Both college football and the NFL will feel the seismic impact of the season-ending injury suffered Saturday by Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa.
The Crimson Tide’s top prospect is out for the rest of the 2019 college football season, but it remains to be seen whether or not his injury will be career-threatening.
A candidate for the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 NFL draft, Tagovailoa’s draft stock is now in flux, as his long-term durability could be in question. If he ends up leaving school after this injury-shortened season, medical checks at the NFL Scouting Combine will be key to determining his eventual draft slot.
Here’s an updated look at how the first round of next year’s draft could look if Tagovailoa’s stock takes a hit:
1. Cincinnati Bengals | Joe Burrow | QB | LSU
2. Washington Redskins | Chase Young | EDGE | Ohio State
3. New York Giants | Andrew Thomas | OT | Georgia
4. Miami Dolphins | Jerry Jeudy | WR | Alabama
5. New York Jets | Jeff Okudah | CB | Ohio State
6. Atlanta Falcons | Grant Delpit | S | LSU
7. Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Tristan Wirfs | OT | Iowa
8. Denver Broncos | Derrick Brown | DL | Auburn
9. Arizona Cardinals | A.J. Epenesa | EDGE | Iowa
10. Detroit Lions | Javon Kinlaw | DL | South Carolina
11. Cleveland Browns | Isaiah Simmons | LB | Clemson
12. Los Angeles Chargers | Justin Herbert | QB | Oregon
13. Jacksonville Jaguars | CeeDee Lamb | WR | Oklahoma
14. Oakland Raiders (from CHI) | Henry Ruggs III | WR | Alabama
15. Miami Dolphins (from PIT) | Tua Tagovailoa | QB | Alabama
16. Tennessee Titans | Tyler Biadasz | OL | Wisconsin
17. Philadelphia Eagles | Kristian Fulton | CB | LSU
18. Indianapolis Colts | Tee Higgins | WR | Clemson
19. Carolina Panthers | Raekwon Davis | DL | Alabama
20. Jacksonville Jaguars (from LAR) | CJ Henderson | CB | Florida
21. Dallas Cowboys | Neville Gallimore | DL | Oklahoma
22. Oakland Raiders | Kenneth Murray | LB | Oklahoma
23. Kansas City Chiefs | D’Andre Swift | RB | Georgia
24. Minnesota Vikings | Alex Leatherwood | OT | Alabama
25. Buffalo Bills | Laviska Shenault, Jr. | WR | Colorado
26. Miami Dolphins (from HOU) | Jedrick Wills | OT | Alabama
27. New Orleans Saints | Trevon Diggs | CB | Alabama
28. Seattle Seahawks | Paulson Adebo | CB | Stanford
29. Baltimore Ravens | Jonathan Taylor | RB | Wisconsin
30. Green Bay Packers | Dylan Moses | LB | Alabama
31. New England Patriots | Hunter Bryant | TE | Washington
32. San Francisco 49ers | Travis Etienne | RB | Clemson
