Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford scored 38 out of 50 on the Wonderlic test at the recent NFL combine, while North Carolina receiver Hakeem Nicks struggled with an 11, according Dan Pompei of the Chicago Tribune.
Two other quarterbacks also did well. USC's Mark Sanchez scored a 28 and Kansas State's Josh Freeman 27.
Outside of Jeremy Maclin of Missouri, who scored 25, several top receiver prospects joined Nicks in the low-score category. Michael Crabtree of Texas Tech had a 15, Darrius Heyward-Bey of Maryland 14 and Percy Harvin of Florida 12.
Pompei writes: "The test result is particularly interesting in the case of Harvin, who will have more learning to do than the others based on the offense he played in at Florida and the fact he could be used in multiple roles."
The NFL job fair known as the scouting combine ended its six-day run Tuesday and as always, there were several interesting developments.
One came in the 40-yard dash, where Darrius Heyward-Bey of Maryland, pictured above, smoked the field with a time of 4.3 seconds. The only players to come close to that time were Mike Wallace of Mississippi (4.33) and Johnny Knox of Abilene Christian (4.34).
Offensive guard Louis Vasquez of Texas Tech was tops in the bench press, lifting the 225 pounds 39 times. Defensive tackle Terrance Taylor of Michigan was second with 37 reps. One interesting note: USC kicker David Buehler had more reps (25) than 27 offensive linemen, including Mississippi's Michael Oher (21).
