Drew Christopher Brees
Position: QB
Height: 6-0 Weight: 209 lbs.
Born: January 15, 1979 in Austin, TX
College: Purdue
Career AV: 83 (304th overall since 1950)
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 NFL Draft.
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | QBrec | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Sk | Yds | 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 | 7.2 | 7.9 | 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 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 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 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 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 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 4.3 | 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 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 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 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 3.1 | 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 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 2.4 | 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 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 17 |
| 2009 | 30 | NOR | 9 | 10 | 218 | 320 | 68.1 | 2746 | 22 | 6.9 | 9 | 2.8 | 66 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 12.6 | 274.6 | 105.8 | 13 | 84 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 3.9 | ||||
| Career | 117 | 106 | 55-51-0 | 2552 | 3970 | 64.3 | 29004 | 190 | 4.8 | 108 | 2.7 | 86 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 11.4 | 247.9 | 90.7 | 152 | 1114 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 3.7 | 95 | ||||
| 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 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 49 | |||
| 4 yrs | NOR | 58 | 48 | 25-23-0 | 1427 | 2161 | 66.0 | 16656 | 110 | 5.1 | 55 | 2.5 | 86 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 11.7 | 287.2 | 95.6 | 60 | 390 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 2.7 | 46 |
Playoff Record as Starting QB: 2004 (0-1), 2006 (1-1)
| 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 | 119 | 126 | 117 | 122 | 112 | 114 | 104 | 127 | 115 |
| 2009 | 30 | NOR | 9 | 10 | 320 | 127 | 129 | 124 | 126 | 120 | 135 | 101 | 115 | 124 | |||
| Career | 117 | 106 | 55-51-0 | 3970 | 108 | 112 | 109 | 112 | 114 | 108 | 105 | 118 | 111 |
| Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | 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 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 28 | 2 | 10 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 28 | 2 | 8 | |||||||||
| Career | 117 | 106 | 239 | 477 | 7 | 22 | 2.0 | 4.1 | 2.0 | 4 | 69 | 17.3 | 1 | 38 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 546 | 8 | 55 | ||||
| 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 | |||
| 4 yrs | NOR | 58 | 48 | 104 | 111 | 3 | 16 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 121 | 3 | 31 | |||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Career | 117 | 106 | 0 | 55 | 11 | -62 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 5 yrs | SDG | 59 | 58 | 0 | 24 | 6 | -10 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 yrs | NOR | 58 | 48 | 0 | 31 | 5 | -52 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 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 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||||
| Career | 117 | 106 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 48 | |||||||||||||
| 5 yrs | SDG | 59 | 58 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 30 | ||||||||||||
| 4 yrs | NOR | 58 | 48 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
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Awards |
First-Team All-Pro |
Passes Completed |
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Pass Attempts |
Passing Yds |
Passing TD |
Passer Rating |
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Passes Intercepted |
Sacked Yds Lost |
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Passing Yds/Game |
Yds/Pass Att |
Yds/Pass Cmp |
Pass Attempts/Game |
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Fumbles |
Fumbles Recovered |
Adj Yds/Pass Att |
Net Yds/Pass Att |
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Adj Net Yds/Pass Att |
Passes Completed/Game |
Pass Completion % |
Pass Intercept. % |
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Passing TD % |
Sack % |
| 2006 | Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL |
| 2008 | Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL |
| Year | Age | G | FantPos | FantPt | VBD | PosRank | OvRank |
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| 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 | 10 | QB | 239 | 46 | 6 | 23 |
| 2188 | 369 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | College/Univ | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |||||||
| 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 | |||