If Ada Lovelace played football: cornerback, rated 81
Ada Lovelace would play cornerback in football, rated 81 in Legends Draft, the parody game where famous people play football. The position leans hardest on speed and smarts, where Ada Lovelace rates 72 and 97. Best attribute: smarts (97). Wrote what is called the first computer program. Codes up the coverage.

Photo: Antoine Claudet, Public domain
Natural position
CB Cornerback
Rating
81OVRWrote what is called the first computer program. Codes up the coverage.
Ratings
Made up for the game, 40 to 99.
- Arm
- 58
- Speed
- 72
- Power
- 48
- Smarts
- 97
- Clutch
- 83
Best positions
Anyone can line up anywhere. Each position weighs the five ratings its own way, and off the natural position a legend loses a few points.
- CBCornerback, natural81
- SSafety79
- WRWide receiver76
- KKicker73
Scouting report
- Pros
- 97 IQ. Wrote what's called the first computer program. Codes up the coverage.
- Cons
- 48 power.
- Pro comp
- Trent McDuffie with a laptop
Ada Lovelace in other sports
- FootballCornerback81OVR
- BasketballShooting guard79OVR
- HockeyCenter82OVR
- SoccerWinger79OVR
- BaseballShortstop82OVR
- GolfGolfer77OVR
Ada Lovelace in real life
Real life
English mathematician (1815–1852)
- Lived
- 1815 to 1852
- From
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Known as
- mathematician, programmer, poet, computer scientist
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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Questions about Ada Lovelace in football
- What position would Ada Lovelace play in football?
- Cornerback. In Legends Draft the position leans hardest on speed and smarts, where Ada Lovelace rates 72 and 97. The next best spots are safety (79) and wide receiver (76).
- What is Ada Lovelace's rating in Legends Draft?
- 81 at cornerback, the natural position. Away from it a legend loses a few points.
- What is Ada Lovelace's best attribute?
- Smarts, at 97. The weakest is speed, at 72.
- Are these ratings real?
- No. Legends Draft is a parody game and the ratings are made up for fun, on a scale of 40 to 99. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by anyone in it.
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