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Drew Brees

Drew Christopher Brees (twitter: @drewbrees)

Position: QB
Height: 6-0    Weight: 209 lbs.
Throws: Right

Born: January 15, 1979 in Austin, TX
College: Purdue   (school history)    (Brees college stats)
Drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the 2nd round (32nd overall) of the 2001 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 125 (30th overall since 1950)
7-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

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Passing

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% 4QC GWD AV
2001 22 SDG 9 1 0 15 27 55.6 221 1 3.7 0 0.0 40 8.2 8.9 14.7 221.0 94.8 2 12 7.21 7.90 6.9 1
2002 23 SDG QB 9 16 16 8-8-0 320 526 60.8 3284 17 3.2 16 3.0 52 6.2 5.5 10.3 205.3 76.9 24 180 5.64 4.95 4.4 2 4 10
2003 24 SDG QB 9 11 11 2-9-0 205 356 57.6 2108 11 3.1 15 4.2 68 5.9 4.6 10.3 191.6 67.5 21 178 5.12 3.91 5.6 0 1 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 8.5 12.1 210.6 104.8 18 131 7.24 7.78 4.3 1 2 17
2005 26 SDG QB 9 16 16 9-7-0 323 500 64.6 3576 24 4.8 15 3.0 54 7.2 6.8 11.1 223.5 89.2 27 223 6.36 5.99 5.1 2 2 15
2006*+ 27 NOR QB 9 16 16 10-6-0 356 554 64.3 4418 26 4.7 11 2.0 86 8.0 8.0 12.4 276.1 96.2 18 105 7.54 7.58 3.1 1 2 15
2007 28 NOR QB 9 16 16 7-9-0 440 652 67.5 4423 28 4.3 18 2.8 58 6.8 6.4 10.1 276.4 89.4 16 109 6.46 6.08 2.4 1 1 14
2008* 29 NOR QB 9 16 16 8-8-0 413 635 65.0 5069 34 5.4 17 2.7 84 8.0 7.8 12.3 316.8 96.2 13 92 7.68 7.55 2.0 2 2 17
2009* 30 NOR QB 9 15 15 13-2-0 363 514 70.6 4388 34 6.6 11 2.1 75 8.5 8.9 12.1 292.5 109.6 20 135 7.96 8.31 3.7 3 6 16
2010* 31 NOR QB 9 16 16 11-5-0 448 658 68.1 4620 33 5.0 22 3.3 80 7.0 6.5 10.3 288.8 90.9 25 185 6.49 6.01 3.7 4 5 14
2011* 32 NOR QB 9 16 16 13-3-0 468 657 71.2 5476 46 7.0 14 2.1 79 8.3 8.8 11.7 342.3 110.6 24 158 7.81 8.23 3.5 3 4 20
2012* 33 NOR QB 9 16 16 7-9-0 422 670 63.0 5177 43 6.4 19 2.8 80 7.7 7.7 12.3 323.6 96.3 26 190 7.17 7.17 3.7 1 2 15
Career 170 169 99-70-0 4035 6149 65.6 45919 324 5.3 165 2.7 86 7.5 7.3 11.4 270.1 94.3 234 1698 6.93 6.78 3.7 20 31 160
7 yrs NOR 111 111 69-42-0 2910 4340 67.1 33571 244 5.6 112 2.6 86 7.7 7.7 11.5 302.4 98.2 142 974 7.27 7.24 3.2 15 22 111
5 yrs SDG 59 58 30-28-0 1125 1809 62.2 12348 80 4.4 53 2.9 79 6.8 6.4 11.0 209.3 84.9 92 724 6.11 5.70 4.8 5 9 49

Playoff Record as Starting QB: 2004 (0-1), 2006 (1-1), 2009 (3-0), 2010 (0-1), 2011 (1-1)
Playoff Comebacks: 2009 (1)
Playoff Game-Winning Drives: 2009 (2)

Comeback and game-winning drive numbers are based on research by Scott Kacsmar, as described in parts I, II, and III on the blog.

Advanced Passing

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Att Y/A+ NY/A+ AY/A+ ANY/A+ Cmp%+ TD%+ Int%+ Sack%+ Rate+
2002 23 SDG QB 9 16 16 8-8-0 526 90 95 92 95 106 90 103 114 97
2003 24 SDG QB 9 11 11 2-9-0 356 84 85 80 81 94 87 82 106 83
2004* 25 SDG QB 9 15 15 11-4-0 400 119 122 127 129 120 132 125 116 131
2005 26 SDG QB 9 16 16 9-7-0 500 104 106 105 106 116 108 102 110 110
2006*+ 27 NOR QB 9 16 16 10-6-0 554 123 127 123 127 114 108 118 121 120
2007 28 NOR QB 9 16 16 7-9-0 652 98 107 101 107 124 103 104 124 110
2008* 29 NOR QB 9 16 16 8-8-0 635 120 126 117 122 113 114 104 128 116
2009* 30 NOR QB 9 15 15 13-2-0 514 129 132 129 131 133 131 111 117 132
2010* 31 NOR QB 9 16 16 11-5-0 658 99 104 99 103 124 109 95 119 108
2011* 32 NOR QB 9 16 16 13-3-0 657 125 130 128 132 137 131 111 122 133
2012* 33 NOR QB 9 16 16 7-9-0 670 112 116 113 116 108 124 99 121 114
Career 170 169 99-70-0 6149 110 115 111 114 118 113 105 119 115

Rushing & Receiving

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
2009* 30 NOR QB 9 15 15 22 33 2 10 1.5 2.2 1.5 1 -4 -4.0 0 -4 0.1 -0.3 29 2 10
2010* 31 NOR QB 9 16 16 18 -3 0 7 -0.2 -0.2 1.1 1 7 7.0 0 7 0.1 0.4 4 0 9
2011* 32 NOR QB 9 16 16 21 86 1 20 4.1 5.4 1.3 86 1 1
2012* 33 NOR QB 9 16 16 15 5 1 11 0.3 0.3 0.9 5 1 5
Career 170 169 298 570 9 22 1.9 3.4 1.8 6 72 12.0 1 38 0.0 0.4 642 10 72
7 yrs NOR 111 111 163 204 5 20 1.3 1.8 1.5 4 13 3.3 0 8 0.0 0.1 217 5 48
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

Defense & Fumbles

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
2009* 30 NOR QB 9 15 15 0 10 2 0 0
2010* 31 NOR QB 9 16 16 0 9 5 0 0 1 0
2011* 32 NOR QB 9 16 16 0 1 0 -15 0 2 0
2012* 33 NOR QB 9 16 16 0 5 2 0 0
Career 170 169 0 72 18 -77 0 5 0
7 yrs NOR 111 111 0 48 12 -67 0 5 0
5 yrs SDG 59 58 0 24 6 -10 0

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
2002 23 SDG QB 9 16 16 1 1 6
2003 24 SDG QB 9 11 11 1 1 6
2004* 25 SDG QB 9 15 15 2 2 12
2005 26 SDG QB 9 16 16 1 1 6
2007 28 NOR QB 9 16 16 1 1 6
2009* 30 NOR QB 9 15 15 2 2 12
2011* 32 NOR QB 9 16 16 1 1 3 12
2012* 33 NOR QB 9 16 16 1 1 6
Career 170 169 9 1 10 3 66
7 yrs NOR 111 111 5 5 3 36
5 yrs SDG 59 58 4 1 5 30

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

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
2009 NFL Bert Bell Award (Player of the Year)
2009 NFL Super Bowl MVP
2011 NFL AP Offensive Player of the Year

Pro Bowls
2004
2006
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012

First-Team All-Pro
2006

Approximate Value
2004 NFL 17 (7)
2008 NFL 17 (8)
2011 NFL 20 (4/77)
Active 160 (6)
Career 160 (44)

Approximate Value (Weighted)
Active 125 (4)
Career 125 (30)

Passes Completed
2002 NFL 320 (9)
2005 NFL 323 (4)
2006 NFL 356 (4/57)
2007 NFL 440 (1/4)
2008 NFL 413 (1/11)
2009 NFL 363 (4/43)
2010 NFL 448 (2/3)
2011 NFL 468 (1/1)
2012 NFL 422 (3/7)
Active 4035 (2)
Career 4035 (5)

Pass Attempts
2005 NFL 500 (7)
2006 NFL 554 (5/94)
2007 NFL 652 (1/9)
2008 NFL 635 (1/13)
2009 NFL 514 (10)
2010 NFL 658 (2/6)
2011 NFL 657 (2/7)
2012 NFL 670 (2/4)
Active 6149 (2)
Career 6149 (10)

Passing Yds
2005 NFL 3576 (9)
2006 NFL 4418 (1/42)
2007 NFL 4423 (2/41)
2008 NFL 5069 (1/5)
2009 NFL 4388 (6/47)
2010 NFL 4620 (3/27)
2011 NFL 5476 (1/1)
2012 NFL 5177 (1/3)
Active 45919 (2)
Career 45919 (8)

Passing TD
2004 NFL 27 (7)
2005 NFL 24 (4)
2006 NFL 26 (3)
2007 NFL 28 (6/100)
2008 NFL 34 (1/25)
2009 NFL 34 (1/25)
2010 NFL 33 (2/31)
2011 NFL 46 (1/4)
2012 NFL 43 (1/7)
Active 324 (3)
Career 324 (6)

Passer Rating
2004 NFL 104.8 (3/23)
2005 NFL 89.2 (10)
2006 NFL 96.2 (3)
2008 NFL 96.2 (4)
2009 NFL 109.6 (1/10)
2011 NFL 110.6 (2/8)
2012 NFL 96.3 (8)
Active 94.3 (6)
Career 94.3 (7)

Long Pass
2004 NFL 79 (6)
2006 NFL 86 (5)
2008 NFL 84 (7)
2010 NFL 80 (9)
2012 NFL 80 (8)

Passes Intercepted
2002 NFL 16 (5)
2003 NFL 15 (10)
2005 NFL 15 (6)
2007 NFL 18 (6)
2008 NFL 17 (3)
2010 NFL 22 (2)
2011 NFL 14 (10)
2012 NFL 19 (1)
Active 165 (2)
Career 165 (43)

Sacked
Active 234 (7)
Career 234 (69)

Sacked Yds Lost
2005 NFL 223 (4)
Active 1698 (4)
Career 1698 (57)

Passing Yds/Game
2006 NFL 276.1 (1/64)
2007 NFL 276.4 (2/63)
2008 NFL 316.8 (1/6)
2009 NFL 292.5 (2/28)
2010 NFL 288.8 (3/33)
2011 NFL 342.3 (1/1)
2012 NFL 323.6 (1/3)
Active 270.1 (2)
Career 270.1 (2)

Yds/Pass Att
2004 NFL 7.9 (7)
2006 NFL 8.0 (3)
2008 NFL 8.0 (2)
2009 NFL 8.5 (3/67)
2011 NFL 8.3 (6/97)
2012 NFL 7.7 (6)
Active 7.5 (8)
Career 7.5 (24)

Yds/Pass Cmp
2006 NFL 12.4 (6)
2008 NFL 12.3 (5)
2009 NFL 12.1 (9)
2012 NFL 12.3 (7)
Active 11.4 (20)
Career 11.4 (199)

Pass Attempts/Game
2003 NFL 32.4 (9)
2006 NFL 34.6 (6)
2007 NFL 40.8 (1/11)
2008 NFL 39.7 (1/16)
2009 NFL 34.3 (8)
2010 NFL 41.1 (2/8)
2011 NFL 41.1 (2/8)
2012 NFL 41.9 (2/6)
Active 36.2 (2)
Career 36.2 (2)

Adj Yds/Pass Att
2004 NFL 8.46 (4/46)
2006 NFL 8.02 (4/83)
2008 NFL 7.85 (2)
2009 NFL 8.90 (2/20)
2011 NFL 8.78 (3/23)
2012 NFL 7.73 (8)
Active 7.31 (9)
Career 7.31 (12)

Net Yds/Pass Att
2004 NFL 7.24 (7/81)
2006 NFL 7.54 (3/44)
2008 NFL 7.68 (1/33)
2009 NFL 7.96 (2/13)
2010 NFL 6.49 (10)
2011 NFL 7.81 (3/22)
2012 NFL 7.17 (3/96)
Active 6.93 (6)
Career 6.93 (7)

Adj Net Yds/Pass Att
2004 NFL 7.78 (4/30)
2006 NFL 7.58 (3/41)
2008 NFL 7.55 (2/43)
2009 NFL 8.31 (1/7)
2011 NFL 8.23 (3/15)
2012 NFL 7.17 (6/89)
Active 6.78 (7)
Career 6.78 (8)

Passes Completed/Game
2005 NFL 20.2 (8)
2006 NFL 22.3 (4/76)
2007 NFL 27.5 (1/4)
2008 NFL 25.8 (1/12)
2009 NFL 24.2 (3/25)
2010 NFL 28.0 (2/3)
2011 NFL 29.3 (1/1)
2012 NFL 26.4 (3/8)
Active 23.7 (2)
Career 23.7 (2)

Pass Completion %
2004 NFL 65.5% (7/67)
2005 NFL 64.6% (6/89)
2006 NFL 64.3% (5/100)
2007 NFL 67.5% (3/28)
2008 NFL 65.0% (8/79)
2009 NFL 70.6% (1/2)
2010 NFL 68.1% (1/19)
2011 NFL 71.2% (1/1)
2012 NFL 63.0% (10)
Active 65.6% (2)
Career 65.6% (3)

Pass Intercept. %
2004 NFL 1.8% (3/71)
2006 NFL 2.0% (6)
2009 NFL 2.1% (6)
2011 NFL 2.1% (6)
Active 2.7% (12)
Career 2.7% (25)

Passing TD %
2004 NFL 6.8% (3)
2005 NFL 4.8% (10)
2006 NFL 4.7% (9)
2008 NFL 5.4% (3)
2009 NFL 6.6% (1)
2011 NFL 7.0% (2)
2012 NFL 6.4% (3)
Active 5.3% (5)
Career 5.3% (32)

Sack %
2002 NFL 4.36% (8)
2004 NFL 4.31% (4)
2006 NFL 3.15% (3/62)
2007 NFL 2.40% (1/22)
2008 NFL 2.01% (3/14)
2009 NFL 3.75% (4)
2010 NFL 3.66% (3/96)
2011 NFL 3.52% (1/85)
2012 NFL 3.74% (3)
Active 3.67% (2)
Career 3.67% (7)

Game-Winning Drives
2002 NFL 4 (4/78)
2009 NFL 6 (2/13)
2010 NFL 5 (3/29)
2011 NFL 4 (5/78)
Active 31 (3)
Career 31 (10)

Comebacks
2005 NFL 2 (5)
2008 NFL 2 (10)
2009 NFL 3 (2/100)
2010 NFL 4 (3/33)
2011 NFL 3 (8/100)
Active 20 (5)
Career 20 (19)

2-pt. Conv. Made
Active 3 (5)
Career 3 (25)

Total Offense
2005 NFL 3402 (9)
2006 NFL 4345 (2/50)
2007 NFL 4366 (2/46)
2008 NFL 4976 (1/4)
2009 NFL 4286 (6/53)
2010 NFL 4432 (3/35)
2011 NFL 5404 (1/1)
2012 NFL 4992 (1/3)
Active 44791 (2)
Career 44791 (7)

Games Started
Active 169 (22)

Fumbles
2007 NFL 9 (10)
2009 NFL 10 (7)
2010 NFL 9 (5)
Active 72 (4)
Career 72 (47)

Fumbles Recovered
2010 NFL 5 (2)
Active 18 (7)
Career 18 (132)

     

All-Pro Teams

Year Team Level Voters
20061st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
20061st TeamAll-NFLPro Football Writers
20061st TeamAll-NFLSporting News
20082nd TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
20081st TeamAll-NFLSporting News
20092nd TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
20091st TeamAll-NFLSporting News
20112nd TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
20112nd TeamAll-NFLPro Football Focus

Fantasy

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
2009 30 15 QB 372 92 2 7
2010 31 16 QB 339 54 6 27
2011 32 16 QB 482 209 2 2
2012 33 16 QB 346 95 1 10
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College

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 91 546 5 6.0 49.6 2 6 1 3.0
11 91 546 5 6.0 49.6 2 6 1 3.0