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Schefter: Tua 'Very Likely' Drafted No. 1 over Joe Burrow Without Hip Injury

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What could have been.

Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa suffered a dislocated hip on Nov. 16, and ESPN's Adam Schefter believes the season-ending injury cost the 2018 Heisman Trophy finalist the No. 1 spot in the 2020 NFL draft.

"If he didn't hurt his hip, I think he very likely would have been the No. 1 pick," Schefter told ESPN's Get Up Wednesday morning. "But there is the medical question mark there, and I think people feel fairly comfortable about it, but again, there's no clarity."

Schefter continued, "You know that every team that's serious about Tua will put him through an extensive medical test and then get an idea.