.That's the smartest quarterback in the NFL?It's an inquiry ready for discussion one of enthusiasts along with pundits on the sports talk shows. But our company intended to acquire the solution right from individuals in the best position to know: true NFL quarterbacks.As component of FOX Sports' Quarterback Confidential, which our company'll turn out completely on Thursday, our team questioned 38 NFL QBs anonymously throughout training camp as well as the preseason. The initial concern we asked was actually straightforward: Who is actually the smartest quarterback of all? Some QBs could respond to based upon in person expertise, some depended on well-earned credibilities, but after a few secs to think, almost all provided impassioned reactions. In this situation, what is actually most exciting might be that failed to appear amongst the top vote-getters. (Extra on that particular later on.) The victor? The most expert quarterback in the league today, Aaron Rodgers, who at grow older 40 is going to attempt again to renew the New york city Jets after skipping nearly all of last time with a torn Achilles ligament. He's a Super Bowl champ as well as a four-time league MVP, so it might not be astonishing he succeeded the vote. Rodgers was actually named by 15 of our quarterback respondents." Our experts played against him my rookie year, and it was actually therefore amazing," one QB pointed out. "You 'd hear accounts about his intelligence quotient as well as his way of viewing and understanding the video game. But to see it personally, the technique he worked, only hand indicators ... his whole function was smooth as well as restful, like he would certainly performed it a million times. I mean, he possesses." A near 2nd with 12 votes was the Rams' Matthew Stafford, right now 36 and entering his 16th period. Stafford's smarts are renowned sufficient that young quarterback still remembers his Wonderlic credit rating from 2009. The QB recalled Stafford racking up a 39, however actually it was just a 38-- which is actually still exceptional for any type of non-Ryan Fitzpatrick passer." How he relocates individuals around the area, as well as his understanding of every little thing happening at once," one quarterback pointed out of Stafford." The way he can change on the fly, merely seeing him play online, he has a fantastic taste of all the ins and outs of the setting," stated another.Another quarterback, not recognizing the results of our board, the right way examined the leading 2, taking note an essential difference in what creates each great." It's in between Matthew Stafford and Aaron Rodgers," he detailed. "Aaron does this a lot freestyling, yet Matthew within the system is extremely great." The Falcons' Kirk Cousins was actually a remote third with 3 votes. In overall, eight quarterbacks were named, featuring a lot more youthful gamers like the Packers' Jordan Passion and also the 49ers' Brock Purdy.What's probably most surprising is that the Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes-- he of the three Super Dish gains and also three Super Dish MVPs-- was called through just one quarterback." I recognize what sort of outburst he manages, as well as the play telephone calls are fairly long," that QB claimed. "What he does is quite impressive." It is actually possible that quarterbacks attribute the Chiefs' offending sorcery extra to head instructor and also playcaller Andy Reid-- more on that Tuesday. Mahomes perhaps would have dominated if the inquiry were actually "That is actually the very best quarterback?" yet our company wanted to explore a little bit of much deeper along with our question. Our company'll have a lot more superlatives recently as our experts unveil the outcomes of our study. For now, here are the ultimate numbers on the organization's most intelligent quarterback: Aaron Rodgers 15Matthew Stafford 12Kirk Cousins 3Jordan Love 1Patrick Mahomes 1Dak Prescott 1Brock Purdy 1Russell WIlson 1( 3 QBs dropped to answer.) Greg Auman is an NFL Press Reporter for FOX Sporting Activities. He formerly spent a years dealing with the Buccaneers for the Tampa Florida Bay Moments and The Athletic. You can easily observe him on Twitter at @gregauman. [Want excellent tales provided right to your inbox? Produce or visit to your FOX Sports profile, adhere to organizations, groups and players to acquire a tailored email list daily.] Receive a lot more coming from National Soccer League Observe your faves to acquire information concerning activities, news as well as even more.