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Tua Tagovailoa Atlanta Falcons · #1

Quarterback · 6' 1", 225 lbs · Ewa Beach, HI · Age 28

Tua Tagovailoa is a Quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons, drafted 5th overall, 2020. In 2025 he passed for 2,660 yards with 20 touchdowns against 15 interceptions.

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Season avg2,660 pass yds · 20 td · 15 int
Career avg18,166 pass yds · 120 td · 59 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
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2,660yds
20td
15int
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Scouting report

Tua Tagovailoa — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

C+
Quarterback · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Tua Tagovailoa is a Quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons, drafted 5th overall, 2020. In 2025 he passed for 2,660 yards with 20 touchdowns against 15 in
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Passing
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Efficiency
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Scoring
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Passing volume
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Efficiency
Strong · offense
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Scoring
Excellent · offense
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B+
Accuracy
Excellent · offense
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Ball security
Average · offense
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Act II

Where Tua Tagovailoa stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #400 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
737Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Tua Tagovailoa — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Passing
2,660 YDS
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Efficiency
88.5 RTG
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Scoring
20 TD
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Ball security
15 INT
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The engine

How the model sees Tua Tagovailoa

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2026  modeled
2965
pass yds
2179–3750
21
td
17–25
12
int
9–15
94.9
rating
89.2–100.6
14
games
11–16
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 6-season history below.
What moves the pass yds line vs last season
Last season 2660 → projected 2965 pass yds
Baseline (recency-weighted)
+396.3
Age curve
-91.7
Net vs last season+304.6 pass yds
Everything it reads
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6 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 28 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 17 / 11 / 14
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Tua Tagovailoa career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGCmp%YdsTDINTRate
20201064.11,81411587.1
20211367.82,653161090.1
20221364.83,548258105.5
20231769.34,6242914101.1
20241172.92,867197101.4
20251467.72,660201588.5
Career7818,16612059
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Atlanta Falcons built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

13–4proj record
95off index
99def index
+60net
95%playoff odds
62roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A+ (95), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 92, pass rush 99, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 13–4 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rare
Rank #81 of 2316 in NFL.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Tua Tagovailoa

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1998-03-02

The beginning

Tua Tagovailoa is a Quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons, in his 7th NFL season.

Atlanta Falcons

Turning pro

Drafted 5th overall, 2020 as a Quarterback.

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Tua Tagovailoa is an Atlanta Falcons quarterback, drafted 5th overall, 2020.

Chapter

Across 6 seasons (2020–2025) he has thrown for 18,166 yards and 120 touchdowns.

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Most recently he passed for 2,660 yards with 20 touchdowns and a 88.5 rating in 2025.

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 1"
Weight
225 lbs
Draft
5th overall, 2020
Born
Ewa Beach, HI
Age
28
Jersey
#1
Background

Tua Tagovailoa is from Ewa Beach, HI and is 28 years old. He was drafted 5th overall, 2020 and plays quarterback at 6' 1", 225 lbs.

Over 6 seasons (2020–2025) he has thrown for 18,166 yards and 120 touchdowns. Tagovailoa is currently on the Atlanta Falcons roster.

The person

Tua Tagovailoa is a multi-year starting quarterback who has thrown for 18,166 yards and 120 touchdowns across 6 seasons (2020–2025).

Passing production18,166 career passing yards with 120 touchdowns and 59 interceptions.
Best seasonThrew for 4,624 yards and 29 TDs in 2023.
Ball securityA 2.0:1 career touchdown-to-interception ratio.
First-round pedigree5th overall, 2020.
Durability78 career games played.
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FAQ

Tua Tagovailoa — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Tua Tagovailoa, answered.

What position does Tua Tagovailoa play?
Tua Tagovailoa is a Quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons.
When was Tua Tagovailoa drafted?
Tua Tagovailoa was drafted 5th overall, 2020.
How many seasons has Tua Tagovailoa played?
6 (2020–2025).
What are Tua Tagovailoa's career stats?
He has thrown for 18,166 yards and 120 touchdowns.
Tua Tagovailoa career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
QB2
behind the starter

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
@ PIT
Week 1 · Avoid
Season outlook
46
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
2 / 8
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
57
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 @ PITW2 vs CARW3 @ GBW4 @ NOW5 vs BALW6 vs CHIW7 vs SFW8 @ TBW9 vs CINW10 vs KCW11 · BYEW12 @ MINW13 vs DETW14 @ CLEW15 @ WASW16 vs TBW17 vs NOW18 @ CAR

Each week grades Tua Tagovailoa's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
19
since 2020
Games missed
7
listed Out
Lower-body
6
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
2
head, reported
Most recent reports
2026 Wk3 · Oblique2026 Wk2 · Oblique (Doubtful)2026 Wk1 · Oblique (Out)2025 Wk9 · Thumb2025 Wk8 · Thumb2025 Wk7 · Thumb

Home surface: fieldturf (artificial turf). Artificial turf is associated with higher rates of non-contact lower-body injuries — ankle, foot and knee — in NFL studies. It is not linked to concussion risk, which is contact-driven.

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 7 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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Tua Tagovailoa head-to-head

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