Packer Draft Pick's Wonderlics Test Scores

[swede]

Man. I haven't seen the actual test, but to get a four it almost seems like you'd have to try to screw it up.

There is a link to a sample test in the Romper Room.

I took it and thought it was pretty easy.

It is kind of like an intellectual tractor pull. Some questions are easy. Some are tougher. The questions seem to be partly mathematical, partly logical, and partly linguistic relationships.

I can easily see how a player might have "football" intelligence and be successful in the NFL despite Wunderlics of 10-15.

It would be a challenge for coaches to deal with players having scores less than 10 I would think.

I've always wondered why there are so few football players in the NFL that did not go to school at all. Isn't there some system for finding dropout students that would make great ballplayers? Can anyone think of a good or even great player in the modern era that never went to college at all?

[Badgerinmaine]

Perfect score

The article I cited earlier says that only one NFL player has ever scored a perfect 50 on the test--Pat McInally, a punter for the Bengals who went to Harvard:

http://espn.go.com/page2/s/closer/020228.html

[Packgator]

Man. I haven't seen the actual test, but to get a four it almost seems like you'd have to try to screw it up.

It is kind of like an intellectual tractor pull.

Interesting analogy. I'm pretty sure I've never heard of a tractor pull being used to make sense of the test before. And I'm not quite sure what an "intellectual tractor pull" is. Nevertheless........good one!

[swede]

Actually I made an inaccurate analogy there. There are some psychometric assessments that allow you to continue responding until you have three incorrect responses in a row. THOSE would be like an intellectual tractor pull.

My understanding is that the Wunderlic is timed. Poor readers are at a pretty big disadvantage. But you get to hack away until time is up or you get your fifty responses in.

I'd like to repeat my question again regarding the unschooled in the NFL.

MNF was in the habit of allowing players to introduce themselves and their alma maters. Very few players seem to make this league without college.

Any familiar names come to mind of modern era NFL players that never went to college?

[woodbuck27]

We got a couple dummy's but WR's and RB's dont' really seem to need smarts. The OL guys concerns me.

I believe they measure as among the smartest positionally along with QB's.

[woodbuck27]

Re: Packer Draft Pick's Wonderlics Test Scores

All scores are out of 50

Justin Harrell- 24. Highest of all DTs.

Brandon Jackson- 11 (cut him already !! . . .woodbuck27)

James Jones- 9 ( you've got to be kidding me. . .ditto !!! . . .woodbuck27)

Aaron Rouse- 17

Allen Barbe- 11. Tied for lowest pick among all OL in draft.

David Clowney- 18

Korey Hall- 25

Desmond Bishop- 15

Mason Crosby- 25

DeShawn Wynn- 16

Clark Harris- 40. 2nd highest in draft. Highest goes to Anthony Gonzalez.

Average Score: 19

[BallHawk]

Re: Perfect score

The article I cited earlier says that only one NFL player has ever scored a perfect 50 on the test--Pat McInally, a punter for the Bengals who went to Harvard:
http://espn.go.com/page2/s/closer/020228.html

Patrick Fitzgerald, QB out of Harvard who used to play for the Rams, also, reportedly, got a 50.

[Packgator]

I'd like to repeat my question again regarding the unschooled in the NFL.

MNF was in the habit of allowing players to introduce themselves and their alma maters. Very few players seem to make this league without college.

Any familiar names come to mind of modern era NFL players that never went to college?

The league's age requirement states that a player be three years removed from high school in order to play. College is not a requirement but what are they going to do for three years after high school.......and still be prepared for the NFL? Don't know of any modern day players that didn't go to college. Perhaps there has been a kicker or two from another country who came to the league after playing soccer for a few years.