NFL past and present quarterback prospect Wonderlic scores

News: NFL Combine is over.  Wonderlic scores are now available!  Draft results now available.

  1. please note these results represent research and generally come from reliable sources, i.e., Notes from NFL scouts.  It is important to understand that scores cannot be "verified" since they are not released by the NFL, but rather leaked by teams or scouts.  As such, the accuracy of all the scores could be considered questionable.
  2. averaged scores were changed to actual scores so everyone can see all scores.  Scores are not listed chronologically.
  3. last updated December 17, 2005
  4. link to Mac Mirabile's NCAA College football Rankings and Predictions for 2004
  5. data compiled by Mac Mirabile

Papers & Research

"The Peer Effect in the NFL Draft"

 a paper about peer effects on quarterback's salary, copyrighted, The Sport Supplement

"Intelligence and Football: Testing for Differentials in Collegiate Quarterback Passing Performance and NFL Compensation"

 a paper on the relationship between Wonderlic score and performance and compensation in the NFL, copyrighted, The Sport Journal

"Evidence of Momentum in College Football Overtime Games"
a paper on the effect of momentum in college football, copyrighted, forthcoming in TBA journal

"The Drafting and Compensation of College Quarterbacks: Salary Determinants and Evidence of Discrimination in the NFL"

 a paper about a quarterback's transition from college to the NFL, copyrighted, forthcoming in TBA journal

Betting Efficiency in College Football
a paper on the efficiency of the point spread market in college football, copyrighted, forthcoming in TBA journal

Regressing the Heisman: A Rare Events Logit Model
a paper on the relationship between winning the Heisman and certain quarterback-specific and team traits, copyrighted, forthcoming in TBA journal

Name

Year

College

Wonderlic
(sportsline.com, nfldraftscout.com)

Actual Draft Order

Smith, Alex

2005

Utah

40

1 (1st overall)

Rodgers, Aaron

2005

California

39

2 (24th overall)

Campbell, Jason

2005

Auburn

14, 27, 28

3 (25th overall)

Frye, Charlie

2005

Akron

28, 38

4 (67th overall)

Walter, Andrew

2005

Arizona State

31

5 (69th overall)

McPherson, Adrian

2005

Florida State

26

10 (152nd overall)

Orton, Kyle

2005

Purdue

25, 27

7 (106th overall)

Greene. David

2005

Georgia

19, 21

6 (85th overall)

Fitzpatrick, Ryan

2005

Harvard

37, 38, 50

14 (250th overall)

Anderson, Derek

2005

Oregon State

15, 23

11 (213th overall)

LeFors, Stefan

2005

Louisville

26, 35

8 (121st overall)

Marshall, Rasheed

2005

West Virginia

13

WR (174th overall)

Orlovsky, Dan

2005

Connecticut

21, 30

9 (145th overall)

Chang, Timmy

2005

Hawaii

26

FA

Randall, Bryan

2005

Virginia Tech

19

15 (1st overall)

White, Jason

2005

Oklahoma

21, 31

FA

Guidugli, Gino

2005

Cincinnati

30

FA

Berlin, Brock

2005

Miami

13

FA

Rix, Chris

2005

Florida State

22, 26

FA

Allen, Jared

2005

Florida Atlantic

19

FA

Haldi, Joshua

2005

Northern Illinois

30

FA

Long, Dustin

2005

Sam Houston State

27

FA

Dougherty, Ben

2005

Florida A&M

25

FA

Manning, Eli

2004

Mississippi

39

1 (1st overall)

Krenzel, Craig

2004

Ohio State

38

7 (148th overall)

Losman, J.P.

2004

Tulane

31, 14

4 (22nd overall)

Rivers, Philip

2004

NC State

30

2 (4th overall)

Schaub, Matt

2004

Virginia

30

5 (90th overall)

Mauck, Matt

2004

LSU

30

15 (225th overall)

Lorenzen, Jared

2004

Kentucky

26

(free agent)

Fife, Jason

2004

Oregon

26

(free agent)

Roethlisberger, Ben

2004

Miami-OH

25

3 (11th overall)

Harris, Josh

2004

Bowling Green

25

9 (187th overall)

Van Pelt, Bradlee

2004

Colorado State

25

17 (250th overall)

Navarre, John

2004

Michigan

24

12 (202nd overall)

McCown, Luke

2004

La Tech

24, 20

6 (106th overall)

Smoker, Jeff

2004

Michigan State

23

11 (201st overall)

Symons, BJ

2004

Texas Tech

22

16 (248th overall)

Hall, Andrew

2004

Delaware

20

8 (185th overall)

Clausen, Casey

2004

Tennessee

20

(free agent)

Pickett, Cody

2004

Washington

19

13 (217th overall)

Rutherford, Rod

2004

Pittsburgh

17

(free agent)

Sorgi, Jim

2004

Wisconsin

14

10 (193rd overall)

Roberson, Ell

2004

Kansas State

11

(free agent)

Henson, Drew

2003

Michigan

42

 

Adamson, Rob

2003

Mount Union

32

 

Paus, Cory

2003

UCLA

30

 

Cobb, Daniel

2003

Auburn

30

 

Ragone, Dave

2003

Louisville

31

 

Kingsbury, Kliff

2003

Texas Tech

31

 

Romo, Tony

2003

Eastern Illinois

30

 

Wood, Juston

2003

Portland State

28

 

Farmer, Kirk

2003

Missouri

27

 

Grossman, Rex

2003

Florida

29

 

Bollinger, Brooks

2003

Wisconsin

28

 

Boller, Kyle

2003

California

27

 

St. Pierre, Brian

2003

Boston College

27

 

Gesser, Jason

2003

Wash. State

27

 

Palmer , Carson

2003

USC

26

 

Leftwich, Byron

2003

Marshall

25

 

Dorsey, Ken

2003

Miami

25

 

Blankenship, Josh

2003

Eastern Wash.

24

 

Bryant, D.

2003

Duke

23

 

Thomas, Jason

2003

UNLV

19, 26

 

Simms, Chris

2003

Texas

22

 

Banks, Brad

2003

Iowa

13

 

Wallace, Seneca

2003

Iowa State

12

 

O'Sullivan, J.T.

2002

Calif.-Davis

35

 

Pate, Wes

2002

Stephen Austin

35

 

Kustok, Zak

2002

Northwestern

35

 

Harrington, Joey

2002

Oregon

32

 

Ramsey, Patrick

2002

Tulane

32

 

Kittner, Kurt

2002

Illinois

31

 

Nall, Craig

2002

Northwestern St.

31

 

McCown, Josh

2002

Sam Houston

30

 

Kennedy, Darnell

2002

Alabama State

30

 

Burford, Seth

2002

Cal Poly

28

 

Godsey, George

2002

Georgia Tech

28

 

Doman, Brandon

2002

BYU

27

 

Smith, Aaron

2002

Wagner

27

 

Smith, Jonathan

2002

Oregon State

27

 

Appelwhite, Major

2002

Texas

26

 

Fasani, Randy

2002

Stanford

25

 

Neill, David

2002

Nevada

25

 

Hill, Shaun

2002

Maryland

25

 

Carr, David

2002

Fresno State

24

 

Mitchell, Scott

2002

West. Wash.

24

 

Crouch, Eric  *

2002

Nebraska

24

 

Zolman, Greg

2002

Vanderbilt

23

 

Curry, Ronald *

2002

North Carolina

22

 

Welsh, John

2002

Idaho

20

 

Davey, Rohan

2002

LSU

17

 

Randle El, Antwaan  *

2002

Indiana

17

 

Dantzler, Woodrow *

2002

Clemson

17

 

Garrard, David

2002

East Carolina

14

 

Madkin, Wayne

2002

Miss. State

14

 

Rosenfels, Sage

2001

Iowa State

32

 

Palmer, Jesse

2001

Florida

32

 

Coleman, Justin

2001

Neb.-Kearney

31

 

Carter, Quincy

2001

Georgia

30

 

Heupel, Josh

2001

Oklahoma

30

 

Weinke, Chris

2001

Florida State

29

 

Griggs, Shane

2001

Idaho State

29

 

Brees, Drew

2001

Purdue

28

 

McMahon, Mike

2001

Rutgers

27

 

Booty, Josh

2001

LSU

27

 

Rivers, David

2001

West. Carolina

27

 

McKinley, Jason

2001

Houston

25