Former Alabama and current Miami Dolphins standout wide receiver Jaylen Waddle recently detailed who 'sold' him to join the Crimson Tide in 2018.
Consensus top-10 wide receiver recruit Jaylen Waddle was making tons of noise in his early years at Episcopal High School in Bellaire, Texas and began to receive tons of offers starting in late 2016.
"I had a good relationship with Jalen Hurts, he's from Houston too, so I was familiar with his game," Waddle said in Tuesday's edition ofpodcast hosted by former Miami Heat players Mike Miller and Udonis Haslem. "But they always talked about Tua when Jalen Hurts was done, graduated. Tua was the next person in line and everyone spoke highly of him. I went down there, saw Tua throw and I said 'Hey, you got me. I'm sold.
After his heroic performance in the National Championship, Tagovailoa became the starter over Hurts during Waddle's freshman campaign. The duo couldn't have connected much better as Waddle was named the SEC Freshman of the Year after hauling in 45 receptions for 848 yards and seven touchdowns. Waddle dealt with injuries during Alabama's dominant National Championship run the following season, but the Dolphins were quite fond of their young quarterback's bond with the Crimson Tide standout receiver and selected him with the sixth overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft.
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