.Who is actually the smartest quarterback in the NFL?It's a concern enriched for discussion one of fans and also pundits on the sports talk shows. But our company wanted to obtain the answer right coming from individuals in the very best placement to recognize: genuine NFL quarterbacks.As portion of FOX Sports' Quarterback Confidential, which our company'll roll out completely on Thursday, our experts surveyed 38 NFL QBs anonymously in the course of training school and the preseason. The 1st question we talked to was actually simple: That's the smartest quarterback of all? Some QBs can respond to based on in person know-how, some relied upon well-earned reputations, yet after a couple of secs to believe, nearly all offered keen responses. In this case, what is actually most interesting might be that didn't show up one of the leading vote-getters. (A lot more about that later on.) The winner? One of the most knowledgeable quarterback in the organization today, Aaron Rodgers, who at age 40 will try once again to renew the The big apple Jets after skipping nearly all of last season along with a torn Achilles ligament. He's a Super Dish champ and a four-time organization MVP, so it may not be surprising he gained the ballot. Rodgers was actually named through 15 of our quarterback respondents." We played against him my novice year, and also it was actually therefore great," one QB said. "You will listen to stories regarding his IQ and also his way of seeing and also knowing the activity. Yet to find it personally, the way he ran, only palm signals ... his entire operation lay and also restful, like he would certainly performed it a thousand times. I suggest, he possesses." A close 2nd along with 12 votes was actually the Rams' Matthew Stafford, right now 36 and also entering his 16th season. Stafford's smarts are actually renowned good enough that young quarterback still remembers his Wonderlic credit rating coming from 2009. The QB remembered Stafford racking up a 39, however in truth it was actually simply a 38-- which is actually still exceptional for any sort of non-Ryan Fitzpatrick passer." Just how he relocates individuals around the industry, and his expertise of every little thing taking place at once," one quarterback pointed out of Stafford." The means he can change on the fly, only enjoying him participate in real-time, he has a terrific feel for all the intricacies of the placement," mentioned another.Another quarterback, certainly not recognizing the final results of our board, properly examined the best pair of, noting a key variation in what creates each great." It's in between Matthew Stafford as well as Aaron Rodgers," he discussed. "Aaron accomplishes this much freestyling, however Matthew within the system is actually very excellent." The Falcons' Kirk Cousins was actually a distant third along with three ballots. In total amount, eight quarterbacks were actually called, including a lot more youthful gamers like the Packers' Jordan Passion and also the 49ers' Brock Purdy.What's maybe very most unexpected is that the Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes-- he of the three Super Dish wins and 3 Super Bowl MVPs-- was actually named through a single quarterback." I understand what form of offense he operates, as well as the play calls are actually fairly long," that QB stated. "What he does is pretty excellent." It's feasible that quarterbacks credit the Chiefs' annoying wizardry extra to move instructor and also playcaller Andy Reid-- much more about that Tuesday. Mahomes perhaps will possess controlled if the inquiry were "That's the most effective quarterback?" however our company wanted to dig a little deeper along with our concern. Our team'll have much more superlatives today as our company unveil the outcomes of our questionnaire. In the meantime, listed here are actually the final varieties on the game's smartest quarterback: Aaron Rodgers 15Matthew Stafford 12Kirk Cousins 3Jordan Passion 1Patrick Mahomes 1Dak Prescott 1Brock Purdy 1Russell WIlson 1( 3 QBs declined to respond to.) Greg Auman is an NFL Media Reporter for FOX Sporting Activities. He recently invested a many years covering the Buccaneers for the Tampa Bay Bay Times and The Athletic. You can observe him on Twitter at @gregauman. [Want wonderful accounts supplied right to your inbox? Produce or even visit to your FOX Sports profile, observe leagues, staffs and also gamers to obtain a customized e-newsletter daily.] Obtain much more coming from National Football League Observe your faves to obtain information regarding games, information and more.