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University of Alabama wide receiver Jerry Jeudy is widely expected to be a top 10 pick when the NFL begins its “virtual” 2020 draft on April 23rd.
NFL Draft expert Mel Kiper Jr. has Jeudy being the first wide receiver taken in this this years’ draft, going to the Jacksonville Jaguars with the ninth overall pick.
Kiper also has Oklahoma’s CeeDee Lamb, LSU’s Justin Jefferson, and Alabama’s Henry Ruggs III being among the wide receivers being picked in the first round, in that order.
However, that was two days ago and now, according to The Athletic’s Bob McGinn, the wide receiver Wonderlic scores have been released and Jeudy, well, he did not do very well.
According to WonderlicTestPrep.com, “A person who scores 10 is considered illiterate. A Wonderlic score between 10-20 is a poor score but it doesn’t mean that the person is not suited for any job. It only means that the person is not qualified for the advertised job, but he can get a less intellectually demanding job like a guard and so on.”
Jeudy reportedly scored a 9.
By comparison, USC wideout Michael Pittman scored a 29, Ruggs scored a 20, Jefferson scored a 19, and Lamb scored a 12.
WR Wonderlic Scores:
Michael Pittman 29
Bryan Edwards 28
Chase Claypool 27
Brandon Aiyuk 23
Henry Ruggs 20
Justin Jefferson 19
Denzel Mims 17
KJ Hamler 15
Laviska Shenault 14
Jalen Reagor 13
Cee Dee Lamb 12
Van Jefferson 12
Tee Higgins 11
Jerry Jeudy 9
as per @BobMcGinn#NFLDraft— First N Goal (@First_N_Goal1) April 15, 2020
Does Jeudy’s Wonderlic score matter though? Maybe. Maybe not.
Let’s look back at the NFL players who actually scored lower than Jeudy on the Wonderlic and see how their NFL careers panned out.
Chris Leak, Vince Evans, and Bobby Wagner all reportedly scored an 8 on the Wonderlic.
Things worked out pretty well for Wagner. Evans stuck around the league forever. As for Leak, well, he played in the NFL, AAFL, CFL, and AFL, so that’s something, right?!
Terrelle Pryor, Tavon Austin, and Kelvin Benjamin all reportedly scored a 7 on the Wonderlic.
Hard to say who had the best career here, but none of them could ever be classified as a complete bust.
Vince Young, Frank Gore, and Oscar Davenport all reportedly scored a 6.
Talk about all over the spectrum of success. Gore is going into the Hall of Fame. Young showed potential before fizzling out. Davenport doesn’t even have his own Wikipedia page.
Ed Prather reportedly scored a 5, while Iowa State running back Darren Davis takes worst honors with a score of 4.
Davis played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Ottawa Renegades in the Canadian Football League, twice rushing for over 1,000 yards. No idea what heppened to Prather.
*Morris Claiborne also reportedly scored a 4, but was later found to have a learning disability.