.Who's the smartest quarterback in the NFL?It's an inquiry ready for dispute amongst enthusiasts as well as experts on the sporting activities chat. However our team would like to receive the solution right from people in the most effective position to know: true NFL quarterbacks.As component of FOX Sporting activities' Quarterback Confidential, which we'll present in full on Thursday, our company surveyed 38 NFL QBs anonymously during the course of training camp and the preseason. The initial question we talked to was actually basic: That is actually the smartest quarterback of all? Some QBs could possibly respond to based upon original knowledge, some depended on well-earned credibility and reputations, yet after a couple of few seconds to assume, nearly all delivered red-hot reactions. In this case, what's very most intriguing could be that really did not appear among the leading vote-getters. (Much more on that particular eventually.) The victor? The most experienced quarterback in the league today, Aaron Rodgers, who at age 40 is going to attempt once again to renew the The big apple Jets after overlooking mostly all of final period with a torn Achilles tendon. He is actually a Super Bowl champ as well as a four-time organization MVP, so it may certainly not be unexpected he succeeded the ballot. Rodgers was actually called by 15 of our quarterback participants." Our company bet him my novice year, as well as it was thus awesome," one QB mentioned. "You 'd hear tales about his intelligence and his means of observing as well as knowing the game. But to see it face to face, the technique he functioned, merely hand signs ... his entire function was smooth as well as tranquil, like he would certainly performed it a thousand opportunities. I mean, he has." A near second along with 12 votes was the Rams' Matthew Stafford, now 36 and also entering his 16th time. Stafford's smarts are actually renowned good enough that one younger quarterback still remembers his Wonderlic credit rating coming from 2009. The QB recollected Stafford racking up a 39, though actually it was actually only a 38-- which is still excellent for any kind of non-Ryan Fitzpatrick passer." How he moves individuals around the area, as well as his understanding of everything happening at once," one quarterback said of Stafford." The way he may readjust on the fly, just seeing him participate in online, he possesses a terrific sample of all the details of the setting," pointed out another.Another quarterback, not knowing the outcomes of our panel, appropriately determined the top pair of, keeping in mind a key difference in what makes each terrific." It's between Matthew Stafford and also Aaron Rodgers," he discussed. "Aaron does this a lot freestyling, however Matthew within the body is remarkably really good." The Falcons' Kirk Cousins was a distant 3rd along with three ballots. In total amount, 8 quarterbacks were actually named, including much more youthful gamers like the Packers' Jordan Love and also the 49ers' Brock Purdy.What's perhaps most unexpected is actually that the Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes-- he of the three Super Dish wins and three Super Dish MVPs-- was actually named by just one quarterback." I know what kind of offense he runs, as well as the play calls are actually pretty long," that QB claimed. "What he performs is actually quite outstanding." It is actually feasible that quarterbacks credit the Chiefs' objectionable wizardry extra to head coach and playcaller Andy Reid-- even more about that Tuesday. Mahomes possibly will possess dominated if the question were "That's the very best quarterback?" yet our company would like to dive a little bit of deeper with our concern. Our experts'll have much more superlatives recently as our team introduce the end results of our study. Meanwhile, listed here are the final varieties on the league's most intelligent quarterback: Aaron Rodgers 15Matthew Stafford 12Kirk Cousins 3Jordan Love 1Patrick Mahomes 1Dak Prescott 1Brock Purdy 1Russell WIlson 1( Three QBs declined to respond to.) Greg Auman is an NFL Reporter for FOX Sporting Activities. He previously invested a decade dealing with the Buccaneers for the Tampa Fl Gulf Moments and also The Athletic. You may observe him on Twitter at @gregauman. [Want fantastic stories delivered right to your inbox? Generate or even visit to your FOX Sports account, adhere to leagues, teams and also gamers to obtain a personalized email list daily.] Obtain much more from National Football Game Observe your preferences to get relevant information regarding games, information and also even more.