The NFL world largely underrates Tua Tagovailoa.
Did you know Tagovailoa ranked #4 in expected points added and #3 in success in 2024?
Did you know Tagovailoa ranked #2 in EPA and #2 in success in 2023?
Did you know Tagovailoa ranked #2 in EPA and #5 in success in 2022?
Did you know Tagovailoa is the ONLY QB IN THE NFL who ranked top five in BOTH expected points added and success rate the last three years?
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Did you know that from 2022 to 2024, out of 64 QBs with 200+ attempts, Tagovailoa ranks:
- #3 in EPA
- #3 in success rate
- #2 in Y/A
- #2 in completion rate
- #2 in explosive play rate
Did you know Tagovailoa has to use the #1 fastest time to throw of all 64 QBs the last three years because his offensive line has been terrible?
Did you know his OL has ranked bottom 10 in pass block win rate in three of the last four years?
In the last three years, his OL has the #2 highest rate of holding penalties…the #1 fastest time to sack of any OL…the #1 highest rate of RB runs stuffed at the line…the #1 worst short yardage rushing conversion rate.
Did you know that part of the reason his offensive line has been terrible is the team doesn't prioritize it at all?
Did you know his OL is the #6 cheapest by dollars invested into it the last three years?
Did you know his OL has seen the #3 least draft capital invested into it the last three years?
Did you know that, even with a super fast average release time, Tagovailoa has been deadly accurate downfield?
On passes launched 15+ air yards the last three years, Tagovailoa ranks:
- #1 in success rate
- #2 in completion rate
- #2 in EPA/A
- #3 in Y/A
Did you know Tagovailoa has led the Dolphins to a winning record in his starts in EACH of the five years he has been on the team?
Do you know how many other QBs can say the same?
ONLY THREE:
- Patrick Mahomes
- Josh Allen
- Lamar Jackson
Those three and Tagovailoa are the ONLY quarterbacks over the last five years to lead their team to a winning record in their starts all five seasons.
And he has done all of that behind a severely lacking offensive line that the Dolphins have largely ignored.
Some will cite the offensive system as the reason for Tagovailoa's success, but the Miami offense was much better with him in the lineup last season.
In his starts, the offense averaged:
- +0.04 EPA/play
- 45.2% success rate
- 5.4 yards/play
If those numbers were what Miami produced over the entire season, they would have ranked #11, #7, and #15 in those categories.
In the six games Tagovailoa missed, the offense averaged:
- -0.23 EPA/play
- 36.1% success rate
- 4.5 yards/play
If those numbers were what Miami produced over the entire season, they would have ranked #32, #31, and #32 in those categories.
