Take the Test and See How You Rate against Top NFL QBs Wonderlic Scores

Take the Test and See How You Rate against Top NFL QBs Wonderlic Scores

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It?s called the Wonderlic test, a product of Charles Wonderlic, and it?s become a staple of the evaluation of NFL prospects.

The results are supposed to be confidential, but the numbers somehow seem to leak out each year. Maybe by teams looking to justify either taking a player or passing up on another?

The test is 50 questions in which players have 12 minutes to answer. The pace is brisk and there?s not a lot of time to dwell on any particular question.

The average Wonderlic score for a NFL quarterback is 24. The scores are used as part of the evaluation process, but it doesn?t seem to correlate ? by itself ? with success. Some of the lowest scores reported are attributed to some of the best quarterbacks of all time? and some of the highest belong to average players. But it is an indication of intelligence and problem solving.

Click here to take a sample Wonderlic test, developed by Genius Media.NOTE: The test is for entertainment value. There?s no basis to believe the sample Wonderlic test would coincide with the actual test.

Here are some of the reported scores:

48 ? Ryan Fitzpatrick, Greg McElroy

42 ? Blaine Gabbert

40 ? Alex Smith

39 ? Eli Manning

38 ? Colin Kaepernick, Matt Flynn, Matthew Stafford

37 ? Tony Romo, Andrew Luck

35 ? Aaron Rodgers, Matt Leinart, Sam Bradford, Christina Ponder

34 ? Ryan Tannehill

33 ? Tom Brady

33 ? Marcus Mariota

32 ? Johnny Manziel

31 ? Matt Schaub

30 ? Philip Rivers

29 ? Andy Dalton, Nick Foles

28 ? Peyton Manning, Drew Brees, Russell Wilson, EJ Manuel, Marck Sanchez, Blake Bortles

27 ? Jameis Winston, Joe Flacco, Josh Freeman

26 ? Jay Cutler, Carson Palmer, Ryan Mallet

25 ? Ben Roethlisberger

24 ? Cam Newton, Geno Smith

21 ? Robert Griffin III

20 ? Michael Vick, Jake Locher, Teddy Bridgewater

Just to give you an idea of how the test scores don?t assure success, CBS Sports reports three of the game?s top quarterbacks of all time ? Terry Bradshaw, Jim Kelly, and Dan Marino all scored less than 20.

Some other notable QBs:

33 -Steve Young

29 ? John Elway

22 ? Brett Favre

15 ? Dan Marino, Donovan McNabb, Jim Kelly, Terry Bradshaw

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Click here to take a sample Wonderlic test, developed by Genius Media.NOTE: The test is for entertainment value. There?s no basis to believe the sample Wonderlic test would coincide with the actual test.

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