TheBlazz wrote:

Someone fill me in, what exactly is the Wonderlic?

It is an IQ / intelligence test. A kid out of Utah scored a 6 on it the same year that Kevin Curtis scored a 48 or something close to that. 50 is a perfect score and anything over 30 is outstanding.

Kehl was also a 4.0 student in highschool.
Out of curiosity, what is the highest score possible on the wonderlic? 50?

Given what I am hearing, I'd be surprised if he slips past the 3d or 4th round. A fifth round pick would be a steal for whichever team takes him.

snoscythe wrote:

Isola wrote:

Funny thing about the article's comment is that apparently his speed was a surprise, but it wasn't a surprise that he was among the top performers in every category except 60-yard shuttle. He really helped himself at the combine. I expect to see some more press on him as we get closer to draft day.

He was top performer in ALL categories. The 60 yard shuttle was not considered a requirement for LBs, so the majority did not participate, including Kehl. He was in the top 5 for all events in which he participated, including his 42 on the Wonderlic (per Rhiannon Potkey), which is practically a Mensa-level score for a defensive player.

TheBlazz wrote:

Someone fill me in, what exactly is the Wonderlic?

It's a highly controversial IQ assessment that all participants must take to participate in the combine. It supposedly assesses the athletes ability to adapt, which is a bunch of baloney. It is under heavier scrutiny than ever because Vince Young scored a 6 on the test his first attempt, and look at the "difficulty" he has had adapting.

The test has 50 questions that you have 12 minutes to answer. You score is simply the number of questions you answer correctly in that time frame. The highest score ever was a perfect 50 by a Harvard punter---the only 50 ever posted.

To have your own wonderlic experience, take the following quiz offered by ESPN.com. You have 3:36 to answer as many questions as you like. Multiply the number you answer correctly in that time by 3 1/3 to get your Wonderlic score.

http://espn.go.com/page2/s/closer/020228test.html

snoscythe wrote:

TheBlazz wrote:

Someone fill me in, what exactly is the Wonderlic?

It's a highly controversial IQ assessment that all participants must take to participate in the combine. It supposedly assesses the athletes ability to adapt, which is a bunch of baloney. It is under heavier scrutiny than ever because Vince Young scored a 6 on the test his first attempt, and look at the "difficulty" he has had adapting.

The test has 50 questions that you have 12 minutes to answer. You score is simply the number of questions you answer correctly in that time frame. The highest score ever was a perfect 50 by a Harvard punter---the only 50 ever posted.

To have your own wonderlic experience, take the following quiz offered by ESPN.com. You have 3:36 to answer as many questions as you like. Multiply the number you answer correctly in that time by 3 1/3 to get your Wonderlic score.


http://espn.go.com/page2/s/closer/020228test.html

It may be controversial, but I can tell you from experience in working with a company that used it as one of their evaluation tools, that it is effective in weeding out some who need to be weeded out. It may have its limitations, but it has its place.

Cornellcoug wrote:

snoscythe wrote:

TheBlazz wrote:

Someone fill me in, what exactly is the Wonderlic?

It's a highly controversial IQ assessment that all participants must take to participate in the combine. It supposedly assesses the athletes ability to adapt, which is a bunch of baloney. It is under heavier scrutiny than ever because Vince Young scored a 6 on the test his first attempt, and look at the "difficulty" he has had adapting.

The test has 50 questions that you have 12 minutes to answer. You score is simply the number of questions you answer correctly in that time frame. The highest score ever was a perfect 50 by a Harvard punter---the only 50 ever posted.

To have your own wonderlic experience, take the following quiz offered by ESPN.com. You have 3:36 to answer as many questions as you like. Multiply the number you answer correctly in that time by 3 1/3 to get your Wonderlic score.


http://espn.go.com/page2/s/closer/020228test.html

It may be controversial, but I can tell you from experience in working with a company that used it as one of their evaluation tools, that it is effective in weeding out some who need to be weeded out. It may have its limitations, but it has its place.

One thing I believe the Wonderlic does a good job of measuring is your ability to prioritize. You want someone who is going to make the most of the time they have. GMs can look at a players Wonderlic and see that rather than wasting 2 minutes on one difficult question that requires long divsion the testee skipped the question, and answered all the easy ones before coming back to the harder ones. Supposedly that was what happened with VY--he spent 6 minutes on one question. His agent finagled a second test in which he scored a more respectable score, though still low (I believe a 14).