Tuanigamanuolepola "Tua" Tagovailoa ( ; 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, whom he led to consecutive National Championship Games in 2017 and 2018, winning the former as a Heisman Trophy runner-up. Although he suffered a severe hip injury during his junior season in 2019, he was selected fifth overall by the Dolphins in the 2020 NFL Draft. Tagovailoa shared playing time with Ryan Fitzpatrick during his rookie season.