Alabama junior QB Tua Tagovailoa hinted Thursday that he will declare for the NFL draft.
"Yeah, I think that’d be tough to pass up," Tagovailoa said of potentially being a top 10-15 pick. "But I think there’s a lot more to it than that in some aspects. I don’t want to say too much because what me and my family talk about, I want it to be between me and my family." Tagovailoa, who is recovering from a devastating hip injury, also admitted he might never quite be the same athletically again. "I don’t think I’d be the same again because there’s, like metal in here, you know?" Tagovailoa said. "I lose some rotation inward, so I won’t be able to twist as much inward and whatnot." Despite his injury issues, Tagovailoa would still almost certainly be a top-20, and likely much higher, pick if he comes out.