Inside The NFL's Wonderlic Test – And Why It Matters

Johnny Manziel reportedly scored a 32 on the Wonderlic test at the NFL scouting combine, potentially boosting his stock among NFL franchises considering selecting the former Texas A&M quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner with their first-round pick.

Johnny Football is Johnny Classroom, too. If there were any doubts about Johnny Manziel's smarts and more important, football intelligence, they should have been answered with his score of 32 on the Wonderlic test. NFL Network's Albert Breer reports

Manziel 2 on the Wonderlic Test during the NFL Combine in February with a score of 32. Blake Bortles reportedly scored a 28, while Teddy Bridgewater scored a 20. Does this mean that Manziel has cemented his spot as the 

Johnny Manziel has shown that he can makes plays on the field. It seems the former Texas A&M quarterback can also grade on the Wonderlic test. Manziel reportedly scored 32 on the Wonderlic at the NFL Combine, which is the highest grade of the top 

OK, that might not entirely be true. There's no perfect way to measure one's intelligence, as our yearly fretting about and messing with SATs and other standardized scores prove. But in the deeply flawed NFL world, a 12-minute sample test consisting of