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The Miami Dolphins selected Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa with the fifth overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft.

Like all top prospects, Tagovailoa has been subjected to months of evaluation, with teams' scouting departments measuring his athletic abilities, interviewing his college coaches, and researching his personal life.

He's also taken the Wonderlic Personnel Test, which, for about 50 years, teams have administered to prospects. This 12-minute intelligence test consists of 50 multiple choice questions measuring cognitive ability, with the score reflecting the number of correct answers. While all prospects take the test, the scores of quarterbacks — due to the belief that the position requires more brainpower — tend to generate the most media interest. The scores are nominally private, but every year they're leaked and publicly reported on online databases.