Report: Tebow Scores 22 on Wonderlic

Now his intelligence is being questioned.

The Palm Beach Post is reporting that former Florida Gator legend Tim Tebow scored a mere 22 on his Wonderlic test. The average score for QBs is cited as 24. Just for comparison, Sam Bradford scored a 36, Colt McCoy scored a 25 and Jimmy Clausen scored a 23.

One thing to keep in mind about the Wonderlic. It is not a "tell-all" indicator of a person's actual intelligence. It's a test of general intelligence and none of the questions on the test are football related. That has been a widely criticized aspect of the test. There are also different types of tests and the one the NFL uses is a personnel test. The same one you or I may have taken in a pre-screening process in order to obtain employment.

Some prominent players have scored low and are in the Hall of Fame. It's said that Terry Bradshaw scored a 15 and Dan Marino got a 14. It works the other way, too. There are QBs that have scored high and have not fared well in the NFL. Alex Smith got a 40. David Klingler (remember him Bengals fans?)scored a 30. How have those draft picks worked out?

I've knocked Tebow ever since he announced his intentions as pursuing an NFL career as a QB. I've never thought he was mechanically sound enough to be one. Many in NFL circles have publicly stated the same. That in itself have given NFL scouts enough reason to be highly skeptical of Tebow's prospects.

This leakage of his score has led to threads being started on message boards going so far as to proclaim Tebow as an idiot. That's where the line has been crossed. To dissect his throwing motion is an essential part of evaluation process. To watch film of his days at Florida are also instrumental. The Wonderlic proves not a thing about Tim Tebow.

Something else just hit me. Why isn't anyone saying anything about Clausen's score? He only scored 1 point higher and it's below the QB average, too.