It was reported earlier today that Tua had scored a 13 on the NFL’s Wonderlic test, the lowest of all quarterbacks in the 2020 NFL Draft class.
Wonderlic scores for QBs, per @BobMcGinn.
• Jake Fromm: 35
• Joe Burrow: 34
• Jordan Love: 27
• Justin Herbert: 25
• Anthony Gordon: 25
• Jacob Eason: 23
• James Morgan: 23
• Jalen Hurts: 18
• Tua Tagovailoa: 13— NFL Update (@MySportsUpdate) April 17, 2020
The Wonderlic test measures “cognitive ability and problem-solving aptitude” of players looking to enter the NFL.
Overtime the test’s scores have become increasingly looked over as not a good measure of a player’s football abilities. However, it still allows for fans and analysts to speculate what it means for the player’s future.
These scores, which made the rounds on Twitter, turned out to be inaccurate – or at least one of them was.
Laura Rutledge of ESPN tweeted a report that the previously reported score of a 13 was from a test he had taken in 2018, and that he actually scored a 19 on his most recent attempt.
Clarification on Tua Tagovailoa’s Wonderlic Score: He took the test in spring of 2018 at Alabama, and got a 13. He took it again at the combine and scored a 19. The average score is a 20. I’m told, NFL teams have this information and there are no concerns.
— Laura Rutledge (@LauraRutledge) April 17, 2020
Assuming all other scores are accurately reported, Tagovailoa’s would put him at second-to-last, right above Jalen Hurts. However, it should not be seen as a poor score, as the average on the test was a 20.
Roll Tide Wire’s report on his score has since been changed with the correction.
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