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Wide receiver [[Kevin Curtis]] of the [[St. Louis Rams]] scored a 48 out of 50. |
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Revision as of 00:58, 27 February 2006
The Wonderlic Personnel Test (often referred to as Wunderlich) is an intelligence test primarily known for being administered to prospective players in the National Football League since the 1970s. The Wonderlic is a twelve minute, fifty question exam to assess aptitude for learning a job and adapting to solve problems for employees in a wide range of occupations. The score is calculated as the number of correct answers given in the alloted time. A score of 20 is intended to indicate average intelligence (corresponding to an intelligence quotient of 100). It is rumored that at least one player has scored a 1 on the test.
Famous scores
Pat McInally, a wide receiver/punter from Harvard who played for the Cincinnati Bengals from 1977 to 1985, is the only player known to have scored a perfect 50. In 2005, it was rumored that Ryan Fitzpatrick, a quarterback also from Harvard, scored a perfect 50 but his actual accomplishment was to finish the test in 9 minutes with a score of 38 — the most impressive speed ever seen at the NFL Combine. Fitzpatrick was drafted in 2005 by the St. Louis Rams — referenced in The Wall Street Journal (September 30, 2005) as the NFL's Smartest Team. The scores of successful (and not-so-successful) quarterbacks range widely:
- Brian Griese — 41
- Akili Smith — 39, but is suspected of cheating because the first time he took the test he got a 15
- Tom Brady — 36
- Steve Young — 35
- John Elway — 32
- Brett Favre — 24
- Dan Marino — 18
- Jeff George — 12
- Vince Young — 6
Wide receiver Kevin Curtis of the St. Louis Rams scored a 48 out of 50.
Average scores
This assessment roughly corresponds to the averages revealed, according to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, by an NFL personnel man in Paul Zimmerman's "The New Thinking man's Guide to Pro Football," which are:
- Offensive tackles: 26
- Centers: 25
- Quarterbacks: 24
- Guards: 23
- Tight Ends: 22
- Safeties: 19
- Middle linebackers: 19
- Cornerbacks: 18
- Wide receivers: 17
- Fullbacks: 17
- Halfbacks: 16
The average scores in other professions are:
- Chemist: 31
- Programmer: 29
- Newswriter: 26
- Sales: 24
- Bank teller: 22
- Clerical Worker: 21
- Security Guard: 17