Despite only getting 6 questions right on the wonderlic, the 49ers selected Frank Gore 65th overall in the third round of the 2005 NFL draft. Some may think that intelligence is not a needed quality for a running back, but that is something of a falsehood-- running backs have to learn blitz pickup schemes, have to excercise patience sometimes in waiting for running lanes to develop, and often have to learn routes and offensive schemes for catching passes whether it be in the backfield, or anywhere upfield. Such things take study, and memorization. So let's not gloss over the obvious, there's been plenty of running backs who couldn't stick in the NFL becuase they couldn't grasp the offense or weren't able to learn and adjust to pick up free blitzers. As far as Gore himself, he's probably the most successful player on this list, as he has become a fearsome running back in the NFL, a veritable force to be reckoned with. He has a host of accolades to his name, and has rushed for nearly 10k yards and amassed 60 rushing TDs. Frank Gore is certainly the poster child for players who didn't let the wonderlic hold them back.
