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Johnny scored an impressive 32 on the Wonderlic test...
At the combine, Texas A&M QB Johnny Manziel rang up an impressive score of 32 on the Wonderlic, I'm told. Should help his cause.
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) April 11, 2014
...which was better than these guys...
And as for the other two quarterbacks there with Manziel -- Blake Bortles scored a 28 and Teddy Bridgewater scored a 20.
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) April 11, 2014
...but not as good as this Cornell guy.
Manziel's Wonderlic score of 32 wasn't the highest of any QB at this year's combine, however. Cornell QB Jeff Matthews scored a 40.
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) April 11, 2014
Quarterback Wonderlic Scores to Compare (from SI)
Blaine Gabbert: 42
Alex Smith: 40
Eli Manning: 39
Colin Kaepernick: 38
Andrew Luck: 37
Tony Romo: 37
Aaron Rodgers: 35
Tom Brady: 33
Johnny Manziel: 32
Peyton Manning: 28
Blake Bortles: 28
Joe Flacco: 27
Ryan Leaf: 27
RG3: 24
Russell Wilson: 24
Brett Favre: 22
Tim Tebow: 22
Teddy Bridgewater: 20
Michael Vick: 20
Terry Bradshaw: 16
Dan Marino: 15
Donovan McNabb: 14
Terrelle Pryor: 7
Vince Young: 6 (then 16)
SBNation.com explains the Wonderlic in this article.
So what does the Wonderlic score mean for Johnny's draft spot? Unless you want to put out the dumbest take of the day, probably not a whole lot. But it's one less thing for the media to attack. Teams that took time to interview Manziel already know that he's intelligent.
Here are some Wonderlic sample questions if you want to get a flavor of the exam.