Lets Compare Dixon To Past QB's Wonderlic Scores

Jay over at Duck Sports News was able to find out the test scores of Dennis Dixon among other QBs that were drafted in this years draft and started a very interesting conversation. Ducks Attack will take it one step further; How well does Dixon stack up against former 1st round QBs taken in the NFL Draft?

According to WWW.ArmChairAssociation.com who compiled a list of scores of great quarterbacks of the past, current stars, and other players who have played recently in the NFL the rankings would go as followed:

1. Drew Henson 42
2. Alex Smith 40
3. Eli Manning 39
4. Brian Griese 39
5. Charlie Frye 38
6. Tony Romo 37
7. Drew Bledsoe 36
8. Matt Leinart 35
9. Kellen Clemens 35
10. Aaron Rodgers 35
11. Tom Brady 33
12. Steve Young 33
13. Joey Harrington 32
14. Patrick Ramsey 32
15. Sage Rosenfels 32
16. J.P. Losman 31
17. Matt Schaub 31
18. Phillip Rivers 30
19. Brady Quinn 29
20. Rex Grossman 29
21. Marc Bulger 29
22. Matt Hasselbeck 29
23. Troy Aikman 29
24. John Elway 29
25. Drew Brees 28
26. Peyton Manning 28
27. Kyle Boller 27
28. Ryan Leaf 27
29. Jay Cutler 26
30. Kyle Orton 26
31. Carson Palmer 26
32. Akili Smith 26
33. Ben Roethlisberger 25
34. Byron Leftwich 25
35. Chad Pennington 25
36. JaMarcus Russell 24
37. David Carr 24
38. Jason Campbell 23
39. Tim Couch 22
40. Trent Dilfer 22
41. Brett Favre 22
42. Michael Vick 20
43. Tarvaris Jackson 19
44. Bruce Gradkowski 19
45. Derek Anderson 19
46. A.J. Feeley 19
47. Daunte Culpepper 18
48. Aaron Brooks 17
49. Vinny Testeverde 17
50. Vince Young 16
51. Steve McNair 15
52. Randall Cunningham 15
53. Dan Marino 15
54. Terry Bradshaw 15
55. David Garrard 14
56. Donovan McNabb 14
57. Marcus Vick 11
58. Jeff George 10
59. Chris Leak 8

With Dennis Dixon getting a 29 he would land squarley in the middle of this list but right with Hall of Famers Troy Aikman and John Elway and current NFL start Matt Hassleback.

How does Dixon stack up to other Ex-Duck QBs who went on to take the test?

www.macmirabile.com provided these numbers on Ex-Ducks:

1. Jason Mass 1999 43
2. Akili Smith 1999 15 &37
3. Kellen Clemens 2006 35
4. Joey Harrington 2002 32
5. Dennis Dixon 2008 29
6. Jason Fire 2004 26
7. AJ Feeley 2001 19

Dixon is in with a very special group of players who have played QB in the NFL.

Does this translate into instant success? No, as you can tell with Hansen at the top he is no where to be found in the NFL right now. Alex Smith, Matt Leinart, and Kellen Clemens are still a work in progress and Charlie Fry is now a backup in the league.

Dixon appears to have the smarts to get it done but will his body heal fast enough and will he translate well to the NFL as a QB are the questions that need to be answered.