Ahead of the 2023 NFL Draft, Stroud scored an 18 out of 100 on the S2 test. Many questioned his ability to process the game on an NFL.
Selected No. 2 overall in the 2023 NFL Draft, Stroud took the league by storm and started in all 15 of his appearances, completing 319-of-499 pass attempts for a rookie franchise-record 4,108 yards, 23 touchdowns, five interceptions, and a passer rating of 100.8.
The Houston Texans QB would win the AFC South and win a wild card game against the Browns. He would cap off his year by being named the Associated Press NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year.
Basically, he destroyed everything about the S2 test.
Stroud’s agents at Athletes First are now reportedly directing its clients who will be prospects in the 2024 NFL Draft to skip out on the test as well as others.
Per The Athletic, Athletes First has told its clients to not participate in any cognitive testing during the pre-draft process. The agency reportedly emailed NFL teams in January to notify them about this decision.
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“After much internal discussion, the agents at Athletes First have directed our draft prospects to respectfully pass on participating in any cognitive or psychological testing during the pre-draft process (e.g. AIQ, S2, etc.),” the email to NFL teams read, via The Athletic.
“We understand that many of your teams use these tests or protocols as part of your prospect evaluation process, however our recent experience with these exams has been less than positive,” the email continued. “Specifically, the fact that certain results and performance were leaked publicly last year demonstrates that there truly is no confidentiality with these tests. It is not right for a player’s intelligence, aptitude or mental processing to be subject to public discussion and ridicule — no other job interview carries the same scrutiny.
“While our clients are happy to participate in the standard pre-draft physical activities and any football-based interviews or film review, we will not subject them to the wide variety of psychological tests.”
The Athletic reports that the S2 company is currently under contract with half of the NFL’s 32 clubs.
After the season Stroud just had, we can no longer base a player on a low or high score.
