Heath Shuler scored a 16 back in 1994. Sweet, he’s in charge of our stimulus plan on Cap Hill now.

I should add that these scores are not suppose to be released to the public, but usually somehow get leaked. Jamarcus Russel’s score would be intriguing to see. Over/under 12?
http://thewizardofodds.blogspot.com/2007/02/site-says-leak-scored-8-on-wonderlic.html

I can rest easy.

Sorry all, I just realized the test didn’t work in Internet Explorer. That’s fixed now.

Just took this sample test. Pretty weird, I thought, especially insofar as teams use it to help predict what kind of a QB someone will be in the NFL. I understand the time pressure aspect of it, but these kinds of questions don’t necessarily have anything to do with playing QB. Obviously there is a certain amount of intelligence required in memorizing a playbook, audibling, etc. But my sense of it is that the best QBs (and athletes, in general) don’t think before they move on the field, they just simply do what they do instinctually. I might actually be partial to someone who scores poorly. This test seems to measure what kind of grade school/high school these players went to. Incidentally, does anyone know Michael Vick’s score?

NFL Notable High Scores:

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**

I am NOT normally someone who is prone to bringing up racial disparities at the drop of a hat, but in reading this list, I couldn’t help but notice something odd — under the “Notable High Scores” heading, every single listed player is white. Under “Notable Low Scores”, of eleven players listed, Anderson, Marino, Bradshaw and George are all white, and the other seven players are black. That’s a pretty disproportionate discrepancy.

I’m honestly unsure how to interpret this — it very well could be simply caused by a small sample size of 30 players — but with 19 listed as “notably high”, you would expect at least ONE notable black QB. It could be due to the fact that NFL QBs are predominantly white, which is certainly true, but that doesn’t really change the question of proportion.

I’m guessing it has to do with the same well-documented (but unexplained) racial disparity noted in SAT scores and other standardized tests. Naturally, this isn’t even CLOSE to being a scientifically-sound survey, nor is it double-blind, but at the very least, it’s intriguing, and worth mentioning.

On another note, I seem to recall reading somewhere that offensive linemen score the best, on average — even better than QBs. Makes sense, as blocking is usually the most complex part of any play, and I’m guessing that Wonderlic scores are weighted more heavily when judging OL because of a relative dearth of otherwise-distinguishable individual statistics.

I got a 40. I dislike being less smart than Drew Henson.

Drunk and I scored a 30