.Who is actually the smartest quarterback in the NFL?It's an inquiry mature for controversy amongst followers in addition to pundits on the sporting activities chat. But we intended to receive the solution right from the people in the best posture to recognize: real NFL quarterbacks.As component of FOX Sporting activities' Quarterback Confidential, which our team'll roll out in full on Thursday, our company questioned 38 NFL QBs anonymously throughout training camp and also the preseason. The first concern our company talked to was straightforward: Who's the smartest quarterback of all? Some QBs might answer based upon original knowledge, some counted on well-earned track records, yet after a couple of secs to think, nearly all provided zealous feedbacks. In this situation, what's most interesting may be who really did not appear one of the best vote-getters. (Extra about that eventually.) The champion? The most seasoned quarterback in the organization today, Aaron Rodgers, who at age 40 is going to attempt once more to resurrect the New York Jets after skipping almost all of last period along with a torn Achilles ligament. He is actually a Super Dish champ as well as a four-time organization MVP, so it may certainly not be actually shocking he won the ballot. Rodgers was actually called through 15 of our quarterback participants." Our team bet him my newbie year, and it was so great," one QB stated. "You will hear tales about his intelligence quotient as well as his method of observing and also knowing the activity. But to find it personally, the way he functioned, only hand indicators ... his whole function was smooth as well as restful, like he will done it a thousand opportunities. I mean, he possesses." A near second along with 12 votes was actually the Rams' Matthew Stafford, currently 36 and also entering his 16th time. Stafford's smarts are actually renowned enough that people young quarterback still remembers his Wonderlic rating coming from 2009. The QB remembered Stafford racking up a 39, however in reality it was simply a 38-- which is still superior for any non-Ryan Fitzpatrick passer." How he moves individuals around the industry, as well as his know-how of whatever taking place at one time," one quarterback stated of Stafford." The means he can easily change on the fly, just viewing him participate in live, he possesses an excellent feel for all the complexities of the position," claimed another.Another quarterback, not understanding the end products of our panel, correctly assessed the top two, keeping in mind a vital variation in what makes each excellent." It's in between Matthew Stafford and Aaron Rodgers," he detailed. "Aaron does so much freestyling, but Matthew within the body is actually exceptionally excellent." The Falcons' Kirk Cousins was a distant 3rd along with 3 votes. In total, 8 quarterbacks were actually called, featuring a lot younger gamers like the Packers' Jordan Love and the 49ers' Brock Purdy.What's perhaps most shocking is that the Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes-- he of the three Super Dish gains and three Super Bowl MVPs-- was actually called through just one quarterback." I recognize what type of offense he manages, and also the play telephone calls are fairly long," that QB said. "What he does is actually fairly outstanding." It is actually possible that quarterbacks associate the Chiefs' annoying sorcery even more to move train and playcaller Andy Reid-- even more on that Tuesday. Mahomes perhaps will have dominated if the concern were actually "Who's the most ideal quarterback?" yet our experts intended to delve a little bit of deeper along with our concern. We'll possess many more superlatives today as our team unveil the outcomes of our poll. In the meantime, listed here are the last varieties on the organization's smartest quarterback: Aaron Rodgers 15Matthew Stafford 12Kirk Cousins 3Jordan Love 1Patrick Mahomes 1Dak Prescott 1Brock Purdy 1Russell WIlson 1( Three QBs dropped to respond to.) Greg Auman is an NFL Press Reporter for FOX Sports. He previously invested a decade dealing with the Buccaneers for the Tampa Bay Times and also The Athletic. You can easily follow him on Twitter at @gregauman. [Want excellent accounts provided right to your inbox? Produce or log in to your FOX Sports profile, comply with organizations, teams as well as players to receive a personalized bulletin daily.] Get even more coming from National Volleyball Organization Follow your faves to obtain info about video games, updates and more.