The 2020 NFL Draft class featured some of the league’s top talents at their positions. Wide receiver CeeDee Lamb and Justin Jefferson, tackle Tristan Wirfs, running back Jonathan Taylor and safeties Antoine Winfield Jr. and Xavier McKinney have all made at least one All-Pro team since entering the league.
The class also featured four quarterbacks, starting with Joe Burrow No. 1 overall to the Cincinnati Bengals.
But there was a chance Burrow could’ve ended up in South Beach.
The Miami Dolphins reportedly offered four first-round picks to the Bengals for the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. That pick would’ve presumably been used to select Burrow.
Miami drafted quarterback Tua Tagovailoa at No. 5 overall, making him the second-highest selected passer in the draft class. The Los Angeles Chargers drafted Justin Herbert one pick later and the Green Bay Packers selected Jordan Love No. 26 overall to round out the first-round quarterbacks.
This week, the Dolphins announced they are benching Tagovailoa and turning to seventh-round rookie Quinn Ewers to start in Week 16 against Burrow’s Bengals.
Tagovailoa is on pace for his worst year in the NFL since his rookie season. He leads the NFL in interceptions with 15 through 14 games and has an 88.5 passer rating.