Paxton Lynch and the Wonderlic

[whaler11]

That 18 is going to cost him a lot of money.

 

[Nostical]

Maybe, but he can take solace in knowing that's the highest a Memphis player has ever scored.

 

[whaler11]

Maybe, but he can take solace in knowing that's the highest a Memphis player has ever scored.

When you read the questions and see an 18 - it's impossible to turn your NFL franchise over.

Since college is a totally different game and the score on Saturday matters a lot more than academics.

 

[NavinRJohnson]

Vince Young scored an 8 didn't he?

 

[Jax Husky]

18 is just really really bad for a QB.

 

[HuskyBandDad]

How is it scored? Would 100 be perfect score?

 

[Husky1964]

25!!

 

[Nostical]

Would 100 be perfect score?

50 is perfect. Only one player ever scored 50.

Average Wonderlic Score By Position

Offensive tackle – 26
Center – 25
Quarterback – 24
Guard – 23
Tight end – 22
Safety – 19
Linebacker – 19
Cornerback – 18
Wide receiver – 17
Fullback – 17
Halfback – 16[22]
An average football player usually scores around 20 points.
Most teams want at least 21 for a quarterback.

Some notable players who scored well below the average include:

Morris Claiborne – 4 (first-round 2012 NFL Draft, lowest score ever known by an NFL player)
Mario Manningham – 6 (3rd-round 2008 NFL Draft)
Frank Gore – 6 (3rd-round 2005 NFL Draft)
Tavon Austin – 7 (first-round 2013 NFL Draft)
Terrelle Pryor – 7 (third-round 2011 NFL Draft
Carlos Hyde – 9 (second round 2014 NFL Draft)
Travis Henry – 9 (second-round 2001 NFL Draft)
Charles Rogers – 10 (second overall 2003 NFL Draft
Cordarrelle Patterson – 11 (first-round 2013 NFL Draft

Some notable players who scored well above the average include:

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

 

[MilliniumPrince]

Dan Marino had a terrible score.....i think he did ok in spite of it.

 

[2Infinity]

Vince Young scored an 8 didn't he?

Vince Young scored a 6... It looks as if the test was rather predictive in his case.

 

[2Infinity]

Dan Marino had a terrible score.....i think he did ok in spite of it.

Marino scored a 14 and showed that its not always a great barometer of future success. Lol

 

[DarthGrumpy]

When you read the questions and see an 18 - it's impossible to turn your NFL franchise over.

Since college is a totally different game and the score on Saturday matters a lot more than academics.

The Jets could be interested, Geno's 24 was not much better and just who great he has been under center

 

[rich1122]

Imagine how much they practice. My scores get progressively better the more I do it.

 

[whaler11]

Imagine how much they practice. My scores get progressively better the more I do it.

I banged out a 41 one my first try - I had about a minute left. I think we practice I could squeeze out a few more points but I don't see how Fitzpatrick got it done in 9 minutes.

 

[BoatShow]

Banged out a 42. A lot of it is 5th grade type algebra. Luckily I teach 5th grade algebra

 

[whaler11]

Banged out a 42. A lot of it is 5th grade type algebra. Luckily I teach 5th grade algebra

Yeah the hardest ones seem to be if the words are similar or not.

 

[BoatShow]

Yeah the hardest ones seem to be if the words are similar or not.

My toughest part was the time to do the multiple step stuff

 

[Husky25]

Terrell Pryor was picked in the 3rd round of the supplemental draft. Yuge difference from the Entry draft held in April.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

I really don't think teams put as much stock in this as the media does. That being said, a horrible score is probably indicative but I'm sure meetings with the teams are a lot more useful in determining a player's football intelligence than the wonderlic. Unfortunately the reports coming out are that the results of those meetings are than teams think he's really quite dumb.

 

[gioff23]

Another data point showing the uselessness of the APR

Go tigers!

 

[Jax Husky]

The Jets could be interested, Geno's 24 was not much better and just who great he has been under center

That's just it, Geno's 24 makes him exponentially smarter than Lynch. Think about that for a second. 18 is bad at that position, and a kid would have to blow me out of the water with work ethic to take any kind of risk like that.

 

[bc puckett]

Terrell Pryor was picked in the 3rd round of the supplemental draft. Yuge difference from the Entry draft held in April.

Since teams that make a selection in the supplemental draft have to forfeit the corresponding pick in the next draft it is essentially the same thing. In this case the Raiders selected Pyror in the 3rd round of the supplemental draft of 2011 and had to relinquish the 3rd round choice in the 2012 draft.

 

[Adios]

Scored a 34 here. I feel relieved. Under the influence of THC, too.

 

[Adios]

Test Score Conversion Tables - American Mensa, Ltd.

Need a 37+ to qualify for Mensa. I probably used to qualify.

 

[pnow15]

How smart do you have to be to toss the ball to the guys wearing the same uniform?