This just in: Alabama quarterback Greg McElroy is a smart cookie.
McElroy didn’t throw at the NFL combine due to an injury to his throwing hand, but he was able to wow scouts in other ways.
Specifically, McElroy, a Rhodes Scholarship finalist, scored a 48 out of 50 on the Wonderlic Test, which assesses problem-solving and learning capabilities. Athletes have 12 minutes to complete the exam. To put that into perspective, the average score for a quarterback ranges around 21-24.
I got a 48 on a Statistics test once. Granted, it was out of 100.
Wonderlic scores aren’t necessarily indicative of a quarterback’s success in the NFL. Dan Marino scored a 16 and Michael Vick scored a 20.
Patrick McInally, who played for the Cincinnati Bengals, is the only player to ever receive a perfect 50.
