In response to a question about quarterback Wonderlic scores on Twitter, ESPN's Chris Mortensen noted that it's a "book-smart/processing" test that players in the current era are better prepared for than their counterparts from drafts in the 1980s and 1990s.
According to Mortensen, Hall of Fame quarterback John Elway scored a 29, and Dan Marino and Jim Kelly each scored a 15 on the Wonderlic. Current quarterbacks Peyton Manning and Drew Brew Brees, who were drafted in 1998 and 2001, scored 28s.
Ryan Leaf, the second overall pick of the 1998 NFL Draft, scored a 27.
Among the current crop of quarterbacks, Alabama's Greg McElroy scored a 43, Missouri's Blaine Gabbert a 42, and Florida State quarterback Christian Ponder, one of the fastest risers in this year's draft, scored a 35.
Aaron Wilson of the National Football Post reports that Nevada quarterback Colin Kaepernick scored a 37.
Iowa's Ricky Stanzi (30), TCU's Andy Dalton (29), Arkansas' Ryan Mallett (26) each scored above the 24 that quarterbacks average on the 50-question test. Auburn quarterback Cam Newton (21) and Washington's Jake Locker (20) had below average scores, but both are expected to go in the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft.
source: Mac's Football Blog
Posted by Brian McIntyre
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