Tua Tagovailoa will soon be able to return to football-related activities.

Speaking to reporters at the 2020 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Tagovailoa shared the latest regarding his recovery from a dislocated hip, which is on “right on time,” he said.

“Up to this point, I’ve been rehabbing my butt off,” Tagovailoa said. “After March 9 when I get clearance from my doctors, then it’s full go up until my Pro Day. I’ll be ready to go.”

Tagovailoa said he isn’t sure how much -- if anything -- he’ll be able to do at Alabama’s Pro Day on March 24, but regardless, the quarterback will hold an individual Pro Day on April 9. There, he is expected to hold a 40-minute throwing session of roughly 60-80 passes.

Before that, the March 9 date for medical clearance is one Tagovailoa is eager to see arrive.

“It allows me to do everything,” Tagovailoa said. “This rehab process has been gradually getting up as far as workouts with what we’ve been doing. Just strengthening all the parts around the hip -- the glute, the hamstring, the quad. Just being able to be ready that once March 9 hits and we’re cleared to go, I’ll be able to do everything.”

Tagovailoa said the rehab process has been a mental grind, but he noted dealing with his other injuries to his hand and both ankles made him know what to expect in terms of recovery.

He was also well aware of how important his medical evaluations were going to be at the NFL Combine, even though his three-month CT scan earlier this month came back “as positive as possible.” Tagovailoa has meetings scheduled with team doctors later Tuesday -- these coming after he spent nearly 10 hours at the hospital on Monday for pre-examinations.

Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa

“We went to the hospital at 10 in the morning yesterday. I was the last person to leave,” Tagovailoa said with a chuckle. “We went there at 10 and I was back by about 7:49 p.m. last night -- so right in time for the informal and formal interviews (laughs).”

Tagovailoa was measured at 6-foot, 217 pounds and with a 10-inch left throwing hand that is an eighth of an inch bigger than his right hand. He participated in interviews, met with teams and will do every off-the-field event at the Combine before departing Friday, Feb. 28.

Since he suffered the hip injury in mid-November at Mississippi State, the updates have been positive for the left-handed quarterback. Tagovailoa reiterated his doctors expect him to make a full recovery, and he said he will be able to play during the 2020 football season.

As he eagerly awaits to be cleared, Tagovailoa’s progress has nearly cemented the Alabama quarterback as a top-five pick in April’s NFL draft. Teams could look to trade up as high as the No. 3 pick to select the Hawaii, native, assuming LSU’s Joe Burrow and Ohio State’s Chase Young go in the first two picks. But Tagovailoa doesn’t care where he is drafted.

“For me, whatever team decides to pick me, I’d be grateful,” Tagovailoa said. “Whether it’s first or 32nd or 200th, I mean, I’d be grateful just to get picked.”

*** Steve Helwagen of 247Sports contributed to this report.

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