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Call it the Rule of 26-27-60.
Here is the gist of it: If an NFL prospect scores at least a 26 on the Wonderlic test, starts at least 27 games in his college career and completes at least 60 percent of his passes, there's a good chance he will succeed at the NFL level.
There are, of course, exceptions. If NFL general managers always could measure heart, determination and other intangibles, then Tom Brady would not have been drafted in the sixth round.
But short of breaking down tape, conducting personal interviews and analyzing every number and every snap of every game, remember the Rule of 26-27-60 the next time a hotshot prospect comes down the pike.
Since 1998, these are some of the NFL quarterbacks who aced all three parts of the Rule of 26-27-60: Peyton Manning, Phillip Rivers, Eli Manning, Drew Brees, Tony Romo, Matt Schaub, Kyle Orton, Kevin Kolb, Matt Ryan, Ryan Fitzpatrick and Matt Stafford.
[table][tr][td][/td][/tr][tr][td][table][tr][td]Name[/td][td]Wonderlic[/td][td]Starts[/td][td]Completion Percentage[/td][/tr][tr][td]Peyton Manning[/td][td]28[/td][td]45[/td][td]63[/td][/tr][tr][td]Philip Rivers[/td][td]30[/td][td]49[/td][td]64[/td][/tr][tr][td]Drew Brees[/td][td]28[/td][td]36[/td][td]61[/td][/tr][tr][td]Tony Romo[/td][td]37[/td][td]35[/td][td]62[/td][/tr][tr][td]Matt Schaub[/td][td]31[/td][td]36[/td][td]67[/td][/tr][tr][td]Eli Manning[/td][td]39[/td][td]38[/td][td]61[/td][/tr][tr][td]Kyle Orton[/td][td]26[/td][td]37[/td][td]60[/td][/tr][tr][td]Kevin Kolb[/td][td]28[/td][td]47[/td][td]62[/td][/tr][tr][td]Matt Ryan[/td][td]32[/td][td]28[/td][td]60[/td][/tr][tr][td]Ryan Fitzpatrick[/td][td]48[/td][td]28[/td][td]60[/td][/tr][/table][/td][/tr][/table]
Meanwhile, among the once highly-touted prospects who failed at least one part of the formula: Ryan Leaf, Joey Harrington, Michael Vick, Akili Smith, Tim Couch, Daunte Culpepper, David Carr, Vince Young and JaMarcus Russell.
[table][tr][td][/td][/tr][tr][td][table][tr][td]Player[/td][td]Wonderlic[/td][td]Starts[/td][td]Completion Percentage[/td][/tr][tr][td]Ryan Leaf[/td][td]27[/td][td]24[/td][td]53[/td][/tr][tr][td]Joey Harrington[/td][td]32[/td][td]26[/td][td]55[/td][/tr][tr][td]Michael Vick[/td][td]20[/td][td]21[/td][td]56[/td][/tr][tr][td]Akili Smith[/td][td]26[/td][td]11[/td][td]58[/td][/tr][tr][td]Tim Couch[/td][td]22[/td][td]27[/td][td]67[/td][/tr][tr][td]Daunte Culpepper[/td][td]18[/td][td]43[/td][td]64[/td][/tr][tr][td]David Carr[/td][td]24[/td][td]26[/td][td]62[/td][/tr][tr][td]Vince Young[/td][td]16[/td][td]32[/td][td]61[/td][/tr][tr][td]JaMarcus Russell[/td][td]24[/td][td]29[/td][td]61[/td][/tr][/table][/td][/tr][/table]
How about the quarterback class of 2010? Top pick Sam Bradford aces the rule easily, but the other three high-profile rookie QBs -- the Browns' Colt McCoy, the Broncos' Tim Tebow and the Panthers' Jimmy Clausen -- all fall short on the Wonderlic, although not by much.
[table][tr][td][/td][/tr][tr][td][table][tr][td]Player[/td][td]Wonderlic[/td][td]Starts[/td][td]Completion Percentage[/td][/tr][tr][td]Sam Bradford[/td][td]36[/td][td]31[/td][td]67[/td][/tr][tr][td]Colt McCoy[/td][td]25[/td][td]53[/td][td]70[/td][/tr][tr][td]Tim Tebow[/td][td]22[/td][td]42[/td][td]67[/td][/tr][tr][td]Jimmy Clausen[/td][td]23[/td][td]35[/td][td]63[/td][/tr][/table][/td][/tr][/table]
Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/john_lopez/07/08/qb.rule/index.html#ixzz1VspftY1j
with that said here are T.Pryors stats.
[table][tr][td]Name[/td][td]Wonderlic[/td][td]Starts[/td][td]Completion Percentage[/td][/tr][tr][td]Terrelle Pryor[/td][td]27[/td][td]33[/td][td]60
[/td][/tr][/table]A third round for this guy is not a bad deal.
Call it the Rule of 26-27-60.
Here is the gist of it: If an NFL prospect scores at least a 26 on the Wonderlic test, starts at least 27 games in his college career and completes at least 60 percent of his passes, there's a good chance he will succeed at the NFL level.
There are, of course, exceptions. If NFL general managers always could measure heart, determination and other intangibles, then Tom Brady would not have been drafted in the sixth round.
But short of breaking down tape, conducting personal interviews and analyzing every number and every snap of every game, remember the Rule of 26-27-60 the next time a hotshot prospect comes down the pike.
Since 1998, these are some of the NFL quarterbacks who aced all three parts of the Rule of 26-27-60: Peyton Manning, Phillip Rivers, Eli Manning, Drew Brees, Tony Romo, Matt Schaub, Kyle Orton, Kevin Kolb, Matt Ryan, Ryan Fitzpatrick and Matt Stafford.
[table][tr][td][/td][/tr][tr][td][table][tr][td]Name[/td][td]Wonderlic[/td][td]Starts[/td][td]Completion Percentage[/td][/tr][tr][td]Peyton Manning[/td][td]28[/td][td]45[/td][td]63[/td][/tr][tr][td]Philip Rivers[/td][td]30[/td][td]49[/td][td]64[/td][/tr][tr][td]Drew Brees[/td][td]28[/td][td]36[/td][td]61[/td][/tr][tr][td]Tony Romo[/td][td]37[/td][td]35[/td][td]62[/td][/tr][tr][td]Matt Schaub[/td][td]31[/td][td]36[/td][td]67[/td][/tr][tr][td]Eli Manning[/td][td]39[/td][td]38[/td][td]61[/td][/tr][tr][td]Kyle Orton[/td][td]26[/td][td]37[/td][td]60[/td][/tr][tr][td]Kevin Kolb[/td][td]28[/td][td]47[/td][td]62[/td][/tr][tr][td]Matt Ryan[/td][td]32[/td][td]28[/td][td]60[/td][/tr][tr][td]Ryan Fitzpatrick[/td][td]48[/td][td]28[/td][td]60[/td][/tr][/table][/td][/tr][/table]
Meanwhile, among the once highly-touted prospects who failed at least one part of the formula: Ryan Leaf, Joey Harrington, Michael Vick, Akili Smith, Tim Couch, Daunte Culpepper, David Carr, Vince Young and JaMarcus Russell.
[table][tr][td][/td][/tr][tr][td][table][tr][td]Player[/td][td]Wonderlic[/td][td]Starts[/td][td]Completion Percentage[/td][/tr][tr][td]Ryan Leaf[/td][td]27[/td][td]24[/td][td]53[/td][/tr][tr][td]Joey Harrington[/td][td]32[/td][td]26[/td][td]55[/td][/tr][tr][td]Michael Vick[/td][td]20[/td][td]21[/td][td]56[/td][/tr][tr][td]Akili Smith[/td][td]26[/td][td]11[/td][td]58[/td][/tr][tr][td]Tim Couch[/td][td]22[/td][td]27[/td][td]67[/td][/tr][tr][td]Daunte Culpepper[/td][td]18[/td][td]43[/td][td]64[/td][/tr][tr][td]David Carr[/td][td]24[/td][td]26[/td][td]62[/td][/tr][tr][td]Vince Young[/td][td]16[/td][td]32[/td][td]61[/td][/tr][tr][td]JaMarcus Russell[/td][td]24[/td][td]29[/td][td]61[/td][/tr][/table][/td][/tr][/table]
How about the quarterback class of 2010? Top pick Sam Bradford aces the rule easily, but the other three high-profile rookie QBs -- the Browns' Colt McCoy, the Broncos' Tim Tebow and the Panthers' Jimmy Clausen -- all fall short on the Wonderlic, although not by much.
[table][tr][td][/td][/tr][tr][td][table][tr][td]Player[/td][td]Wonderlic[/td][td]Starts[/td][td]Completion Percentage[/td][/tr][tr][td]Sam Bradford[/td][td]36[/td][td]31[/td][td]67[/td][/tr][tr][td]Colt McCoy[/td][td]25[/td][td]53[/td][td]70[/td][/tr][tr][td]Tim Tebow[/td][td]22[/td][td]42[/td][td]67[/td][/tr][tr][td]Jimmy Clausen[/td][td]23[/td][td]35[/td][td]63[/td][/tr][/table][/td][/tr][/table]
Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/john_lopez/07/08/qb.rule/index.html#ixzz1VspftY1j
with that said here are T.Pryors stats.
[table][tr][td]Name[/td][td]Wonderlic[/td][td]Starts[/td][td]Completion Percentage[/td][/tr][tr][td]Terrelle Pryor[/td][td]27[/td][td]33[/td][td]60
[/td][/tr][/table]A third round for this guy is not a bad deal.