The 49ers see something special in De'Zhaun Stribling. So does this little-known test

Is rookie wide receiver De’Zhaun Stribling an exceptional, “gold helmet” prospect like the San Francisco 49ers claim? Ken Smithmier thinks so, and he says he has the data to back it up.Smithmier, 71, has been administering something called a Judgment Index to Ole Miss players for the past three years. It’s not a personality test like Myers-Briggs or an intelligence test like the Wonderlic. Instead, it seeks to get inside a person’s head to shed light on things like their decision-making skills, their values and — here’s where it’s useful for football teams — any unrecognized weaknesses that might be holding them back.Advertisement