We are mere days away from the NFL Draft on Saturday and most of the news about potential prospects and their problems has already been well publicized. Unfortunately for former Ball State QB Nate Davis, there was one critical piece of information that was yet to hit the mainstream media, and that was his Wonderlic test results.For this unfamiliar, the Wonderlic is basically an intelligence test that is supposed to measure a prospect's ability to succeed when it comes to grasping the intellectually heavy lifting of an NFL playbook and system. Prospects get 12 minutes to answer the 50 question test. There have been numerous stories about former busts on the Wonderlic, including Vince Young, who hung a reported 6 on the board.
In comparison, Paul Zimmerman lists the following averages for the various positions in his book The New Thinking Man's Guide to Pro Football:
- 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
Now, I, along with others, will tell you that taking a 50 question test, to me, is in no way a sure-fire indicator of potential success in the NFL. I'm sure a QB like Terry Bradshaw would have struggled mightily on the Wonderlic, if he even could have got the seal open. But the fact remains that those that matter seem to hold the Wonderlic in fairly high regard, and this is simply another possible reason for pause for those who may consider selecting the QB, learning disability or not.
Regardless, I'm sure when the Draft draws to a close on Sunday, there will be no one happier to have it over than Davis, who can hopefully get away from test results, pro days, and combines, and get back to what he's good at: flinging the pigskin all over the field.
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You kinda suspected this might happen when Jose Davis was openly fretting about his younger brother bombing the Wonderlic test... to reporters... *on the record*... a good month before Nate made the decision to enter the draft.
(Makes you wonder why Jose reportedly pushed so hard for him to leave school then, doesn't it?)
Papa Lou-
Jose is now unemployed. So, it's either stand in the unemployment line or... well, you get the point.
I'm not sure what's more disturbing... that BSU's QB is apparently dumb as shit and still won all those games, or those mulletted wonders in that picture.
Frank- dumb as shit is pretty unfair. He has a learning disability for fucking moron. Get over it. He is 150 times the athlete you ever were and will make 250,000x more than you will ever earn.
Wow, you sure showed him
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