5 reasons the Dolphins should draft Tua Tagovailoa

5) They already have offensive weapons

The 2019 season was a rebuilding one for the Miami Dolphins, but it still had some positive aspects. It allowed two former early draft picks, non-factors in previous years, to blossom into star players.

Wide receiver DeVante Parker and tight end Mike Gesicki are going to be the main weapons for whoever is Miami’s quarterback in 2020—and beyond. Parker still has four years left on his contract, while Gesicki has two years remaining on his rookie contract.

Parker never had more than 744 yards in his first four seasons after the Dolphins used the 14th-overall pick on him in 2015. But he broke through last season with 1,202 yards and nine touchdowns after finding the end zone just twice in the previous two seasons combined. He was fifth in the NFL in receiving yards last season; he was fifth on the Dolphins in 2018.

The 6’6 Gesicki presents a big target for any quarterback. Entering his third season in the NFL, he caught five touchdowns last season after none in his rookie year. They will be joined on the Dolphins offense next season by running back Jordan Howard. Howard rushed for more than 2,400 yards in his first two seasons in 2016-17 but hasn’t matched that level of production since, allowing the Dolphins to sign him to a bargain two-year, $9.75 million deal.

The Dolphins also have the resources to get even more weapons. With the fifth, 18th, and 26th picks in the draft—as well as two more in the second round—the Dolphins can address any need they want. They can draft Tagovailoa fifth, then use one of their other picks to pick up a running back like George’s D’Andre Swift. Or they can draft a wide receiver like LSU’s Justin Jefferson or one of Tagovailoa’s former Alabama targets, Jerry Jeudy or Henry Ruggs.

The Dolphins have plenty of possibilities, but it’s all predicated on picking up Tagovailoa with that fifth pick.