.Who's the smartest quarterback in the NFL?It's an inquiry ripe for discussion one of supporters as well as pundits on the sporting activities chat. Yet our company desired to get the response straight coming from individuals in the best position to understand: true NFL quarterbacks.As part of FOX Sporting activities' Quarterback Confidential, which our company'll present completely on Thursday, our company surveyed 38 NFL QBs anonymously during the course of training school and the preseason. The very first question our company asked was basic: That is actually the most intelligent quarterback of all? Some QBs could possibly respond to based on in person know-how, some relied upon well-earned credibilities, however after a couple of seconds to assume, almost all given keen actions. Within this case, what is actually very most intriguing could be that failed to turn up amongst the top vote-getters. (A lot more about that eventually.) The champion? The best seasoned quarterback in the league today, Aaron Rodgers, that at age 40 is going to make an effort once more to renew the Nyc Jets after missing mostly all of last time with a torn Achilles tendon. He's a Super Bowl champ as well as a four-time game MVP, so it might certainly not be actually astonishing he won the vote. Rodgers was called by 15 of our quarterback respondents." We played against him my newbie year, and also it was actually therefore amazing," one QB said. "You would certainly hear accounts regarding his intelligence quotient and also his way of viewing and also comprehending the game. However to see it personally, the way he operated, only palm signs ... his entire function was smooth as well as restful, like he 'd done it a thousand opportunities. I suggest, he has." A close 2nd along with 12 ballots was the Rams' Matthew Stafford, now 36 as well as entering his 16th period. Stafford's smarts are renowned good enough that a person youthful quarterback still remembers his Wonderlic score from 2009. The QB recalled Stafford racking up a 39, however actually it was actually only a 38-- which is actually still excellent for any non-Ryan Fitzpatrick passer." Exactly how he relocates people around the area, and also his understanding of whatever happening at one time," one quarterback stated of Stafford." The method he can adjust on the fly, merely seeing him participate in real-time, he has a great sample of all the details of the posture," stated another.Another quarterback, certainly not knowing the outcomes of our panel, properly determined the best 2, noting a vital difference in what creates each wonderful." It's between Matthew Stafford as well as Aaron Rodgers," he explained. "Aaron accomplishes this a lot freestyling, yet Matthew within the device is remarkably really good." The Falcons' Kirk Cousins was actually a far-off 3rd along with 3 votes. In total amount, eight quarterbacks were named, including much younger gamers like the Packers' Jordan Passion as well as the 49ers' Brock Purdy.What's perhaps very most astonishing is that the Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes-- he of the 3 Super Dish succeeds and three Super Bowl MVPs-- was actually called through a single quarterback." I know what form of outburst he runs, as well as the play phone calls are fairly long," that QB claimed. "What he performs is actually rather exceptional." It's achievable that quarterbacks attribute the Chiefs' offensive wizardry a lot more to move instructor and playcaller Andy Reid-- much more on that particular Tuesday. Mahomes possibly would have dominated if the question were actually "Who's the greatest quarterback?" however our company desired to explore a little bit of deeper with our inquiry. We'll possess many more superlatives recently as our company reveal the results of our study. Meanwhile, here are the final amounts on the game's most intelligent quarterback: Aaron Rodgers 15Matthew Stafford 12Kirk Cousins 3Jordan Passion 1Patrick Mahomes 1Dak Prescott 1Brock Purdy 1Russell WIlson 1( Three QBs declined to address.) Greg Auman is actually an NFL Media Reporter for FOX Sports. He previously devoted a decade dealing with the Buccaneers for the Tampa Bay Moments and also The Athletic. You can observe him on Twitter at @gregauman. [Want great stories delivered straight to your inbox? Generate or even log in to your FOX Athletics profile, comply with leagues, staffs and also players to obtain a customized email list daily.] Obtain extra from National Football Game Follow your faves to obtain information about games, news and also even more.