As his draft stock slips for a flimsy reason, C.J. Stroud addressed that and mentioned his potential fit with the Detroit Lions.
Over the last week or so, there appears to be an agenda somewhere to drop the draft stock of Ohio State quarterback C.J Stroud. Apparently he scored poorly, like very poorly, on the S2 cognitive test that’s all the rage. While Alabama’s Bryce Young apparently scored a 98 percent, Stroud came in at 18 percent.
The results of test like the S2 and the Wonderlic are not supposed to become known publicly. So when someone puts them out there, especially a low one for someone, it reeks of an agenda.
C.J. Stroud addresses poor S2 test, mentions potential fit with the Lions
On Wednesday, via Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press, Stroud talked about the reported low score he had on the S2 test.
I’m not a test taker, so I play football,” “But at the end of the day, I don’t got nothing to prove to nobody so I’m not (going) to sit here and explain how I process football. The people who making the picks know what I can do, so that’s all that matters to me.”
It’s not on accident things come out,” Stroud said. “It’s not on accident that people throw dirt on my name and I definitely think that whatever that means, cause people benefit from things..
The Lions had a pre-draft visit with Stroud, and ESPN’s Todd McShay considers them a “parachute slot” for him at No. 6 overall.
As a writer who covers the team might do, and really should do in that situation, Birkett asked Stroud about the Lions.
Asked if he thinks the Lions are a realistic landing spot for him, Stroud said, “It could be, yeah.” He called Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson “a genius” and said he had “great” conversations with Johnson and others in the organization.
I mean, my eyes are open,” Stroud said. “I know drafts are crazy every year, especially for quarterbacks so we’ll sit here and see. I had a great meeting with them and the 30 went very well, so we’ll see what happens.”
It’s unlikely the Lions will end up with Stroud. He may not even fall to them at No. 6, and they may have other priorities if he is available. But it’s within the realm of possibilities, as pretty much anything is until after 8 p.m. ET on Thursday night.