.That's the smartest quarterback in the NFL?It's an inquiry ripe for debate among fans as well as pundits on the sports chat. However we wanted to receive the response straight from the people in the best placement to recognize: true NFL quarterbacks.As component of FOX Sporting activities' Quarterback Confidential, which our company'll present in full on Thursday, our experts polled 38 NFL QBs anonymously throughout training school and also the preseason. The first inquiry we asked was straightforward: Who is actually the smartest quarterback of all? Some QBs can respond to based on original expertise, some counted on well-earned online reputations, however after a handful of few seconds to presume, almost all given enthusiastic reactions. In this scenario, what is actually most intriguing might be who failed to turn up among the leading vote-getters. (More on that particular later.) The champion? One of the most knowledgeable quarterback in the game today, Aaron Rodgers, who at grow older 40 is going to make an effort once more to resurrect the Nyc Jets after overlooking mostly all of last period along with a torn Achilles tendon. He's a Super Bowl champ and also a four-time league MVP, so it might certainly not be unusual he gained the vote. Rodgers was named through 15 of our quarterback respondents." Our company played against him my rookie year, as well as it was thus cool," one QB stated. "You 'd hear accounts regarding his intelligence and also his way of finding as well as knowing the game. But to observe it face to face, the way he operated, simply hand indicators ... his entire operation was smooth as well as tranquil, like he will done it a million times. I indicate, he has." A close 2nd along with 12 ballots was the Rams' Matthew Stafford, currently 36 and entering his 16th period. Stafford's smarts are renowned enough that one young quarterback still remembers his Wonderlic credit rating coming from 2009. The QB remembered Stafford scoring a 39, though truthfully it was actually merely a 38-- which is actually still superior for any non-Ryan Fitzpatrick passer." How he relocates individuals around the field, and his understanding of every thing going on at once," one quarterback pointed out of Stafford." The means he can easily change on the fly, only enjoying him play online, he possesses a terrific sample of all the intricacies of the position," claimed another.Another quarterback, not knowing the results of our panel, the right way evaluated the top 2, keeping in mind a vital difference in what makes each fantastic." It is actually in between Matthew Stafford and also Aaron Rodgers," he revealed. "Aaron accomplishes this a lot freestyling, but Matthew within the system is actually extremely really good." The Falcons' Kirk Cousins was a distant third along with 3 ballots. In overall, 8 quarterbacks were actually named, featuring a lot younger gamers like the Packers' Jordan Love and also the 49ers' Brock Purdy.What's perhaps most astonishing is that the Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes-- he of the 3 Super Bowl wins as well as three Super Dish MVPs-- was called by a single quarterback." I know what kind of offense he runs, as well as the play calls are actually fairly long," that QB stated. "What he performs is quite outstanding." It is actually feasible that quarterbacks credit the Chiefs' offensive sorcery a lot more to move instructor and also playcaller Andy Reid-- a lot more on that particular Tuesday. Mahomes perhaps will possess controlled if the question were actually "Who is actually the best quarterback?" however our company wanted to dig a little bit of deeper along with our question. We'll have many more superlatives this week as we reveal the results of our questionnaire. For now, right here are the final varieties on the league's smartest quarterback: Aaron Rodgers 15Matthew Stafford 12Kirk Cousins 3Jordan Passion 1Patrick Mahomes 1Dak Prescott 1Brock Purdy 1Russell WIlson 1( Three QBs declined to respond to.) Greg Auman is an NFL Media Reporter for FOX Sports. He formerly spent a decade covering the Buccaneers for the Tampa Fl Gulf Times as well as The Athletic. You can follow him on Twitter at @gregauman. [Want excellent tales delivered straight to your inbox? Create or log in to your FOX Athletics account, adhere to games, teams as well as players to get a personalized email list daily.] Get extra from National Football League Observe your faves to receive relevant information regarding activities, updates and more.