,880+1,066 | 169.4 |
| 2021 | 2,653 | 204.1 | 3,281+628 | 193 |
| 2022 | 3,548 | 272.9 | 4,427+879 | 260.4 |
| 2023 | 4,624 | 272 | 4,534-90 | 266.7 |
| 2024 | 2,867 | 260.6 | 4,375+1,508 | 257.4 |
| 2025 | 2,660 | 190 | 3,230+570 | 190 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries, wikipedia:college-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
123 career value over replacement — #844 all-time of 4,642. 20.5/season above a replacement-level QB.
Draft OutcomeMiss ↓
Pick #5 (Rd 1) · MIA · 2020 · -1.8 vs expected KV-H
60actual
61.8 expected · Δ−1.8
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