Taulia Tagovailoa

Taulia Tagovailoa (born February 15, 2000) is an American professional football quarterback. He played college football for the Maryland Terrapins and Alabama Crimson Tide. He holds the Big Ten Conference record for most all-time passing yards and holds the Maryland single-season and career school records for both completions and passing yards, as well as a tie for Maryland's single-season touchdowns record. He is the younger brother of Atlanta Falcons quarterback Tua Tagovailoa.

College career Alabama Tagovailoa spent his true freshman season at Alabama in 2019 as a backup to his older brother, Tua Tagovailoa, and Mac Jones. He saw his first collegiate action in the season opener against Duke but did not record any stats. On September 21, 2019, Tagovailoa completed his first career pass for a gain of 20 yards against Southern Miss, finishing 1-for-1 on the day. He entered in the third quarter against the Arkansas Razorbacks on October 26, 2019, for his most extensive action to date, finishing 6-of-8 passing for 45 yards while adding one rush for no gain. He came in late for the Tide against Mississippi State, handing the ball off to run out the clock in Starkville. Tagovailoa finished 2-of-3 for 35 yards against Western Carolina with his first career touchdown. He finished the season 9-of-12 for 100 yards and one touchdown.

Maryland 2020 season On May 15, 2020, Tagovailoa announced he would be transferring to the University of Maryland.

He started all four games in which he played, only missing the final game vs. Rutgers. In his 4 games, he led Maryland to a 2–2 record, in which he beat Penn State and Minnesota. He broke the 5-game losing streak Maryland had against Penn State. He threw 75-of-122 passing for 1,011 yards, seven touchdowns and seven interceptions. He ranked top five in the Big Ten in multiple passing categories: first in yards per completion (13.48), second in passing efficiency (138.5), second in yards per pass attempt (8.29), third in passing yards per game (252.8) and third in total offense (263.8). At the end of the season, Tagovailoa was named All-Big Ten Honorable Mention.

2021 season

Tagovailoa returned to Maryland as the team's starting quarterback in 2021, starting in all 13 games and again earning All-Big Ten Honorable Mention. He led Maryland to the program's first winning season since 2014 and the program's first bowl bid since 2016, beating West Virginia, Howard, Illinois, Kent State, Indiana, Rutgers, and Virginia Tech. He broke the 1992 single-season completion record set by John Kaleo in a loss against Michigan and then the 1993 single-season passing yards record set by Scott Milanovich in the subsequent win against Rutgers, then tied Milanovich's 1993 single-season touchdowns record in the bowl win. In a week 5 matchup against Indiana, Tagovailoa threw for a career-high 5 touchdown passes with 352 passing yards as well as a rushing touchdown. He was subsequently named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week. In the season finale, Tagovailoa passed Curtis Painter to become the Big Ten's all–time passing leader with 11,256 passing yards.

College statistics Legend Led the Big Ten Bold Career high

Year Team Games Passing Rushing GP GS Record Cmp Att Pct Yds Avg TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TD 2019 Alabama 5 0 — 9 12 75.0 100 8.3 1 0 172.5 1 -2 -2.0 0 2020 Maryland 4 4 2−2 75 122 61.5 1,011 8.3 7 7 138.5 26 44 1.7 2 2021 Maryland 13 13 7−6 328 474 69.2 3,860 8.1 26 11 151.1 80 81 1.0 2 2022 Maryland 12 11 6−5 262 391 67.0 3,008 7.7 18 8 142.7 87 64 0.7 4 2023 Maryland 12 12 7–5 290 437 66.4 3,377 7.7 25 11 145.1 68 18 0.3 5Career 46 40 22–18 964 1,436 67.1 11,356 7.9 77 37 146.1 262 205 0.8 13

Records Updated: December 21, 2023.

Big Ten records Most passing yards, career: 11,256 Highest completion percentage (min. 875 attempts), career: 67.1%

Maryland records Most completions, career: 955 Most passing attempts, career: 1,424 Highest completion percentage (min. 200 attempts), career: 67.1% Most passing yards, career: 11,256 Most passing touchdowns, career: 76 Most interceptions thrown, career: 37 Highest passer rating (min. 200 attempts), career: 145.9 Most 300-yard passing games, career: 15 Most total offensive yards, career: 11,473 Most touchdowns responsible for, career: 89 Most completions, season: 328 (2021) Most completions, sophomore season: 328 (2021) Most completions, junior season: 262 (2022) Most passing attempts, sophomore season: 474 (2021) Most passing attempts, junior season: 391 (2022) Highest completion percentage, season: 69.2% (2021) Highest completion percentage, sophomore season: 69.2% (2021) Most passing yards, season: 3,860 (2021) Most passing yards, sophomore season: 3,860 (2021) Most passing yards, junior season: 3,008 (2022) Most passing touchdowns, season: 26 (2021) Tied with Scott Milanovich (1993) Most passing touchdowns, sophomore season: 26 (2021) Tied with Scott Milanovich (1993) Highest passer rating, season: 151.06 (2021) Highest passer rating, sophomore season: 151.06 (2021) Most 300-yard passing games, season: 7 (2021) Most consecutive 300-yard passing games, season: 3 (2021) Most total offensive plays, sophomore season: 554 (2021) Most total offensive plays, junior season: 469 (2022) Most total offensive yards, season: 3,941 (2021) Most total offensive yards, sophomore season: 3,941 (2021) Most total offensive yards, junior season: 3,069 (2022) Most touchdowns responsible for, junior season: 22 (2022) Tied with Scott McBrien (2002)

Professional career Tagovailoa went undrafted in the 2024 NFL draft, but was invited to the Seattle Seahawks minicamp for a tryout. The Seahawks did not sign him after camp ended. He spent nine games on the practice roster before making his professional debut on August 23, 2024, against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, as the third-string quarterback. In the next game, on September 2, 2024, Tagovailoa recorded his first career touchdown on a three-yard rush against the Toronto Argonauts during the annual Labour Day Classic game. He dressed in eight games in 2024 where he completed one pass for six yards and had three carries for 10 yards and one touchdown. In 2025, he was released in first round of cuts at end of rookie camp as main training camp opened on May 11, 2025.

Hamburg Sea Devils On May 22, 2025, it was announced that Tagovailoa had signed with the Hamburg Sea Devils. On June 14, Tagovailoa was released by the Sea Devils.

Massachusetts Pirates On June 25, 2025, Tagovailoa signed with the Massachusetts Pirates of the Indoor Football League (IFL).

On November 25, 2025, Tagovailoa re-signed with the team, now rebranded as the Orlando Pirates.

Houston Gamblers On March 22, 2026, Tagovailoa signed with the Houston Gamblers of the United Football League (UFL). Gamblers head coach, Kevin Sumlin, served as his co-offensive coordinator at Maryland during the 2023 season. Tagovailoa made his UFL debut during the Gamblers' Week 3 matchup against the defending champions DC Defenders, in which he completed 21/40 passes for 171 yards to go along with one touchdown and an interception that was returned for a touchdown as the Gamblers lost 45–7, the worst loss in UFL history. He was released by the Gamblers on May 5.

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Flag Football In 2026 he led the American Samoan Flag Football team to a victory of the United States at the IFAF Men's Flag Football World Championship. It was their first loss since 2012.