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2020 NFL Draft: Wonderlic test scores revealed, Tua Tagovailoa ranks lowest among quarterbacks, per report
CBS Sports ^ | April 17, 2020 | Jeff Kerr

Posted on 04/19/2020 4:08:39 AM PDT by C19fan

Tua Tagovailoa is one of the top quarterback prospects in the 2020 NFL Draft, even though there's a mystery where the talented quarterback will be taken in the first round as he comes back from injury. For those looking for another reason to dip Tagovailoa's draft stock, his Wonderlic test scores are ammunition for a red flag. Tagovailoa scored a 13 on the Wonderlic test, the lowest score among the quarterbacks in the 2020 draft class (per The Athletic's Bob McGinn). LSU's Joe Burrow, the projected No. 1 overall pick in the draft, had the third-highest score at 34. Iowa's Nate Stanley scored the highest grade at 40, followed by Georgia's Jake Fromm at 35.

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This seems like an annual rite of spring.
1 posted on 04/19/2020 4:08:39 AM PDT by C19fan
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Interestingly, some HOF QBs (Marino and Kelly) scored similarly to Tua.


2 posted on 04/19/2020 4:14:57 AM PDT by BlueStateRightist (Government is best which governs least.)
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Dan Marino does come off as a little dull witted.


3 posted on 04/19/2020 4:20:09 AM PDT by Scarpetta (I)
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Hey now... Vince Young scored the lowest wonderlic test score ever and look how well things turned out for him... Nothing worked out very well for the teams he played on, but he made tons of money.


4 posted on 04/19/2020 4:27:40 AM PDT by jerod (Nazi's were essentially Socialist in Hugo Boss uniforms... Get over it!)
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To: C19fan

And he will make more in two years than all those perfect SAT gender studies majors make in a lifetime at Starbucks. He needs to read defenses. He can read Shakespeare after he retires at 31


5 posted on 04/19/2020 4:33:55 AM PDT by FatherofFive (Islam is EVIL and needs to be eradicated)
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"Dan Marino does come off as a little dull witted."

And Jim Kelly, bless his heart, was a notorious bar-brawler in the Buffalo area during his playing days.

(Not that there's anything wrong with that, it's just not the hallmark of a Rhodes scholar....)

6 posted on 04/19/2020 4:38:38 AM PDT by Psalm 73
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“ Interestingly, some HOF QBs (Marino and Kelly) scored similarly to Tua.”
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Tua is damaged goods and thereby his durability is questionable. Consequently, he will be drafted behind the other Tier 1 qb’s. He may have to play out his initial contract and prove himself before he gets the franchise qb big bucks....


7 posted on 04/19/2020 4:46:05 AM PDT by snoringbear (,W,E.oGovernment is the Pimp,)
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“Iowa’s Nate Stanley scored the highest grade at 40”

Iowa had one of the worst scoring offenses in the NCAA. So take this Wonderlic test score with a grain of salt.


8 posted on 04/19/2020 4:48:41 AM PDT by Flavious_Maximus
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The test is used to measure general cognitive ability in three areas: math, vocabulary, and reasoning.


9 posted on 04/19/2020 4:56:29 AM PDT by Jumper
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To: BlueStateRightist

Terry Bradshaw’s Wunderlic score was only 16. I think he was smart enough to make it to the Hall of Fame and to win four Super Bowls.


10 posted on 04/19/2020 4:58:52 AM PDT by TheConservativeBanker
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All I can think of is the movie “Pet Detective”, and I am thinking that he wasn’t really acting...


11 posted on 04/19/2020 5:00:58 AM PDT by kevslisababy (I am a Genuine Female: No after market parts.)
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Makes one wonder how many teachers from High school to Bama were corrupted / coerced to keep passing this dunce.
13 posted on 04/19/2020 5:53:12 AM PDT by DAC21 ( and Naflet had demint)
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I fail to see how the Wonderlic score is indicative of the ability of a QB to play at the professional level.

Terry Bradshaw was one of the dumbest (per score) that ever played.

The problem with Tua is that health concerns are at the forefront.

He's going to have to demonstrate that his past injuries are, indeed, in the past.

I think he's a very capable QB, but I also think he's fragile.

The NFL bean counters are very wary of that.

14 posted on 04/19/2020 5:53:26 AM PDT by OldSmaj (Living in the boondocks, bitterly clinging to my gun and my Bible. And loving it.)
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The MVP Quarterback of the Baltimore Ravens had the same score. Not sure how effective the test is in measuring future success


15 posted on 04/19/2020 6:00:26 AM PDT by STJPII
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To: TheConservativeBanker
Terry Bradshaw’s Wunderlic score was only 16. I think he was smart enough to make it to the Hall of Fame and to win four Super Bowls.

I've heard Bradshaw speak at one of these touring "be all you can be" pep talk sales presentations. He either cheated to get to 16 or had his head bounced on the turf too much while playing. Guiliani spoke at the same show and I was extremely impressed by him.

16 posted on 04/19/2020 6:19:52 AM PDT by KarlInOhio (Parachutes are only anecdotally effective due to the lack of significant double blind testing.)
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To: FatherofFive

Most people who get perfect SAT scores don’t major in Gender Studies. More football players major in “Studies” than perfect SAT scorers.


17 posted on 04/19/2020 6:27:39 AM PDT by wrcase
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Jedrick Wills/T/Alabama got a 9
Jerry Jeudy/WR/Alabama got a 9

i sense a trend...


18 posted on 04/19/2020 6:30:27 AM PDT by God luvs America (63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
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To: Flavious_Maximus

Herbert’s score was reported wrong and was actually a 39 which is second highest. Not surprising for a 4.0 student.


19 posted on 04/19/2020 6:37:52 AM PDT by bray (Pray for President Trump)
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Hopefully the Lions can draft a new owner.......


20 posted on 04/19/2020 6:39:20 AM PDT by Hot Tabasco (How did I survive the Swine flu and the killer flu of 2017-18 without govt. help?)
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