Note Eric Decker and Ryan Fitzpatrick scores below 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] Mario Manningham - 6 (3rd-round pick in the 2008 NFL Draft 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] Carlos Hyde – 9 (second round pick in the 2014 NFL Draft)[28] Travis Henry – 9 (second-round pick in the 2001 NFL Draft)[29] 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: Aaron Rodgers – 35 (first-round pick in the 2005 NFL Draft)[30] Colin Kaepernick – 37 (second-round pick in the 2011 NFL Draft) 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] 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)[39] Ryan Fitzpatrick – 48 (seventh-round pick in the 2005 NFL Draft; finished test in a record nine minutes)[40] Ben Watson – 48 (first-round pick in the 2004 NFL Draft)[41] Mike Mamula – 49 (first-round pick in the 1995 NFL Draft; second highest score ever reported)[42] Pat McInally – 50 (fifth-round pick in the 1975 NFL Draft; only player known to have gotten a perfect score)[43]
Mamula just played the scouts like a fiddle that year. I wouldn't be surprised if he took 1000s upon 1000s of wonderlic tests or even had the actual answers to that years' test in preparation for the combine that year. There was an article I read just last fall looking back on how he just duped people, making the smart decision early! to dedicate his time towards the combine. Fascinating stuff He was a 4th round graded player who dedicated night and day towards the tests at the combine. Nobody had done that ever before and it changed everything when he was taken no. 7 overall
Vince Young scored a 6. Jeff George a 10. There was some controversy over Young's score and he retook it and got a 16, supposedly. Fwiw, Bryce Petty got a 31. A good score. At least it wasn't a bad score
Wonderlic scores for Quarterbacks coming out in the 2013 draft. 1. Ryan Nassib, Syracuse 41 2. Matt Barkley, USC 30 3. E. J. Manuel, Florida State 28 3. Landry Jones, Oklahoma 28 5. Mike Glennon, N.C. State 26 6. Tyler Bray, Tennessee 24 6. Geno Smith, West Virginia 24 6. Zac Dysert, Miami (Ohio) 24 9. Matt Scott, Arizona 22 10. Tyler Wilson, Arkansas 20
I don't think the wonderlic is all that important when scoring higher than 20. All you really want out of these players in these tests is for them to prove they aren't dumb as a rock and can multiply 18 X 6 effectively. It's the real low numbers that are alarming while most in the 20-45 shouldn't really be weighed against each other. I just did a quick sample test on my phone for 15 questions in 3.2 minutes and scored the equivalent of a 37 out of 50. It's actually a bit fun on samplewonderlictest.com
