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REPORT: Joe Burrow Scores A 34 On The Wonderlic, Tua Tagovailoa Scores A 13

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Joe Burrow reportedly had a pretty impressive Wonderlic test ahead of the NFL draft.

The Wonderlic is a standardized test given to incoming NFL players to test and measure their intelligence and problem solving abilities. It’s scored out of 50. (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football)

 

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According to CBS Sports, Burrow scored a 34. The only quarterbacks who did better than the former LSU star were Nate Stanley with a 40 and Jake Fromm with a 35.

While Burrow and Fromm might have impressed, former Alabama star Tua Tagovailoa didn’t at all. He scored a 13!

The left handed gunslinger scored an incredibly sad 13!

 

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I’m not surprised at all that Joe Burrow scored a 34, which is a very respectable score. Anything in the 30s is solid.

Burrow is clearly an incredibly intelligent person. You can see it when he’s on the field and in interviews that his wheels are always spinning at a high level in his head.

 

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Having said that, I’m shocked Tua only scored a 13. How is that even possible? A 13 isn’t just bad. It’s borderline pathetic.

Tua has always left the impression on me that he’s also a very smart dude. Maybe he was just having an off day, but a 13 is a joke of a score.

Will it impact his draft stock? Probably not, but it’s not a great look.

 

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Finally, let’s all remember when I took a practice Wonderlic test and scored a 47. Would I have been the greatest quarterback mind in league history if I’d made the NFL? There’s certainly some evidence to indicate I could have been.