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Drew Brees

Drew Christopher Brees

Position: QB
Height: 6-0    Weight: 209 lbs.
Born: January 15, 1979 in Austin, TX
College: Purdue

3-time Pro Bowler & 1-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the 2nd round (32nd overall) of the 2001 Draft

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Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · GameLog · Playoffs · 100/300/100
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
2001 22 SDG 9 1 0 15 27 55.6 221 1 3.7 0 0.0 40 8.2 8.6 14.7 221.0 94.8 2 12 7.2 7.6 6.9
2002 23 SDG QB 9 16 16 8-8-0 320 526 60.8 3284 17 3.2 16 3.0 52 6.2 5.2 10.3 205.3 76.9 24 180 5.6 4.6 4.4
2003 24 SDG QB 9 11 11 2-9-0 205 356 57.6 2108 11 3.1 15 4.2 68 5.9 4.3 10.3 191.6 67.5 21 178 5.1 3.6 5.6
2004* 25 SDG QB 9 15 15 11-4-0 262 400 65.5 3159 27 6.8 7 1.8 79 7.9 7.8 12.1 210.6 104.8 18 131 7.2 7.1 4.3
2005 26 SDG QB 9 16 16 9-7-0 323 500 64.6 3576 24 4.8 15 3.0 54 7.2 6.3 11.1 223.5 89.2 27 223 6.4 5.5 5.1
2006*+ 27 NOR QB 9 16 16 10-6-0 356 554 64.3 4418 26 4.7 11 2.0 86 8.0 7.6 12.4 276.1 96.2 18 105 7.5 7.1 3.1
2007 28 NOR QB 9 16 16 7-9-0 440 652 67.5 4423 28 4.3 18 2.8 58 6.8 6.0 10.1 276.4 89.4 16 109 6.5 5.7 2.4
2008* 29 NOR QB 9 16 16 8-8-0 413 635 65.0 5069 34 5.4 17 2.7 84 8.0 7.3 12.3 316.8 96.2 13 92 7.7 7.0 2.0
Career 107 106 55-51-0 2334 3650 63.9 26258 168 4.6 99 2.7 86 7.2 6.4 11.3 245.4 89.4 139 1030 6.7 5.9 3.7
5 yrs SDG 59 58 30-28-0 1125 1809 62.2 12348 80 4.4 53 2.9 79 6.8 5.9 11.0 209.3 84.9 92 724 6.1 5.3 4.8
3 yrs NOR 48 48 25-23-0 1209 1841 65.7 13910 88 4.8 46 2.5 86 7.6 6.9 11.5 289.8 93.8 47 306 7.2 6.6 2.5

Postseason record as starting QB: 2004: 0-1, 2006: 1-1.

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · GameLog · Playoffs · 100/300/100
Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
2001 22 SDG 9 1 0 2 18 0 13 9.0 18.0 2.0 18 0 2
2002 23 SDG QB 9 16 16 38 130 1 15 3.4 8.1 2.4 130 1 2
2003 24 SDG QB 9 11 11 21 84 0 18 4.0 7.6 1.9 1 21 21.0 1 21 0.1 1.9 105 1 5
2004* 25 SDG QB 9 15 15 53 85 2 22 1.6 5.7 3.5 1 38 38.0 0 38 0.1 2.5 123 2 7
2005 26 SDG QB 9 16 16 21 49 1 9 2.3 3.1 1.3 49 1 8
2006*+ 27 NOR QB 9 16 16 42 32 0 16 0.8 2.0 2.6 32 0 8
2007 28 NOR QB 9 16 16 23 52 1 9 2.3 3.3 1.4 2 10 5.0 0 8 0.1 0.6 62 1 9
2008* 29 NOR QB 9 16 16 22 -1 0 9 0.0 -0.1 1.4 -1 0 6
Career 107 106 222 449 5 22 2.0 4.2 2.1 4 69 17.3 1 38 0.0 0.6 518 6 47
5 yrs SDG 59 58 135 366 4 22 2.7 6.2 2.3 2 59 29.5 1 38 0.0 1.0 425 5 24
3 yrs NOR 48 48 87 83 1 16 1.0 1.7 1.8 2 10 5.0 0 8 0.0 0.2 93 1 23

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
2001 22 SDG 9 1 0 0 2 1 0 0
2002 23 SDG QB 9 16 16 0 2 2 0 0
2003 24 SDG QB 9 11 11 0 5 0 -1 0
2004* 25 SDG QB 9 15 15 0 7 3 -9 0
2005 26 SDG QB 9 16 16 0 8 0 0 0
2006*+ 27 NOR QB 9 16 16 0 8 1 -3 0
2007 28 NOR QB 9 16 16 0 9 0 -15 0
2008* 29 NOR QB 9 16 16 0 6 2 -34 0 2 0
Career 107 106 0 47 9 -62 0 2 0
5 yrs SDG 59 58 0 24 6 -10 0
3 yrs NOR 48 48 0 23 3 -52 0 2 0

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
2002 23 SDG QB 9 16 16 1 6
2003 24 SDG QB 9 11 11 1 6
2004* 25 SDG QB 9 15 15 2 12
2005 26 SDG QB 9 16 16 1 6
2007 28 NOR QB 9 16 16 1 6
Career 107 106 5 1 36
5 yrs SDG 59 58 4 1 30
3 yrs NOR 48 48 1 6

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Awards

2004 NFL AP Comeback Player of the Year
2006 NFL Walter Payton Man of the Year
2008 NFL AP Offensive Player of the Year

Pro Bowls

2004
2006
2008

1st-team All-Pro

2006

Passes Completed

2002 NFL 320 (9)
2005 NFL 323 (4-- 99)
2006 NFL 356 (4-- 34)
2007 NFL 440 (1-- 1)
2008 NFL 413 (1-- 3)
Active 2334 (8)
Career 2334 (37)

Pass Attempts

2005 NFL 500 (7)
2006 NFL 554 (5-- 68)
2007 NFL 652 (1-- 3)
2008 NFL 635 (1-- 5)
Active 3650 (11)
Career 3650 (54)

Passing Yds

2005 NFL 3576 (9)
2006 NFL 4418 (1-- 23)
2007 NFL 4423 (2-- 22)
2008 NFL 5069 (1-- 2)
Active 26258 (11)
Career 26258 (53)

Passing TD

2004 NFL 27 (7)
2005 NFL 24 (4)
2006 NFL 26 (3)
2007 NFL 28 (6-- 78)
2008 NFL 34 (1-- 17)
Active 168 (8)
Career 168 (53)

Passer Rating

2004 NFL 104.8 (3-- 15)
2005 NFL 89.2 (10)
2006 NFL 96.2 (3-- 77)
2008 NFL 96.2 (4-- 77)
Active 89.4 (7)
Career 89.4 (9)

Long Pass

2004 NFL 79 (6)
2006 NFL 86 (5)
2008 NFL 84 (7)

Passes Intercepted

2002 NFL 16 (5)
2003 NFL 15 (10)
2005 NFL 15 (6)
2007 NFL 18 (6)
2008 NFL 17 (3)
Active 99 (11)
Career 99 (104)

Sacked

Active 139 (20)
Career 139 (106)

Sacked Yds Lost

2005 NFL 223 (4)
Active 1030 (18)
Career 1030 (102)

Passing Yds/Game

2006 NFL 276.1 (1-- 42)
2007 NFL 276.4 (2-- 41)
2008 NFL 316.8 (1-- 3)
Active 245.4 (3)
Career 245.4 (4)

Yds/Pass Att

2004 NFL 7.9 (7)
2006 NFL 8.0 (3)
2008 NFL 8.0 (2)
Active 7.2 (12)
Career 7.2 (49)

Yds/Pass Cmp

2006 NFL 12.4 (6)
2008 NFL 12.3 (5)
Active 11.3 (23)
Career 11.3 (194)

Pass Attempts/Game

2003 NFL 32.4 (9)
2006 NFL 34.6 (6)
2007 NFL 40.8 (1-- 5)
2008 NFL 39.7 (1-- 8)
Active 34.1 (1)
Career 34.1 (3)

Fumbles

2007 NFL 9 (10)
Active 47 (17)
Career 47 (128)

Adj Yds/Pass Att

2004 NFL 7.79 (4-- 34)
2006 NFL 7.55 (4-- 53)
2008 NFL 7.31 (3-- 76)
Active 6.43 (11)
Career 6.43 (15)

Net Yds/Pass Att

2004 NFL 7.24 (7-- 64)
2006 NFL 7.54 (3-- 33)
2008 NFL 7.68 (1-- 26)
Active 6.66 (7)
Career 6.66 (11)

Adj Net Yds/Pass Att

2004 NFL 7.14 (4-- 23)
2006 NFL 7.13 (3-- 25)
2008 NFL 7.02 (2-- 32)
Active 5.93 (7)
Career 5.93 (10)

Passes Completed/Game

2005 NFL 20.2 (8)
2006 NFL 22.3 (4-- 48)
2007 NFL 27.5 (1-- 1)
2008 NFL 25.8 (1-- 4)
Active 21.8 (1)
Career 21.8 (1)

Pass Completion %

2004 NFL 65.5% (7-- 45)
2005 NFL 64.6% (6-- 65)
2006 NFL 64.3% (5-- 74)
2007 NFL 67.5% (3-- 19)
2008 NFL 65.0% (8-- 56)
Active 63.9% (4)
Career 63.9% (5)

Pass Intercept. %

2004 NFL 1.8% (3-- 56)
2006 NFL 2.0% (6-- 81)
Active 2.7% (10)
Career 2.7% (18)

Passing TD %

2004 NFL 6.8% (3)
2005 NFL 4.8% (10)
2006 NFL 4.7% (9)
2008 NFL 5.4% (3)
Active 4.6% (11)
Career 4.6% (70)

Sack %

2002 NFL 4.36% (8)
2004 NFL 4.31% (4)
2006 NFL 3.15% (3-- 58)
2007 NFL 2.40% (1-- 20)
2008 NFL 2.01% (3-- 13)
Active 3.67% (2)
Career 3.67% (7)

     

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
2006 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
2008 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL

Fantasy

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
2001 22 1 QB 17 48
2002 23 16 QB 220 18
2003 24 11 QB 137 26
2004 25 15 QB 299 38 8 37
2005 26 16 QB 268 17 6 53
2006 27 16 QB 314 83 2 9
2007 28 16 QB 321 65 5 22
2008 29 16 QB 373 120 1 3
1949 323

College

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Passing Rushing Receiving
Year Age College/Univ G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Y/A Cmp% Rate Y/G Att Yds TD Y/A Y/G Rec Yds TD Y/R
2000 21 purdue 11 286 473 3393 24 12 7.2 60.5 132.4 308.5 91 546 5 6.0 49.6 2 6 1 3.0
11 286 473 3393 24 12 7.2 60.5 132.4 308.5 91 546 5 6.0 49.6 2 6 1 3.0