Friday, April 25, 2008

Woderlic Wonderland

Several weeks ago Ryan Clady was exposed for being a less-than-brilliant athlete when someone leaked his Wonderlic score. Well, some more scores were leaked this morning. Here are some of the more interesting results:

  • Some lousy performers:

    Sedrick Ellis (15)
    Andre Woodson (14)
    Mario Manningham (6)
    Brandon Albert (19)
    James Hardy (14)
    Matt Forte (16)
    Philip Merling (13)
    Rashard Mendenhall (23)
    Jonathan Stewart (20)

  • Some good performers:

    Frank Okam (39)
    Trevor Laws (30)
    John Carlson (40)
    Jordy Nelson (28)
    Jeremy Zuttah (26)


The median score is usually around 27.

According to a handful of studies on the matter, there is very little correlation between Wonderlic score and NFL performance; however, the true efficacy of the test is very difficult to measure for a number of methodological reasons. Still, all other things being equal, most would prefer a smarter athlete.

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