Tua Tagovailoa and Jalen Hurts Wonderlic Scores Are a Bad Look for Nick Saban

The Athletic's Bob McGinn released a list of the Wonderlic scores for this year's quarterback draft class on Friday. The list shockingly saw Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Jalen Hurts and Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Tua Tagovailoa hovering at the bottom of the bunch. It's a bad look for both of the quarterbacks, who are trying to climb draft boards, but it might be an even bigger indictment of Nick Saban's ability to produce a pro-ready quarterback.

Both players were on Saban's squad for most of their college careers, and now the two are joined in being the worst performers on the exam. So, what is the deal with Saban?

Saban is supposed to be some genius in the world of football, so why can't he get these guys prepared for the NFL? We know he's yet to produce a successful professional quarterback, but the fact that he can't even get them ready for the Wonderlic is insane.

We can argue all we want about the legitimacy of the Wonderlic, but the fact remains that NFL scouts use it with some regularity. If Saban truly wants to make the argument that Alabama is a factory to product NFL talent, this stat speaks against everything he's built.

If nothing else, Saban should be able to impart some knowledge on these young men. He's run one of the most successful programs of all-time, and the idea that not one, but two of his starting quarterbacks left without being able to perform even halfway decently on a football aptitude test just looks like negligence.