It looks like average IQ in the NFL is lower than among programmers, but not too low, by this proxy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonderlic_test#Median_score_b

It looks like average IQ in the NFL is lower than among programmers, but not too low, by this proxy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonderlic_test#Median_score_by_profession https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonderlic_test#Median_score_by... Google shows some online Wonderlic tests if you'd like to find your own score. (I haven't tried any.)