Tuanigamanuolepola Tagovailoa ( TUNG-oh-vy-LOW-uh; born March 2, 1998) is an American football quarterback for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama, where he was the Offensive MVP of the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship and received the Maxwell and Walter Camp Awards as a sophomore. Although his junior season was cut short by a hip injury, he was selected fifth overall by the Dolphins in the 2020 NFL Draft. Tagovailoa began his career as a backup to Dolphins quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick before taking over as starter towards the end of his rookie year and served as Miami's primary starter beginning with the 2021 season.
