.Who's the most intelligent quarterback in the NFL?It's an inquiry mature for debate one of enthusiasts and also experts on the sports chat. But our team intended to get the solution directly from individuals in the very best setting to recognize: actual NFL quarterbacks.As part of FOX Sports' Quarterback Confidential, which our team'll turn out completely on Thursday, our company questioned 38 NFL QBs anonymously throughout training camp and the preseason. The 1st question our company talked to was simple: Who's the smartest quarterback of all? Some QBs might respond to based on in person know-how, some relied on well-earned images, but after a handful of secs to presume, nearly all supplied impassioned responses. Within this scenario, what's very most exciting could be that really did not show up one of the top vote-getters. (More on that eventually.) The victor? The most expert quarterback in the organization today, Aaron Rodgers, who at age 40 will certainly attempt once again to resurrect the New york city Planes after missing out on mostly all of final season along with a torn Achilles tendon. He is actually a Super Bowl champ and also a four-time league MVP, so it may not be astonishing he gained the ballot. Rodgers was actually named by 15 of our quarterback participants." Our experts bet him my novice year, and it was actually so cool," one QB mentioned. "You would certainly listen to accounts about his intelligence quotient and also his way of observing as well as comprehending the activity. Yet to find it personally, the technique he worked, simply hand signs ... his whole procedure was smooth and restful, like he would certainly done it a thousand times. I suggest, he has." A close second along with 12 ballots was the Rams' Matthew Stafford, currently 36 and also entering his 16th time. Stafford's smarts are renowned enough that a person youthful quarterback still remembers his Wonderlic score from 2009. The QB recalled Stafford scoring a 39, however truthfully it was actually simply a 38-- which is actually still outstanding for any non-Ryan Fitzpatrick passer." Just how he relocates people around the area, and also his understanding of everything happening at once," one quarterback claimed of Stafford." The way he may change on the fly, just seeing him participate in live, he has a great sample of all the complexities of the setting," mentioned another.Another quarterback, certainly not understanding the outcomes of our door, appropriately examined the leading two, noting a fundamental variation in what creates each excellent." It is actually in between Matthew Stafford and also Aaron Rodgers," he described. "Aaron does this much freestyling, however Matthew within the device is actually incredibly excellent." The Falcons' Kirk Cousins was actually a far-off 3rd with 3 votes. In total amount, eight quarterbacks were called, consisting of a lot younger players 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 Bowl succeeds as well as 3 Super Bowl MVPs-- was actually named by a single quarterback." I recognize what form of offense he operates, and also the play telephone calls are rather long," that QB mentioned. "What he carries out is actually quite outstanding." It is actually possible that quarterbacks attribute the Chiefs' objectionable sorcery even more to move coach as well as playcaller Andy Reid-- a lot more on that particular Tuesday. Mahomes probably would have dominated if the question were actually "Who's the greatest quarterback?" but our company wished to delve a little much deeper with our question. We'll have a lot more superlatives this week as our experts reveal the results of our survey. In the meantime, right here are the ultimate numbers on the organization's smartest quarterback: Aaron Rodgers 15Matthew Stafford 12Kirk Cousins 3Jordan Affection 1Patrick Mahomes 1Dak Prescott 1Brock Purdy 1Russell WIlson 1( Three QBs declined to answer.) Greg Auman is an NFL Media Reporter for FOX Sports. He earlier invested a decade covering the Buccaneers for the Tampa Florida Gulf Moments as well as The Athletic. You can observe him on Twitter at @gregauman. [Want terrific accounts supplied straight to your inbox? Make or log in to your FOX Sports profile, observe organizations, teams as well as players to get a customized e-newsletter daily.] Get extra coming from National Soccer Organization Follow your preferences to receive relevant information regarding games, information and more.