Houston Texans rookie quarterback C.J. Stroud did terribly on the S2 Cognition test before the NFL Draft but that hasn’t mattered at all.
Normally, it’s a good way to evaluate the processing skills of quarterbacks, but Stroud scored an 18 out of 100 on the test – which projected that he would perform poorly in the NFL. But it didn’t seem to matter since he’s had one heck of a rookie season.
Even Texans legend J.J. Watt thinks the test is a bunch of hogwash.
“Hang on, am I getting this right? CJ Stroud ‘performs poorly’ on S2 Test before the draft and the creators of the test say ‘We’ve never had someone grade low and play well.’ Now, CJ dominates, and all of a sudden the same people say his results might have been wrong? C’mon man,” Watt tweeted.
Hang on, am I getting this right?
CJ Stroud “performs poorly” on S2 Test before the draft and creators of the test say “we’ve never had someone grade low and play well.”
Now, CJ dominates and all of a sudden the same people say his results might have been wrong?
C’mon man…
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) January 20, 2024
At the end of the day, it doesn’t matter how bad Stroud did because he threw for 4,108 yards and 23 touchdowns during the regular season. He then led the Texans to a win in the wild-card win over the Cleveland Browns last weekend.
He’s now trying to lead a 14-point comeback in the divisional round against the Baltimore Ravens. You can watch the rest of the game on ABC/ESPN.