Fifty questions. Twelve minutes. One score.
The Wonderlic test is a mental aptitude test that has been used by various organizations to determine the competency of applicants to do handle a particular assignment. However, it's most popular application is the pre-Draft screening and assessment of potential draftees. It is basically a multiple choice IQ test that allows teams to get an idea of a player's capability to learn the playbook, learn audibles, and make sound decisions quickly.
A few years ago, the Wonderlic testing got a lot of publicity after Texas Heisman runner-up and national champion QB Vince Young reportedly scored a six ... out of fifty. (No, it's not like golf, where the lower the number is, the better the performance.) Scouts expect quarterbacks to test somewhere in the mid- to high-20s, if not better, so there was some concern after Young's inadequate test scores leaked out to the public. He was still drafted third overall by the Tennessee Titans (behind DE Mario Williams and RB Reggie Bush), so those concerns were obviously exaggerated.
Today, a few Wonderlic scores from this year's Scouting Combine were released. Dan Pompei from the Chicago Tribune reports that Georgia QB Matthew Stafford scored a 38. Beating him out was Maryland CB Kevin Barnes, with a 41.
Check out Pompei's NFL Scout Talk for more scores.
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