Interesting stats on Wonderlic Test

[Godzuki]

They say score of 20~ is average. 10~ is illiterate.


Median score by profession

Listed are a sample of median scores by profession on the Wonderlic test from 1983. The scores are listed in descending numerical order, and professions with the same score have been alphabetized.[13]

Systems Analyst – 32
Chemist – 31
Electrical Engineer – 30
Engineer – 29
Programmer – 29
Accountant – 28
Executive – 28
Reporter – 28
Teacher – 28
Copywriter – 27
Investment Analyst – 27
Librarian – 27
Electronics technician – 26
Salesperson – 25
Secretary – 24
Dispatcher – 23
Drafter – 23
Electrician – 23
Nurse – 23
Bank teller – 22
Cashier – 21
Firefighter – 21
General Clerical worker – 21
Machinist – 21
Receptionist – 21
Train Conductor – 21
Skilled Craftsman – 18
Security guard – 17
Welder – 17
Warehouseman – 15
Janitor - 14

Average score in the NFL by position

Though used in a variety of settings, the Wonderlic test has become best known for its use in the NFL's Scouting Combine. According to Paul Zimmerman's The New Thinking Man's Guide to Pro Football, the average score of a NFL player according to position is the following:

Offensive tackle – 26
Center – 25
Quarterback – 24 (Most teams want at least 21 for a quarterback.)[22]
Guard – 23
Tight end – 22
Safety – 19
Linebacker – 19
Cornerback – 18
Wide receiver – 17
Fullback – 17
Halfback – 16[23]

An average football player usually scores around 20 points.[7]

Some notable players who scored well below the average include:

Morris Claiborne – 4 (first-round pick in the 2012 NFL Draft Lowest score ever known by an NFL player) [24]
Frank Gore – 6 (3rd-round pick in the 2005 NFL Draft) [25]
Tavon Austin – 7 (first-round pick in the 2013 NFL Draft) [26]
Terrelle Pryor – 7 (third-round pick in the 2011 NFL Supplemental Draft) [27]
Travis Henry – 9 (second-round pick in the 2001 NFL Draft) [28]
Charles Rogers – 10 (second overall pick in the 2003 NFL Draft) [26]
Cordarrelle Patterson – 11 (first-round pick in the 2013 NFL Draft) [26]

Some notable players who scored well above the average include:

Johnny Manziel - 32 (eligible for 2014 NFL Draft)[29]

Aaron Rodgers - 35 (first-round pick in the 2005 NFL Draft) [30]
Tony Romo - 37 (undrafted in 2003) [31]
Matthew Stafford – 38 (first overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft) [32]
Eli Manning - 39 (first overall pick in the 2004 NFL Draft) [33]
Colin Kaepernick - 38 (second-round pick in the 2011 NFL Draft)
Alex Smith – 40 (first overall pick in the 2005 NFL Draft) [34]
Calvin Johnson - 41 (first-round pick in the 2007 NFL Draft) [35]
Blaine Gabbert – 42 (first-round pick in the 2011 NFL Draft) [36]
Eric Decker – 43 (third-round pick in the 2010 NFL Draft)[37]
Greg McElroy – 43 (seventh-round pick in the 2011 NFL Draft) [38]
Matt Birk – 46 (sixth-round pick in the 1998 NFL Draft)[citation needed]
Ryan Fitzpatrick – 48 (seventh-round pick in the 2005 NFL Draft; finished test in a record nine minutes) [39]
Ben Watson - 48 (first-round pick in the 2004 NFL Draft) [40]
Mike Mamula – 49 (first-round pick in the 1995 NFL Draft; second highest score ever reported) [41]
Pat McInally – 50 (fifth-round pick in the 1975 NFL Draft; only player known to have gotten a perfect score)[42]




they should put this in the NBA, it would be funny.

[-p.tiddy-]

the Morris Claiborne one is misleading, supposedly he answered the first question and then walked out on the test

I'm not sure why he did that though...

[russwest0]

I think I scored a 36 last one I took.

It would be funny if they put this in the NBA because Westbrook would score in the top 1% of the league and make everyone look like dipshits.

He finished in the top percentile in his HS class and chose UCLA strictly for Academics.

[-p.tiddy-]

<--- I scored a 40

http://footballiqscore.com/?reset=true






who can here defeat me?

[ace23]

That link won't work for me. Runs slow as fck. I guarantee I'd get a 50 easily though.

[-p.tiddy-]

That link won't work for me. Runs slow as fck. I guarantee I'd get a 50 easily though.

I'm thinking that because wonderlic scores were released today that the site is getting tons of traffic...everyone wants to see how they compare to NFL players

[Railgun]

slow for me too.

[KevinNYC]

do football players know about this test and prep for it by now?

My bet is they do which would be a giant advantage.

[oarabbus]

Morris Claiborne – 4 (first-round pick in the 2012 NFL Draft Lowest score ever known by an NFL player) [24]
Frank Gore – 6 (3rd-round pick in the 2005 NFL Draft) [25]
Tavon Austin – 7 (first-round pick in the 2013 NFL Draft) [26]
Terrelle Pryor – 7 (third-round pick in the 2011 NFL Supplemental Draft) [27]
Travis Henry – 9 (second-round pick in the 2001 NFL Draft) [28]
Charles Rogers – 10 (second overall pick in the 2003 NFL Draft) [26]
Cordarrelle Patterson – 11 (first-round pick in the 2013 NFL Draft) [26]

Frank Gore : :

[-p.tiddy-]

wow, just noticed the huge racial divide between the top scores and worst scorers...

all of the worst scores are black...all of the top scores are white with the exception of Ben Watson and Calvin Johnson

Kaepernick is half black/white but raised by a white couple

[ace23]

I got a 48 but I had 6 minutes left, just rushed through it.

http://s22.postimg.org/8ul6ojy7l/wonderlic.png

Took it here http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/...ic-sample-quiz

[-p.tiddy-]

I got a 48 but I had 6 minutes left, just rushed through it.

http://s22.postimg.org/8ul6ojy7l/wonderlic.png

Took it here http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/...ic-sample-quiz

wtf, it shows you the questions beforehand...

[ace23]

wtf, it shows you the questions beforehand...

Sore loser. Goml fgt

[ace23]

do football players know about this test and prep for it by now?

My bet is they do which would be a giant advantage.

Lol there's nothing to prep for. You learn everything you need for thest before high school.

[ROCSteady]

I'm thinking that because wonderlic scores were released today that the site is getting tons of traffic...everyone wants to see how they compare to NFL players

Yup everyone in America is running to complete the faux Wonderlic today, it's basically lke voting, My office gave everyone an extra 20 min break to take it today. It was bananas