Tua Tagovailoa's name has been a sociated with the for months, with Miami making Azeez Ojulari Jersey several moves last season that e sentially positioned themselves to select the former Alabama quarterback in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft.The Dolphins, owners of the fifth overall pick, , according to Greg Cote of the Miami Herald. That does not, however, guarantee that they are going to pick Tua with the pick, as the health concerns surrounding Tagovailoa may convince the Dolphins to take Herbert."The Dolphins prefer Tua," Cote said on "The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz" on ESPN. "He's the better quarterback. He's got a clearly higher overall draft grade from Scouts Incorporated, which all the teams look at. Despite his lack of height, Tua's the guy, if you trust his durability and his health, is clearly the pick. He would be, in my mind, the No. 1 overall pick ahead of (Joe) Burrow if not for that hip injury."I think the Dolphins want, with all their might, to pick Tua Tagovailoa and need to be talked out of it out of extreme and perhaps undue caution."On Wednesday, the Herald's Armando Salguero reported the the Dolphins' medical staff after examining him "extensively" during February's combine. Like Cote, Salguero is reporting that Tua is the favorite to be the Dolphins' pick, according Andrew Thomas Jersey to multiple sources. Salguero added that, while the Dolphins have had serious discu sions about not taking a quarterback with the pick, they are not expected to trade up into either the first or second overall pick.NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported on Wednesday thatin order to select an offensive tackle. If the Dolphins do avoid the quarterback position with their first pick, they could decide to trade up from No. 18 to addre s the position as well.The po sibility of Miami taking Herbert over Tua has picked up steam over the past several days. In his , CBS Sports' Pete Prisco has the Dolphins taking Herbert, who is being regarded as the third-best quarterback prospect in the draft behind Burrow and Tua. Prisco has Tua falling out of the top 10 and to the with the 12th overall pick. Prisco said that the Raiders, who already have and , could be patient with Tua, who is still just five months removed from hip surgery. Cote, for what it's worth, in his annual first- Chase Cota Jersey round mock draft.Tagovailoa, who was cleared to begin working out back in March, said last month he isand could play if the 2020 regular Matt Nelson Jersey season started today. At about the same time, Tua's agent, Chris Cabott of Steinberg Sports and Entertainment, told Yahoo! Sports that doctors have medically cleared him with no restrictions. Tua, who spent time working out in Nashville with former NFL quarterback Trent Dilfer, has, posting workout videos that have included mobility drills. He said that he has sent NFL teams his medical history as well as recent videos of his workouts. "I have no control over the circumstance or situation," Tua recently told NFL Network. "If I was healthy, if I wasn't, I would have no control. So, the best thing I can do is continue to work. Whatever team decides to choose me, I would be grateful."Henry Ruggs III, Tua's teammate at Alabama who is also being projected as a first-round pick, didn't bat an eye when asked about Tagovailoa's readine s heading into the draft. On Tuesday, Ruggs told CBS Sports HQ that heto thrive at the next level."I definitely have no doubt, zero doubt about anything that he can do," Ruggs said. "I know what he can do. I know he's ready for the challenge. He's ready to step up. He's ready to compete with the best of them. He's ready to compete against the best. That much, I know for sure."While Tua is saying all the right things, and while the Dolphins reportedly prefer him over Herbert, will those be enough to convince them to take Tagovailoa with the fifth overall pick? That question remains unanswered, and it will be a question that will likely remain unanswered until Malik Nabers Jersey Miami makes their pick on Thursday night.