Report: Tebow scored 'below average' on Wonderlic test

A report in the Palm Beach Post on Thursday says that former Florida quarterback Tim Tebow scored 22 out of 50 points on the Wonderlic test at the NFL Combine.

That score was slightly below the NFL average for quarterbacks, 24. The Wonderlic test is a 12-minute, 50-question exam given at the Combine that assesses a person's learning and problem-solving abilities.

The average score for 30 quarterbacks slated as NFL starters in 2010 is at 28.5, according to the Post report, which cites an unnamed NFL source. The average score among the past seven Super Bowl winning QBs is a 30.1.

Tebow also had the lowest Wonderlic score among the top four quarterback prospects in this year's draft, according to the Post report. Oklahoma's Sam Bradford had the top mark with a 36, according to the source, while Texas' Colt McCoy scored a 25 and Notre Dame's Jimmy Clausen had a 23.

Tebow won the National Football Foundation's William V. Campbell Trophy, known as the "Academic Heisman," in 2009. He graduated Florida with a 3.66 GPA and is a two-time First Team Academic All-American.

Wonderlic scores for the NFL's projected starting quarterbacks:

1. Ryan Fitzpatrick 48
2. Alex Smith 40
3. Eli Manning 39
4. Matt Stafford 38
5. Tony Romo 37
6. Aaron Rodgers 35
6. Matt Leinart 35
8. Tom Brady 33
9. Matt Ryan 32
10. Matt Schaub 31
11. Philip Rivers 30
12. Matt Hasselbeck 29
12. Marc Bulger 29
12. Brady Quinn 29
15. Mark Sanchez 28
15. Peyton Manning 28
15. Drew Brees 28
18. Josh Freeman 27
18. Joe Flacco 27
20. Carson Palmer 26
20. Jay Cutler 26
20. Kyle Orton 26
23. Ben Roethlisberger 25
24. Jason Campbell 23
25. Brett Favre 22
25. Chad Henne 22
28. Bruce Gradkowski 19
29. Vince Young 15
30. Donovan McNabb 14
30. David Garrard 14
Unknown: Matt Cassel, Matt Moore

Top quarterback prospects in 2010 NFL draft

Sam Bradford, Oklahoma 36
Colt McCoy, Texas 25
Jimmy Clausen, Notre Dame 23
Tim Tebow, Florida 22

Other notable Wonderlic scores:

Brian Griese 39
Drew Bledsoe 36
Steve Young 33
John Elway 29
Chad Pennington 25
JaMarcus Russell 24
Mark Brunell 22
Trent Dilfer 22
Michael Vick 20
Daunte Culpepper 18
Dan Marino 15
Randall Cunningham 15
Jim Kelly 15
Terry Bradshaw 15
Chris Leak 8

-- Source: The Palm Beach Post