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2025 Fantasy Outlook
After playing a full season for the first time in 2023, Tagovailoa was again felled by injuries last year, missing four games early in the season with a concussion and the final two weeks with a hip injury. He played well in between, but the Dolphins altered their offense to minimize risk and account for a poor offensive line. Tua’s average target depth dropped by more than two yards, to a mere 5.6, the lowest of any 300-attempt QB since David Carr in 2006 (5.5). Tagovailoa slashed his deep-passing rate nearly in half -- from 9.8 percent in 2023 to a league-low 5.0 last year -- and led the league in WR screen percentage. He got the ball out quicker than any QB, with an average time to throw of 2.42 seconds, making him highly dependent on yards after the catch -- two-thirds of his yardage came from YAC, easily the most in the league. It also made the Dolphins far less explosive (45 plays of at least 20 yards, 31st, after 76 in 2023, 4th) and made De’Von Achane the league leader in receptions, yards and receiving TDs by a running back. The Dolphins return their top skill players, but swapped out TE Jonnu Smith (Steelers) for the formerly retired Darren Waller, and Tyreek Hill is unhappy (not hard to see why) after playing through a wrist injury all last season. Unfortunately, the team did little to improve its offensive line this offseason, making it hard to get excited about the new-scheme Tagovailoa even though he's an accurate passer with excellent weapons. Read Past Outlooks
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Signed a four-year, $212.4 million contract with the Dolphins in July of 2024.
Could be at risk of benching
Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel suggested Tuesday that he's considering benching Tagovailoa for the team's Week 16 game against the Bengals, Cameron Wolfe of NFL Network reports. "The quarterback play last night was not good enough," McDaniel said. "So for me, everything is on the table."
ANALYSIS
Tagovailoa turned in another uneven performance in Monday's 28-15 loss to the Steelers. While Tagovailoa completed 22 of 28 attempts for 253 yards and two touchdowns, the two scores came in garbage time, and he also lost 31 yards on four sacks and was intercepted on a deep ball intended for Jaylen Waddle midway through the first quarter. Prior to Monday's loss, the Dolphins had been riding a four-game winning streak, but the team's recent success could be mostly attributed to a potent De'Von Achane-led ground attack and an improved defense rather than Tagovailoa, who had posted a 3:3 TD:INT during that stretch and threw for under 200 yards in each of those contests. With Monday's loss ending the Dolphins' long-shot bid for the playoffs, McDaniel is exploring a change at quarterback, with Zach Wilson and Quinn Ewers looming as possible alternatives to Tagovailoa. McDaniel said he expects to reach a final decision on a Week 16 starter by Wednesday, and even if Tagovailoa ultimately retains the job, the mere consideration of a quarterback change suggests that the 27-year-old may not be viewed as the franchise's long-term answer. Tagovailoa is in the first season of a four-year, $212.4 million extension, and the Dolphins would have to absorb a $79.2 million dead-cap hit in order to get out from under his contract before 2027.
Tagovailoa turned in another uneven performance in Monday's 28-15 loss to the Steelers. While Tagovailoa completed 22 of 28 attempts for 253 yards and two touchdowns, the two scores came in garbage time, and he also lost 31 yards on four sacks and was intercepted on a deep ball intended for Jaylen Waddle midway through the first quarter. Prior to Monday's loss, the Dolphins had been riding a four-game winning streak, but the team's recent success could be mostly attributed to a potent De'Von Achane-led ground attack and an improved defense rather than Tagovailoa, who had posted a 3:3 TD:INT during that stretch and threw for under 200 yards in each of those contests. With Monday's loss ending the Dolphins' long-shot bid for the playoffs, McDaniel is exploring a change at quarterback, with Zach Wilson and Quinn Ewers looming as possible alternatives to Tagovailoa. McDaniel said he expects to reach a final decision on a Week 16 starter by Wednesday, and even if Tagovailoa ultimately retains the job, the mere consideration of a quarterback change suggests that the 27-year-old may not be viewed as the franchise's long-term answer. Tagovailoa is in the first season of a four-year, $212.4 million extension, and the Dolphins would have to absorb a $79.2 million dead-cap hit in order to get out from under his contract before 2027.
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Measurables Review
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Tagovailoa played a full season last year for the first time in his four-year career and ended up leading the league in passing yards (4,624) and throwing 29 TD passes. Those stats were built on efficiency rather than volume too. Tagovailoa ranked 16th in attempts per game (32.9), but his 76.8 percent on-target rate (3rd) led to a 69.3 completion percentage (5th) even as he threw 35.0 percent of attempts beyond 10 yards (4th). He averaged 8.3 yards per attempt, second only to Brock Purdy. Tua particularly shines using his strong arm downfield. He led the league in on-target percentage on attempts of 20-plus yards (65.6), completing half of those (2nd) with a league-high 10 touchdowns. With speedsters Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle at his disposal, Tagovailoa should again have plenty of downfield opportunities. The Dolphins added WR Odell Beckham (for whatever he has left) and TE Jonnu Smith, and they still have the league's fastest backfield with Raheem Mostert and De'Von Achane (combined 52 catches). Coach Mike McDaniel's innovative and dynamic offense should again put Tua in a strong position, but the QB's lack of rushing suppresses his fantasy value -- his career average is 7.2 rushing yards per game. Without meaningful rushing stats, he'll probably need to push toward 600 pass attempts to reach the top 10 of fantasy quarterbacks. Indeed, last season he finished as QB11 despite leading the league in passing yards.
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Mixed bag in Week 15 loss
Tagovailoa completed 22 of 28 passes for 253 yards with two touchdowns and one interception while adding one rush for one yard in the Dolphins' 28-15 loss to the Steelers on Monday.
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Modest numbers in run-heavy win
Tagovailoa completed 13 of 21 passes for 127 yards and a touchdown while rushing once for no gain in Sunday's 34-10 win over the Jets.
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Muted performance in Week 13 win
Tagovailoa completed 12 of 23 passes for 157 yards with no touchdowns and one interception while rushing four times for four yards in the Dolphins' 21-17 win over the Saints on Sunday.
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Quiet performance in OT win
Tagovailoa completed 14 of 20 passes for 171 yards with no touchdowns or interceptions in the Dolphins' 16-13 overtime win over the Commanders in Madrid on Sunday.
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Offsets picks with TDs in win
Tagovailoa completed 15 of 21 passes for 173 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions while adding two carries for minus-1 yard in the Dolphins' 30-13 win over the Bills on Sunday.
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Starting job in jeopardy
Head coach Mike McDaniel said that "everything's on the table" when asked if he was going to bench Tagovailoa on Tuesday, Marcel Louis-Jacques of ESPN reports.
ANALYSIS
The Dolphins entered Monday's game against the Steelers on a four-game winning streak, though that came primarily on the strength of their running game. Tagovailoa was then underwhelming in the loss to Pittsburgh, passing for only 65 yards on 10 passes through three quarters. McDaniel defended his quarterback immediately after the game, but he changed his tone considerably one day later. Quinn Ewers and Zach Wilson would be candidates to start if a quarterback switch is ultimately made.
The Dolphins entered Monday's game against the Steelers on a four-game winning streak, though that came primarily on the strength of their running game. Tagovailoa was then underwhelming in the loss to Pittsburgh, passing for only 65 yards on 10 passes through three quarters. McDaniel defended his quarterback immediately after the game, but he changed his tone considerably one day later. Quinn Ewers and Zach Wilson would be candidates to start if a quarterback switch is ultimately made.