Florida Writer Claims LSU Cornerback Mo Claiborne Scored a Four on the Wonderlic Test

All, College Football, NFL Draft Jason McIntyre April 3rd. 2012, 9:44am

Pat Dooley, columnist at Gainesville Sun and a longtime friend of Urban Meyer, tweeted this morning that LSU cornerback Morris Claiborne, who is a lock to be taken in the top 10 of the NFL draft later this month, scored a 4 on the Wonderlic Test.

It appears as if this is the first high-profile Wonderlic score from this year’s draft class to leak out. Naturally it will be embarrassing to Claiborne. Last year, two other SEC athletes – AJ Green of Georgia and Patrick Peterson of LSU – also bombed the test (10 and 9, respectively). Green went on to have a terrific rookie year for the Bengals (65 catches, 1,057 yards, 7 TDs) and Peterson was arguably the most exciting rookie in the league who excelled on special teams (less so at cornerback, but he’ll be fine) for the Cardinals.

Claiborne will still go in the top 10. He’ll be a lockdown corner in a couple years. And the only time anyone will reference his Wonderlic test is to bash Pat Dooley and wonder who leaked this to him.

Previously: The NFL Combine Makes Us Dumber: Greg McElroy’s Wonderlic Score as a Red Flag
Previously: A.J Green and Patrick Peterson’s Wonderlic Scores Likely Mean Nothing

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53 Responses to “Florida Writer Claims LSU Cornerback Mo Claiborne Scored a Four on the Wonderlic Test”

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HakeemtheDream Says:
April 3rd, 2012 at 9:47 AM
As long as he got the questions about Man Coverage and Cover 2 right, I think he will be okay.
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José Ovechkin Says:
April 3rd, 2012 at 9:50 AM
The Wonderlic has much too high a profile for a test that means absolutely nothing.
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sousedbergin Says:
April 3rd, 2012 at 9:51 AM
Suddenly I have investment ideas to pitch Claiborne.
Here’s the deal Mo we build a whiskey distillery in my house you will triple your money. That’s three times more. Sign here.
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YoungmanU2 Says:
April 3rd, 2012 at 9:53 AM
He’ll be a lockdown corner in a couple years. And the only time anyone will reference his Wonderlic test is to bash Pat Dooley and wonder who leaked this to him
True to the first part. Though if he becomes a TO or if later on he becomes a Dennis Rodman going into bankruptcy – they might reference that.
As fans we tend to think, “What does it matter if the guy gets the job done on the field?” And, from a team / fan perspective this is true.
But, from a human perspective, too many athletes sadly lead unwise, self-destructive lives off the field, in spite of the opportunities their on-field prowess has given them (we all do, to some degree). I hope that his family and advisors will help him use his resources wisely (as I hope for all the other pros).
As to such leaks, I hate it when these things come out – for the sake of the kid and his embarrassment.
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Jim Harbaugh Scramble Says:
April 3rd, 2012 at 9:55 AM
Vince Young had a horrible wonderlic and look how he turned out.
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KC Resident Says:
April 3rd, 2012 at 9:55 AM
Naturally it will be embarrassing to Claiborne.
I doubt it.
/Dollar signs.
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The Wayne Fontes Safari Says:
April 3rd, 2012 at 9:57 AM
Even worse, he thought the test would be grading his ability to perform cunnilingus.
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Clayton Cargill Says:
April 3rd, 2012 at 9:57 AM
It’s not meaningless, and there is probably data here that the teams sports psychologist can use to teach a handler to teach this kid pro football. but in the meantime, kid, bump and run.
It will be a miracle is he’s there at the 6th pick, and if he is, somebody will trade up to get him.
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Nada Says:
April 3rd, 2012 at 10:01 AM
Ah, another outstanding product of the Ole War Skule.
Hey, it’s not like they’re gonna ask him to find McNair’s killer or anything intellectual like that, right?
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mtndew727 Says:
April 3rd, 2012 at 10:01 AM
Wonderlic IQ scoring is a bunch of BS. Most successful agents are all able to get a hold of a copy of the test to prep there players beforehand. Matter of time before players realize it is pointless. This test only becomes obviously ridiculous when players score this low or high (see: McElroy, Greg). They probably are not that smart or dumb, just either don’t care about taking a test or are being pointlessly competitive.
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Matty_Cam Says:
April 3rd, 2012 at 10:01 AM
Is it ironic that, Pat Dooley, who is more or less claiming that Claiborne is illiterate, misspelled Wonderlic?
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kaiserwilhelmreems Says:
April 3rd, 2012 at 10:02 AM
Steve McNair had a horrible wonderlic and look how he turned out.
i think it’s great that people assume wonderlic scores essentially determine whether someone is a genius or Lenny from “of Mice and Men”
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Nada Says:
April 3rd, 2012 at 10:02 AM
True story: A guy I went to high school with scored a 7 on the ACT and got into LSU.
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payaso Says:
April 3rd, 2012 at 10:02 AM
Hopefully Jerry leaked this in hopes that Claiborne will drop down to the Cowboys.
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Matty_Cam Says:
April 3rd, 2012 at 10:03 AM
And now the tweet is gone.
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spencer096 Says:
April 3rd, 2012 at 10:04 AM
wonder what his football IQ is…also, id wonder what those supernerd mathematicians at NASA and the NSA would score…you hear shit about managers having to remind some of these geniuses to shower and eat.
claiborne is a beast on the field…if he’s enlightened or a savant doesn’t particularly matter, especially at CB.
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spencer096 Says:
April 3rd, 2012 at 10:04 AM
i think it’s great that people assume wonderlic scores essentially determine whether someone is a genius or Lenny from “of Mice and Men”
lenny would’ve been a great offensive tackle.
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Clayton Cargill Says:
April 3rd, 2012 at 10:06 AM
Yeah, this idiot isn’t falling to 14. That would be nice, though.
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spencer096 Says:
April 3rd, 2012 at 10:07 AM
shit, im hoping the rams trade back up to 4, browns down to 6 and they can grab him there.
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kaiserwilhelmreems Says:
April 3rd, 2012 at 10:07 AM
lenny would’ve been a great offensive tackle.
until he accidentally killed troy polamalu while stroking his flowing locks and peyton manning had to take him for a walk by the stream on the farm.
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mizerle06 is mcintyred of all the trollin' Says:
April 3rd, 2012 at 10:08 AM
you hear shit about managers having to remind some of these geniuses to shower and eat.
both of these menial tasks are irritating wastes of time.
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KC Resident Says:
April 3rd, 2012 at 10:08 AM
Holy crap. This Dooley cat is a goofy mother fucker….
Pat Dooley
@pat_dooley
I believe in background vocals, a college football playoff, Marriott upgrades, baby back ribs and long, slow, wet tugs on draft beer.
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kaiserwilhelmreems Says:
April 3rd, 2012 at 10:12 AM
also, id wonder what those supernerd mathematicians at NASA and the NSA would score…you hear shit about managers having to remind some of these geniuses to shower and eat.
interesting to know NASA would have their own equivalents of Mark “Stink” Schlereth pissing themselves during rocket launches and constantly referring to NASA as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in conversations and analysis.
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spencer096 Says:
April 3rd, 2012 at 10:12 AM
until he accidentally killed troy polamalu while stroking his flowing locks and peyton manning had to take him for a walk by the stream on the farm.
killing troy polamalu is a bad thing?
/joe flacco’d
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BFFredo Says:
April 3rd, 2012 at 10:14 AM
It’s a story, but a minor and almost unimportant story. If Claiborne was blowing off meetings with GMs or getting arrested (you know, things that could hurt his draft stock) it’d be important. Since Claiborne is likely to go Top 5 still, I don’t think it’s that important.
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arkbadger Says:
April 3rd, 2012 at 10:19 AM
did anyone listen to Lisk’s deal on espn the other day? did he drop in any veiled tbl lines like a sexy ambulance?
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spencer096 Says:
April 3rd, 2012 at 10:20 AM
interesting to know NASA would have their own equivalents of Mark “Stink” Schlereth pissing themselves during rocket launches and constantly referring to NASA as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in conversations and analysis.
“at the NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE AMINSTRATION you just CAN NOT use the dyson series if H does not depend on time. that’s the price you pay. you understand that going in. if you want to make the playoffs, you have to use the stone theorem. stone theorem wins championships unlike those sissy quarterbacks.”
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Nathan Wind Says:
April 3rd, 2012 at 10:22 AM
This says more about LSU as an educational institution than it does about Claiborne. With a score that low, you have to question whether the kid can even read. There are several questions on the Wonderlic that most young children who can read would answer correctly.
As a tool for evaluating players, the Wonderlic would only seem to be relevant for QBs.
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cracker jack Says:
April 3rd, 2012 at 10:22 AM
I wonder how many of these players actively dont give a shit about this test and dont even read it and only half heartedly fill in answers. Kind of like, ‘who the fuck cares what I get on this test, it’s not going to effect me getting paid’
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molemaninthemorning Says:
April 3rd, 2012 at 10:22 AM
Did that Honey Badger kid declare for the draft after getting exposed as more overrated than light beer in the title game?
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arkbadger Says:
April 3rd, 2012 at 10:22 AM
I will fondly remember Clairborne’s college career with this play.
Go Hogs.
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molemaninthemorning Says:
April 3rd, 2012 at 10:23 AM
This says more about LSU as an educational institution than it does about Claiborne. With a score that low, you have to question whether the kid can even read. There are several questions on the Wonderlic that most young children who can read would answer correctly.
Yeah I’m sure this is completely isolated to LSU and not symptomatic of “student athletes” everywhere.
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RexKramerDangerSeeker Says:
April 3rd, 2012 at 10:23 AM
Is it really possible to get a 4 on a multiple choice test? Even going with the tried ‘n true “When in doubt, Charlie out” Method, you’d think he could nail at least a 7. Sadly, I guess this is indicative of him actually trying to answer correctly.
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spencer096 Says:
April 3rd, 2012 at 10:24 AM
ven going with the tried ‘n true “When in doubt, Charlie out” Method, you’d think he could nail at least a 7.
never heard that before…hysterical.
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coop247 Says:
April 3rd, 2012 at 10:27 AM
/asserts the B1Gs moral and intellectual superiority
//retracts the moral part
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fluffy_bunny_feet Says:
April 3rd, 2012 at 10:29 AM
Shit, if was an Tampa fan i’d rather have a dude who rocked a test than Aqib Talib’s many issues.
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RexKramerDangerSeeker Says:
April 3rd, 2012 at 10:30 AM
did anyone listen to Lisk’s deal on espn the other day? did he drop in any veiled tbl lines like a sexy ambulance?
No, but you could hear his son in the background saying, “Don’t let Jerry Rice go all LaVar Arrington on you, Daddy.”
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José Ovechkin Says:
April 3rd, 2012 at 10:35 AM
Vince Young had a horrible wonderlic and look how he turned out.
blockquote>JaMarcus Russell had an average Wonderlic and look how he turned out. Cam Newton and Brett Favre had average Wonderlics and look how they turned out. Greg McElroy and Alex Smith had great Wonderlics and look how they turned out. And as the post mentioned, AJ Green and Patrick Peterson had horrible Wonderlics and were rookie Pro Bowlers.
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BFFredo Says:
April 3rd, 2012 at 10:37 AM
Yeah I’m sure this is completely isolated to LSU and not symptomatic of “student athletes” everywhere.
Like University of Texas should own up Vince Young’s Wonderlic score?
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starkweather Says:
April 3rd, 2012 at 10:43 AM
Naturally it will be embarrassing to Claiborne
He’s too stupid to be embarrassed by it.
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starkweather Says:
April 3rd, 2012 at 10:46 AM
Honestly, though, why does this reporter being Urban Meyer’s friend have anything to do with this story?
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cleet Says:
April 3rd, 2012 at 10:49 AM
“When in doubt, Charlie out”
Brilliant showcase of this in Summer School, starring Mark Harmon.
/”C,C,C,C,C,C”
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spencer096 Says:
April 3rd, 2012 at 10:50 AM
Honestly, though, why does this reporter being Urban Meyer’s friend have anything to do with this story?
hard to break those US weekly habits.
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RexKramerDangerSeeker Says:
April 3rd, 2012 at 10:53 AM
Brilliant showcase of this in Summer School, starring Mark Harmon.
/”C,C,C,C,C,C”
I can still hear that in my head. Also, Courtney Thorne-Smith was sooooo hot in that.
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scripty Says:
April 3rd, 2012 at 10:55 AM
Courtney Thorne-Smith was wonderful in Summer School.
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cleet Says:
April 3rd, 2012 at 10:57 AM
Also, Courtney Thorne-Smith was sooooo hot in that.
/nods furiously
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HuskerDawg Says:
April 3rd, 2012 at 11:02 AM
Don’t give a shit. Having said that, please wage full on jihad against him for this. While we’re at it, let’s drop a bomb that he smokes weed and has a warrant out for his arrest. Then maybe he’ll plummet to Atlanta at 55.
/yes, I know this is not happening
//but a man can hope
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Clayton Cargill Says:
April 3rd, 2012 at 11:03 AM
Did that Honey Badger kid declare for the draft after getting exposed as more overrated than light beer in the title game?
he was only a sophomore, no?
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molemaninthemorning Says:
April 3rd, 2012 at 11:14 AM
he was only a sophomore, no?
Oh right. Duh.
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vajayjay redick Says:
April 3rd, 2012 at 11:23 AM
This says more about LSU as an educational institution
Actually says more about primary and secondary education in the deep South in general.
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Nada Says:
April 3rd, 2012 at 11:40 AM
This says more about LSU as an ~~educational~~ institution than it does about Claiborne
Fixed.
/ Proud LSU alum
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Nada Says:
April 3rd, 2012 at 11:42 AM
Also, Courtney Thorne-Smith was sooooo hot in that.
/nods furiously
An unfortunate facet of that very entertaining film is that it featured absolutely no shots of Ms. Smith in a bikini or sans clothing.
Summer School also had the smokin’ Shawnee Smith, who also starred in the 1988 remake of The Blob.
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cracker jack Says:
April 3rd, 2012 at 1:09 PM
OOPS