Taulia Tagovailoa

ANALYSIS
After wrapping up his fifth season of college football with Maryland in 2023, Tagovailoa had always been expected to move on to the professional ranks, but he somewhat surprisingly placed his name in the transfer portal earlier this month while announcing that he was pursuing a sixth season of eligibility. Though Tagovailoa didn't qualify for a redshirt during his time in college and already used the free season of eligibility afforded to him due to the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the 2020 campaign, the quarterback's waiver request centered on his belief that he retroactively qualified for a redshirt for the 2019 season, which he spent with Alabama. In that season, Tagovailoa exceeded the maximum threshold of four games for a redshirt by appearing in five contests, but he logged just two snaps in two of those games while serving as the Crimson Tide's third-string quarterback. With the NCAA not looking favorably on Tagovailoa's appeal, his time in college football is officially over. Despite not joining the Maryland program until 2020, Tagovailoa was a four-year starter for the Terrapins and finished his career as the Big Ten Conference's all-time passing leader with 11,256 yards to go with 76 touchdown passes against 37 interceptions. He profiles as a Day 3 pick or a candidate to go undrafted in April.