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Jeremy Maclin Missouri DNT 25/39 0. Brennan Marion Tulsa DNT 21/38 — Mohamed Massaquoi Georgia 30/36 26/41 -4. Kenny McKinley South Carolina 17/20 19/25 2. Andrew Means Indiana DNT 24/50 0 ...

The Wonderlic test is a 12-minute, 50-question test commonly given to NFL prospects as a measure of intelligence, designed to test learning and problem-solving skills. Questions increase in difficulty, so few prospects finish all 50 questions, and players are instructed before the test to answer the questions sequentially. The score is the number of questions answered correctly, followed by the total number of questions answered.

In recent years, the test has lost its significance to NFL clubs as many players are now prepared for the test from extensive Combine preparation, during which they often see exact copies of the tests to be given.

“We look at it, but we pay little attention to it,” one NFL GM said. “All of these kids are so well-prepared nowadays — the test that carries the most relevance to us is their first test.”

Yet, when comparing the score of the first test that prospects took, usually in the spring entering their senior season or at all-star games, against the score of the test administered at the Combine, far fewer show signs of preparing for the test than in past years. Test results are not expected to vary by more than several points any time two tests are taken; otherwise, outside influences are expected to have influenced the results.

“We look at three gauges of intelligence,” one team executive said. “One, (a player’s) score; two, whether his coaches say he needs reps (to learn); and three, whether intelligence issues show up on tape — how often does (a player) need to be lined up, how often does he appear confused. If he is football-smart or his coaches say he learns well, the Wonderlic score is disregarded. You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to play football.”

True to form, many great players through the years have had better football intelligence than book smarts, as Hall of Fame QB Dan Marino reportedly scored a 16 on the Wonderlic, Terry Bradshaw 15 and potential Hall of Famer Donovan McNabb 14.

Following is a breakdown of scores by position as they were taken the first time, then at the Combine, and the difference between the two scores, to show whether preparation or other outside influences may have affected the results. A score of 22/35 means the player answered 35 questions, giving correct answers to 22.

Editor's note: Most underclassmen, who are not allowed to participate in all-star games or to be tested in the spring except before their senior seasons, only took the test once, at the Combine. Thus, “DNT” stands for "did not test."

I'm always disappointed by the number of those players with awful scores who supposedly went to college, attended a majority of their classes, and in many cases graduated with a degree. Any college grad should be able to get at least 2/3 of those questions right...

I think Vince Young broke the all-time low score with a 6. Then they tried to cover it up and said it was graded wrong...I wonder how much money exchanged hands to make that happen.

He's a 1 down project player in the NFL who didnt even do that well in college, but he looked great at the Combine. He has the upper body of Goliath, and the legs of Norwood. He cant hold his ground against the Run and Power Offenses - he gets trucked, useless on 1st and 2nd Down in the NFL. And he only has 1 move to rush the QB - an outside speed rush. That wont cut it in the NFL.

“We look at three gauges of intelligence,” one team executive said. “One, (a player’s) score; two, whether his coaches say he needs reps (to learn); and three, whether intelligence issues show up on tape — how often does (a player) need to be lined up, how often does he appear confused. If he is football-smart or his coaches say he learns well, the Wonderlic score is disregarded. You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to play football.”

I've read somewhere that the expected score for a person of average intelligence is 20. But looking at samples of tests, I'd expect anyone with a highschool degree to be able to score at least 40/50. Wish they would just post these tests for us so we can see how retarded some of these "college grads" actually are.

Check it out Dogs! All the Ga. Tech players had the highest scores at almost every position they were in. DT, OT, DE, You name it. This makes Tech look really good.

I had heard that Louis Delmas had done poorly, and scores of 11 and 12 are pretty bad for a Safety. The Falcons also had a private workout with CB Bradley Fletcher, who only scored a 10 and then a 13.

Check it out Dogs! All the Ga. Tech players had the highest scores at almost every position they were in. DT, OT, DE, You name it. This makes Tech look really good.

Vontae Davis is really surprising to me. He scored very highly, although he is said to have a lot of off the field issues.. Usually it's the "dumber" players that run in to a lot of problems. Find that very interesting and am not so appalled anymore from us picking him.

its one of those things that i found looking down the list i was looking at guys i liked, and being really pleased at good scores...