Taulia Tagovailoa, brother of Dolphins' Tua Tagovailoa, to enter 2024 NFL Draft: reports

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Taulia Tagovailoa, the younger brother of Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, is heading to the NFL after his efforts to play a sixth collegiate season didn’t pan out. 

Tagovailoa, who played four of his five college seasons at the University of Maryland, had his waiver request to play a sixth year of college ball denied, according to multiple reports. 

He had hoped to enter the transfer portal, skipping the Terrapins’ bowl game with the possibility of being healthy to join another team for one more season. 

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Taulia Tagovailoa #3 of the Maryland Terrapins drops back to pass against the Penn State Nittany Lions at SECU Stadium on November 04, 2023 in College Park, Maryland. (G Fiume/Getty Images)

Tagovailoa’s petition led with the fact he played only five games as a freshman at the University of Alabama, his older brother’s alma mater. 

However, football players are allowed to make an appearance in up to four games while keeping a redshirt. Tua hurt his hip during that season in 2019, and two of Taulia’s five appearances came after the injury, including the game it happened — a blowout against Mississippi State. 

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ESPN reported that Nick Saban, who just retired as Alabama’s head coach, supported Taulia’s waiver. But it didn’t go through, and Taulia will have to set his focus on playing the game at the next level. 

Following his brother entering the draft, where he was selected fifth overall by Miami, Taulia transferred to Maryland. 

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