And you thought the ACT was important.
And you thought the ACT was important.
What’s A Wonderlic?
The Wonderlic test is given to NFL prospects to help teams get a pre-draft assessment of players.
The Wonderlic Cognitive Ability Test (formerly known as the Wonderlic Personnel Test (WPT)) is a twelve-minute, fifty-question test used to assess the aptitude of prospective employees for learning and problem-solving in a range of occupations. The test was developed by industrial psychologist Eldon F. Wonderlic.[1] The score is calculated as the number of correct answers given in the allotted time. A score of 20 is intended to indicate average intelligence. – Wikipedia
The Contemporary Cognitive Ability Test helps measure general mental ability, widely accepted as being one of the single best predictors of job success. It helps measure a candidate’s ability to understand instructions, learn, adapt, solve problems and handle the mental demands of the position. – wonderlic.com
What’s My Wonderlic?
Ever wondered what you would score on a Wonderlic test? The actual test given to NFL prospects is a 12 minutes, 50 question test. Luckily, there are a couple of websites out there that offer the condensed version of the test that is 4-5 minutes and only has 15-20 questions. Personally, I scored a 32.5 & 33.3 on the two practice tests below. Here are some Wonderlic scores from a few NFL players.
- Ryan Fitzpatrick – 48 (in only 9 minutes)
- Kevin Curtis – 48
- Benjamin Watson – 48
- Drew Bledsoe- 37
- Steve Young- 33
- John Elway- 30
- Mikchael Vick – 20
- Dan Marino- 16
- Donovan McNabb- 14
- Vince Young- 6 (first attempt) & 16 (second attempt)
- Edward “Pig” Prather – 5 (lowest ever)
Test #1 WalterFootball.com
20 Questions. 5 Minutes. http://walterfootball.com/draftwonderlic.php Take the number of answers you got correct and multiply by 2.5 to get your Wonderlic score. My Score: 32.5 (13/20)
Test #2 ESPN.com
15 Questions. 4 Minutes. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=wonderlic/090218 Take the number answers you got correct and multiply by 3.33 to get your Wonderlic score. My Score: 33.3 (10/15)
Suggestions
Both tests use the exact same questions. Take the WalterFootball.com test first because it contains every question in the ESPN.com test plus a couple more. Write down your answers and figure out your score. Then compare your answers to the ESPN.com questions and figure out your score for their test.
- Jacob
Posted by Todd on February 18, 2011 at 1:48 pm
Only took the ESPN version… scored a 36.63. Many versions of Madden have you take a wonderlic test when you "create a superstar"
Posted by Walt on February 18, 2011 at 1:56 pm
Took ESPN version. Scored 43.29
Posted by @jacook11 on February 18, 2011 at 2:44 pm
As I stated in the post my scores were: 32.5 & 33.3
Feel free to submit your scores in the comments.
Good luck.
Posted by Donna Marie Young on October 27, 2011 at 10:22 pm
15/15 49.95!
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