Former Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston -- considered to be in a two-horse race with Marcus Mariota for the No. 1 pick in the 2015 NFL Draft -- scored a 27 out of 50 on the Wonderlic test, multiple sources have told Yahoo Sports. If true, that’s just one point shy of Peyton Manning’s score.
Jameis Winston’s Wonderlic score is reportedly 1 point shy of Peyton Manning’s
The potential No. 1 overall draft pick put up a score of 27 on the league’s aptitude test, according to a Yahoo Sports report.
Marcus Mariota’s Wonderlic score was leaked too. He reportedly got a 33 on the test, almost as high as the 35 Aaron Rodgers got.
An average score on the Wonderlic -- used by the league as an aptitude test for incoming prospects -- is 20.
This isn’t the first time we’ve heard Winston’s football IQ compared to that of Manning’s -- following the NFL Combine back in February, several scouts told Bleacher Report’s Mike Freeman that Winston’s interviews were on par with that of the future Hall of Famer. Some went even further.
“I think he’s probably the smartest player I’ve ever interviewed,” Freeman quoted one unnamed scout.
“There was a moment where we kind of looked at each other and said, ‘Oh, okay, wow,’” another said of Winston’s interview.
Winston’s string of off-field incidents paired with his at-times brash personality has irrationally been interpreted as a lack of intelligence by some. But he has repeatedly drawn praise from coaches and media experts alike for his superior cognitive abilities and his above average Wonderlic score backs that up.
Don’t forget, this is a guy who was accepted into Stanford before picking FSU.
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