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2009 NFL Combine Wonderlic Exam: Are you smarter than a football player?

The folks over at Hogs Haven found a sample Wonderlic exam and put together an appropriate post for it.  They found notable scores and provide an opportunity for you to take a small sample of the test and compare your score.  I got 9 out of 10 right and given the amount of time it took me, I scored a 45.  Can I include that on my resume because that might be what it takes to get me a legal internship this summer!  Feel free to post your score if you want.

With the Combine just around the corner, much adu will be made about the wonderlic exam and how it translates to the NFL.


The Wonderlic Personnel Test-Revised (WPT-R) is used not just by the NFL, but lots of employers to help measure a candidate's ability to:

- Learn a specific job.
- Solve problems.
- Understand instructions.
- Apply knowledge to new situations.
- Benefit from specific job training.
- Be satisfied with a particular job.

Higher scoring applicants are supposed to learn more rapidly, master more complex material, and exercise better judgment while lower scoring applicants tend to require more time, detailed task instruction, and less challenging job routines.

25 is the average score for quarterbacks and offensive linemen. Other positions average about a 20. A generic breakdown of the scoring looks like this:

50 = highest possible score, superior intelligence
30 = Very bright, you're shouldn't be living at home
20 = average intelligence (similar to IQ of 100)
15 = Equivalent to unskilled worker
10 and Below = Moron, barring unique circumstances*

*Frank Gore apparently scored a 6 on the Wonderlic, but it was due to his dyslexia.  He can't take timed tests like this, so a test like the Wachs Test would be utilized.  The Wachs Test is a verbal test.

Hogs Haven put together an online Wonderlic exam for us to try and take.  Feel free to compare yourself to the best and worst of the NFL's test takers.

To begin your test, cclick here >>>

NFL Notable High Scores:

Ryan Fitzpatrick 38-50: It's officially an NFL urban legend that Fitzpatrick scored somewhere between 38 and a perfect 50.  Although he claims to have left a question blank, which means he could get no more than a 49.
Drew Henson 42
Alex Smith 40
Eli Manning 39
Brian Griese 39
Tony Romo 37
Drew Bledsoe 36
Matt Leinart 35
Kellen Clemens 35
Tom Brady 33
Steve Young 33
John Beck 30
Philip Rivers 30
Troy Aikman 29
Brady Quinn 29
Drew Brees 28
Peyton Manning 28
Ryan Leaf 27
Ben Roethlisberger 25
Brett Favre 22

Notable Low Scores:
Tarvaris Jackson 19
Derek Anderson 19
Vince Young 16*
Dan Marino 15
Terry Bradshaw 15
Donovan McNabb 14
David Garrard 14
Kordell Stewart 13
Marcus Vick 11
Jeff George 10
Chris Leak 8**

* VY apparently scored a 6 on his first test, and he took the test a second time scoring a 16.
** Leak apparently decided to only answer 12 of 50 questions. Got 8 out of 12 right, but alas, 8 is his score.

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i don’t even know why players really need this… some players just aren’t smart

by PHUT! on Feb 18, 2009 12:21 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

i just took it… 45

yes!

by PHUT! on Feb 18, 2009 12:37 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Me, too. Didn’t have time for the last question.

by cornball on Feb 19, 2009 7:09 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

35

take that Tom Brady

Simply by pulling on both ends, Patrick Willis can stretch diamonds back into coal

by 49erLou on Feb 18, 2009 12:28 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

I got a 35 too. Ran out of time but got all 7 questions correct.

by bignerd on Feb 18, 2009 3:38 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

yeah that's exactly what happened to me

i lost a few seconds not realizing the clock started as soon as the page loaded

Simply by pulling on both ends, Patrick Willis can stretch diamonds back into coal

by 49erLou on Feb 18, 2009 9:32 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

45

MURS for President!!!!!!!

by jtoj on Feb 18, 2009 12:43 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Nailed the 50.

When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realized God doesn’t work that way, so I stole one and prayed for forgiveness. - Emo Philips

Neglectful father of David Quinowski

by marcello on Feb 18, 2009 1:37 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

35

i didn’t even get to finish lol

by J2daZ on Feb 18, 2009 1:40 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

5

Don't sweat it. I'm illiterate.

by methodrampage on Feb 18, 2009 1:42 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

0

Don't sweat it. I'm illiterate.

by methodrampage on Feb 18, 2009 1:42 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

7/10

35 averaged out.

by danielao on Feb 18, 2009 2:07 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

40

DAMMIT!

Joe and Steve were under the same system for years... don't expect Smith to be super so soon.

by bayboy on Feb 18, 2009 2:16 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

35

Mostly due to me thinking that 18*3=51 and consequently wasting a bunch of time realizing, that, in fact, 17*3=51.

by J. Frank Parnell on Feb 18, 2009 3:27 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

45

I’m not sure which one I got wrong.

GROUGTHINK ALERT

by groug on Feb 18, 2009 3:50 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

I misread the years on the first question.

Damn it.

GROUGTHINK ALERT

by groug on Feb 18, 2009 11:55 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

50, but then again I am in MENSA...

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by StrictlyFootball on Feb 18, 2009 4:55 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

50, but I'm a certifiable genius

I supposed its possible that I’d miss one if there were the full 50 questions

If I gotta play, I'm gonna play 'till I win,
Since I gotta be here, I can´t wait to begin

by albertoleecho on Feb 18, 2009 4:56 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

also

This test has, literally, absolutely nothing to do with football. Some of the best football players are complete morons.

If I gotta play, I'm gonna play 'till I win,
Since I gotta be here, I can´t wait to begin

by albertoleecho on Feb 18, 2009 4:58 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Woohoo I got 100!

My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.

by howtheyscored on Feb 18, 2009 6:22 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

40

Ran out of time with two left. Fun test. Trouble is, some of the gratest players have poor scores(Brett Favre, Dan Marino, Terry Bradshaw) and some of the worst players have high scores(Alex Smith, Drew henson) and some are average. It doesn’t really tell you how good of a player he is.

by CW30 on Feb 18, 2009 6:40 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Nor is it supposed to, but....

Say you have a complicated offense (see: Martz). Do you want a WR that scores a 5 on the Wonderlic, or a 35? It might not be a final decider on one player vs another, but it is a factor that many coaches need to consider when potentially risking millions of dollars and wasting a high draft pick.

Blind devotion.

by ProfessorBigelow on Feb 18, 2009 7:18 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Alex Smith

Had a high score……

by CW30 on Feb 18, 2009 7:55 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

30...

Answered every one but one.

by Brendan Scolari on Feb 18, 2009 9:14 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Brady....

Brady Quinn double majored at Notre Dame and only got a 29. Thats a 58%.

by IDOLIZEDbyALL on Feb 18, 2009 10:25 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

score

The score is based on a combination of correct answers and how long it takes to complete.

by Fooch on Feb 18, 2009 10:28 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

45

Glad I skipped the one with the squares, that would’ve held me up for a minute. I’m not as good at colors and shapes as with numbers. i wonder if that means I’d suck at picking up a blitz.

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by Josh from Hollywood on Feb 19, 2009 1:49 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Test

#1
Answer E

  1. 2
    Answer E
    #3
    Answer D
    #4
    Answer C
    #5
    Answer C
    #6
    Answer D
    #7
    Answer A
    #8
    Answers B, C, and D
    #9
    Answers C, D And E
    #10
    Answer B

Thats 50

How come they didn’t post Shauns scores, I know he’d do better than Farve or Bradshaw..

by Josh G and the Shaun Hill band wagon on Feb 19, 2009 5:50 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I took the free iq test..

I scored a 153.. but that doesn’t mean when Rocky Bernard is about to knock the smack out of me, I’m going to be able to get the ball to Josh Morgan, on an under route..

by Josh G and the Shaun Hill band wagon on Feb 19, 2009 6:04 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

FOOTBALL GENIUS?

.. has nothing to do with Math.. unless you can’t count to 6?

by Josh G and the Shaun Hill band wagon on Feb 19, 2009 6:44 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

50 pts

standardized testing is really easy

by foosball4949 on Feb 19, 2009 6:56 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

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