.Who's the smartest quarterback in the NFL?It's a question ready for debate one of fans and also pundits on the sports chat. Yet we desired to receive the solution right coming from people in the best position to recognize: true NFL quarterbacks.As portion of FOX Sports' Quarterback Confidential, which our company'll turn out in full on Thursday, our experts questioned 38 NFL QBs anonymously in the course of training school and also the preseason. The very first concern our team inquired was actually basic: That's the smartest quarterback of all? Some QBs could address based on in person knowledge, some counted on well-earned credibilities, yet after a handful of secs to believe, nearly all given enthusiastic reactions. In this particular instance, what is actually very most appealing could be who didn't turn up amongst the leading vote-getters. (Much more on that later.) The champion? The best knowledgeable quarterback in the organization today, Aaron Rodgers, that at age 40 will definitely attempt again to reanimate the The big apple Planes after skipping mostly all of final season with a torn Achilles ligament. He is actually a Super Dish champ and a four-time league MVP, so it may certainly not be surprising he succeeded the vote. Rodgers was called through 15 of our quarterback respondents." Our company played against him my rookie year, as well as it was actually thus great," one QB claimed. "You would certainly hear accounts about his intelligence and also his technique of finding and comprehending the activity. However to see it in person, the means he ran, simply hand signs ... his whole procedure lay and calm, like he would certainly done it a million times. I indicate, he possesses." A close second with 12 votes was the Rams' Matthew Stafford, now 36 and also entering his 16th time. Stafford's smarts are actually renowned enough that people youthful quarterback still remembers his Wonderlic credit rating coming from 2009. The QB recollected Stafford racking up a 39, however in reality it was just a 38-- which is actually still outstanding for any sort of non-Ryan Fitzpatrick passer." How he relocates people around the industry, as well as his understanding of every thing going on at once," one quarterback said of Stafford." The technique he may change on the fly, only seeing him participate in live, he has a fantastic feel for all the intricacies of the position," claimed another.Another quarterback, certainly not knowing the final results of our board, appropriately determined the leading pair of, taking note a vital difference in what makes each wonderful." It is actually between Matthew Stafford and also Aaron Rodgers," he explained. "Aaron accomplishes this a lot freestyling, but Matthew within the system is actually very really good." The Falcons' Kirk Cousins was actually a far-off third along with 3 votes. In total amount, eight quarterbacks were actually named, including much younger players like the Packers' Jordan Love and the 49ers' Brock Purdy.What's probably most shocking is actually that the Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes-- he of the three Super Dish succeeds and also 3 Super Bowl MVPs-- was actually called by a single quarterback." I know what sort of offense he runs, and also the play telephone calls are quite long," that QB claimed. "What he does is actually quite impressive." It is actually possible that quarterbacks associate the Chiefs' annoying magic much more to head train and also playcaller Andy Reid-- extra on that particular Tuesday. Mahomes most likely will possess dominated if the concern were actually "Who's the greatest quarterback?" however our experts wanted to dive a little bit of deeper with our inquiry. We'll have many more superlatives today as our team unveil the end results of our study. For now, here are the last varieties on the organization's most intelligent quarterback: Aaron Rodgers 15Matthew Stafford 12Kirk Cousins 3Jordan Affection 1Patrick Mahomes 1Dak Prescott 1Brock Purdy 1Russell WIlson 1( 3 QBs declined to respond to.) Greg Auman is actually an NFL Media Reporter for FOX Sports. He recently devoted a decade covering the Buccaneers for the Tampa Fl Gulf Moments as well as The Athletic. You can easily observe him on Twitter at @gregauman. [Want excellent accounts provided right to your inbox? Create or even visit to your FOX Sports account, comply with leagues, teams and also gamers to receive an individualized email list daily.] Get extra from National Soccer League Follow your faves to get info concerning activities, information and also even more.