Taulia Tagovailoa at Maryland
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Quarterback, Maryland (from Alabama), 2019–⁠23

Taulia Tagovailoa

Number
No. 3
Height
5′11″
Weight
208 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
Ewa Beach, HI
Born
Feb 15, 2000

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Taulia Tagovailoa played quarterback at Alabama (2019) and Maryland (2020–⁠23).

At a glance

Best season
3,860
Passing yards, 2021 (Maryland, 7–⁠6)
National rank
No. 10
In FBS in passing yards, 2021

Career highs

419passing yards, career highvs. Indiana, 20215touchdown passes, career highvs. Indiana, 20232rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Minnesota, 2020

Honors

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2019Alabama91275.01008.310
2020Maryland7512261.51,0118.377
2021Maryland32847469.23,8608.12611
2022Maryland26239167.03,0087.7188
2023Maryland29043766.43,3777.72511
Career9641,43667.111,3567.97737

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2019Alabama1−2−2.000
2020Maryland26491.9239
2021Maryland80771.0245
2022Maryland87640.7426
2023Maryland68180.3523
Career2622060.81345

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksIntPDHur
2020Maryland––––1––
2021Maryland1100000
2023Maryland1100000
Career2200100

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Alabama3QBYr 1
2020Maryland3QBYr 2
2021Maryland3QBYr 3
2022Maryland3QBYr 4
2023Maryland3QBSr. (Yr 5)5′11″208

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2019Alabama130.56––7.3–––
2020Maryland1470.30––44.263%0.40–
2021Maryland5350.3559th (n=145)0.33186.358%0.440.22
2022Maryland4720.3251st (n=250)0.32149.156%0.390.19
2023Maryland4850.3456th (n=255)0.32164.162%0.480.19

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2023 Maryland 12 games, 3,377 passing yards, 25 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2vs.TowsonW 38–⁠622332603028
Sep 9vs.CharlotteW 38–⁠20253628712−5
Sep 15vs.VirginiaW 42–⁠14193034210−7
Sep 23atMichigan StateW 31–⁠921362233137
Sep 30vs.IndianaW 44–⁠1724343525015
Oct 7atOhio StateL 17–⁠3721411961221
Oct 14vs.IllinoisL 24–⁠27273926620−6
Oct 28atNorthwesternL 27–⁠333047274311
Nov 4vs.Penn StateL 15–⁠51293928621−47
Nov 11atNebraskaW 13–⁠1027402831127
Nov 18vs.MichiganL 24–⁠31213124702−43
Nov 25atRutgersW 42–⁠24243136131−3
2022 Maryland 12 games, 3,008 passing yards, 18 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3vs.BuffaloW 31–⁠10243429001−3
Sep 10atCharlotteW 56–⁠212731391416
Sep 17vs.SMUW 34–⁠2717232142051
Sep 24atMichiganL 27–⁠3420302071220
Oct 1vs.Michigan StateW 27–⁠1332413141018
Oct 8vs.PurdueL 29–⁠31263831531−4
Oct 15atIndianaW 38–⁠33253927020−11
Nov 5atWisconsinL 10–⁠231023771119
Nov 12atPenn StateL 0–⁠3011227400−45
Nov 19vs.Ohio StateL 30–⁠4326362932012
Nov 26vs.RutgersW 37–⁠0253734210−2
Dec 30 ✦vs.NC StateW 16–⁠121937221123
2021 Maryland 13 games, 3,860 passing yards, 26 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 4vs.West VirginiaW 30–⁠242636332303
Sep 11vs.HowardW 62–⁠02227274308
Sep 17atIllinoisW 20–⁠1732433501025
Sep 25vs.Kent StateW 37–⁠16314138431−3
Oct 1vs.IowaL 14–⁠5116291572524
Oct 9atOhio StateL 17–⁠66283927922−61
Oct 23atMinnesotaL 16–⁠3417271891010
Oct 30vs.IndianaW 38–⁠352640419200
Nov 6vs.Penn StateL 14–⁠31415737111−29
Nov 13atMichigan StateL 21–⁠4029483502112
Nov 20vs.MichiganL 18–⁠5919331781130
Nov 27atRutgersW 40–⁠1621303123016
Dec 29 ✦vs.Virginia TechW 54–⁠1020242652042
2020 Maryland 4 games, 1,011 passing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Oct 24atNorthwesternL 3–⁠4314259403−16
Oct 30vs.MinnesotaW 45–⁠4426353943164
Nov 7atPenn StateW 35–⁠1918262823013
Nov 28atIndianaL 11–⁠27173624113−12
2019 Alabama 3 games, 100 passing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 21vs.Southern MissW 49–⁠7112000–
Oct 26vs.ArkansasW 48–⁠7684500−2
Nov 23vs.Western CarolinaW 66–⁠3233510–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2024
Height5′10¾″
Weight185 lb
Arm length30¾″
Hand size9⅝″

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2024CFLHamilton Tiger-Cats
2026UFLHouston Gamblers

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.

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