.That's the smartest quarterback in the NFL?It's a question ready for debate amongst enthusiasts along with pundits on the sports talk shows. Yet our company wished to obtain the answer straight from the people in the most effective placement to know: real NFL quarterbacks.As component of FOX Sports' Quarterback Confidential, which our experts'll turn out in full on Thursday, our experts surveyed 38 NFL QBs anonymously throughout training camp and the preseason. The 1st question our company asked was actually easy: Who's the most intelligent quarterback of all? Some QBs can respond to based upon first-hand knowledge, some relied on well-earned credibility and reputations, but after a handful of secs to think, nearly all given keen reactions. Within this instance, what's most interesting may be that failed to turn up amongst the best vote-getters. (Even more on that particular eventually.) The winner? The absolute most seasoned quarterback in the league today, Aaron Rodgers, who at age 40 will definitely attempt once more to reanimate the New york city Jets after missing out on nearly all of final time along with a torn Achilles ligament. He's a Super Bowl champ and a four-time game MVP, so it may certainly not be actually astonishing he succeeded the ballot. Rodgers was named through 15 of our quarterback respondents." We bet him my novice year, and also it was therefore cool," one QB said. "You would certainly hear tales regarding his intelligence quotient as well as his technique of observing and also knowing the video game. Yet to see it in person, the means he functioned, simply palm signals ... his whole operation lay as well as calm, like he 'd performed it a thousand times. I indicate, he possesses." A close 2nd along with 12 votes was the Rams' Matthew Stafford, right now 36 and entering his 16th season. Stafford's smarts are renowned good enough that younger quarterback still remembers his Wonderlic rating from 2009. The QB remembered Stafford scoring a 39, however truthfully it was just a 38-- which is still exceptional for any non-Ryan Fitzpatrick passer." Exactly how he relocates folks around the field, and his knowledge of every little thing taking place at one time," one quarterback mentioned of Stafford." The way he can easily adjust on the fly, only seeing him participate in online, he has an excellent sample of all the details of the setting," pointed out another.Another quarterback, certainly not knowing the outcomes of our door, correctly determined the best pair of, noting a basic distinction in what creates each great." It's between Matthew Stafford and also Aaron Rodgers," he revealed. "Aaron does this much freestyling, yet Matthew within the device is incredibly really good." The Falcons' Kirk Cousins was actually a far-off 3rd with 3 votes. In total, 8 quarterbacks were actually called, featuring a lot more youthful gamers like the Packers' Jordan Love and the 49ers' Brock Purdy.What's perhaps very most shocking is actually that the Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes-- he of the 3 Super Dish wins as well as 3 Super Bowl MVPs-- was named by only one quarterback." I recognize what form of offense he runs, and also the play calls are actually pretty long," that QB pointed out. "What he performs is quite excellent." It's achievable that quarterbacks associate the Chiefs' objectionable sorcery more to move trainer and playcaller Andy Reid-- much more on that Tuesday. Mahomes probably will have dominated if the concern were "That is actually the best quarterback?" however our team would like to delve a little much deeper along with our inquiry. Our experts'll have much more superlatives today as our company introduce the outcomes of our study. Meanwhile, right 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( 3 QBs dropped to respond to.) Greg Auman is actually an NFL Reporter for FOX Sports. He recently invested a decade covering the Buccaneers for the Tampa Bay Gulf Moments and The Athletic. You can follow him on Twitter at @gregauman. [Want great stories provided right to your inbox? Create or log in to your FOX Sports account, adhere to organizations, groups and also gamers to obtain a tailored email list daily.] Get even more from National Football Game Observe your favorites to acquire information about video games, updates and also more.