Drew Brees
Drew Christopher Brees
Born: January 15, 1979
Austin, TX USA
Position: QB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 209
College: Purdue
High School: Westlake (Austin, TX)
Career: 2001-2020
Drafted: 2001 in Round 2, #32 overall by the San Diego Chargers
Drew Brees played from 2001 to 2020 during his career with the New Orleans Saints and San Diego Chargers. Brees threw for 80,358 yards in his career, completing 7,142 of 10,551 passes with 571 touchdowns and 243 interceptions. He also ran for 752 yards in 498 attempts with 25 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 27 | 15 | 55.6 | 221 | 8.2 | 1 | 3.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 40 | 2 | 12 | 94.8 |
| 2002 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 526 | 320 | 60.8 | 3284 | 6.2 | 17 | 3.2 | 16 | 3.0 | 52 | 24 | 180 | 76.9 |
| 2003 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 356 | 205 | 57.6 | 2108 | 5.9 | 11 | 3.1 | 15 | 4.2 | 68 | 21 | 178 | 67.5 |
| 2004 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 400 | 262 | 65.5 | 3159 | 7.9 | 27 | 6.8 | 7 | 1.8 | 79 | 18 | 131 | 104.8 |
| 2005 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 500 | 323 | 64.6 | 3576 | 7.2 | 24 | 4.8 | 15 | 3.0 | 54 | 27 | 223 | 89.2 |
| 2006 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 554 | 356 | 64.3 | 4418 | 8.0 | 26 | 4.7 | 11 | 2.0 | 86 | 18 | 105 | 96.2 |
| 2007 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 652 | 440 | 67.5 | 4423 | 6.8 | 28 | 4.3 | 18 | 2.8 | 58 | 16 | 109 | 89.4 |
| 2008 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 635 | 413 | 65.0 | 5069 | 8.0 | 34 | 5.4 | 17 | 2.7 | 84 | 13 | 92 | 96.2 |
| 2009 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 514 | 363 | 70.6 | 4388 | 8.5 | 34 | 6.6 | 11 | 2.1 | 75 | 20 | 135 | 109.6 |
| 2010 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 658 | 448 | 68.1 | 4620 | 7.0 | 33 | 5.0 | 22 | 3.3 | 80 | 25 | 185 | 90.9 |
| 2011 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 657 | 468 | 71.2 | 5476 | 8.3 | 46 | 7.0 | 14 | 2.1 | 79 | 24 | 158 | 110.6 |
| 2012 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 670 | 422 | 63.0 | 5177 | 7.7 | 43 | 6.4 | 19 | 2.8 | 80 | 26 | 190 | 96.3 |
| 2013 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 650 | 446 | 68.6 | 5162 | 7.9 | 39 | 6.0 | 12 | 1.8 | 76 | 37 | 244 | 104.7 |
| 2014 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 659 | 456 | 69.2 | 4952 | 7.5 | 33 | 5.0 | 17 | 2.6 | 69 | 29 | 186 | 97.0 |
| 2015 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 627 | 428 | 68.3 | 4870 | 7.8 | 32 | 5.1 | 11 | 1.8 | 80 | 31 | 235 | 101.0 |
| 2016 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 673 | 471 | 70.0 | 5208 | 7.7 | 37 | 5.5 | 15 | 2.2 | 98 | 27 | 184 | 101.7 |
| 2017 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 536 | 386 | 72.0 | 4334 | 8.1 | 23 | 4.3 | 8 | 1.5 | 54 | 20 | 145 | 103.9 |
| 2018 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 489 | 364 | 74.4 | 3992 | 8.2 | 32 | 6.5 | 5 | 1.0 | 72 | 17 | 121 | 115.7 |
| 2019 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 378 | 281 | 74.3 | 2979 | 7.9 | 27 | 7.1 | 4 | 1.1 | 61 | 12 | 89 | 116.3 |
| 2020 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 390 | 275 | 70.5 | 2942 | 7.5 | 24 | 6.2 | 6 | 1.5 | 52 | 13 | 89 | 106.4 |
| Totals | 10551 | 7142 | 67.7 | 80358 | 7.6 | 571 | 5.4 | 243 | 2.3 | 98 | 420 | 2991 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 13 | 0 |
| 2002 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 38 | 130 | 3.4 | 15 | 1 |
| 2003 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 21 | 84 | 4.0 | 18 | 0 |
| 2004 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 53 | 85 | 1.6 | 22 | 2 |
| 2005 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 21 | 49 | 2.3 | 9 | 1 |
| 2006 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 42 | 32 | 0.8 | 16 | 0 |
| 2007 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 23 | 52 | 2.3 | 9 | 1 |
| 2008 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 22 | -1 | -0.0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2009 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 22 | 33 | 1.5 | 10 | 2 |
| 2010 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 18 | -3 | -0.2 | 7 | 0 |
| 2011 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 21 | 86 | 4.1 | 20 | 1 |
| 2012 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 15 | 5 | 0.3 | 11 | 1 |
| 2013 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 35 | 52 | 1.5 | 16 | 3 |
| 2014 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 27 | 68 | 2.5 | 13 | 1 |
| 2015 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 24 | 14 | 0.6 | 12 | 1 |
| 2016 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 23 | 20 | 0.9 | 7 | 2 |
| 2017 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 33 | 12 | 0.4 | 7 | 2 |
| 2018 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 31 | 22 | 0.7 | 11 | 4 |
| 2019 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 9 | -4 | -0.4 | 2 | 1 |
| 2020 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 18 | -2 | -0.1 | 3 | 2 |
| Totals | 498 | 752 | 1.5 | 22 | 25 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 1 |
| 2004 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| 2007 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2009 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| 2010 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2014 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 8 | 74 | 9.2 | 38 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2002 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2003 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 5 | 0 | -1 | 0 | |||||
| 2004 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 7 | 3 | -9 | 0 | |||||
| 2005 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2006 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 8 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2007 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 9 | 0 | -15 | 0 | |||||
| 2008 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | -34 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2010 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -15 | 0 | ||
| 2012 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2013 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2014 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 7 | 4 | -22 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2015 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2017 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 5 | 3 | -12 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 34 | -111 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 2002 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 2003 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 2004 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 2005 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 2007 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 2009 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 2011 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | ||||||||
| 2012 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 2013 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 2014 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 2015 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 2016 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 2017 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 2018 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| 2019 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 2020 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Totals | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 162 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 16 | 16 |
| 2003 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 11 | 11 |
| 2004 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 15 | 15 |
| 2005 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 16 | 16 |
| 2006 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 16 |
| 2007 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 16 |
| 2008 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 16 |
| 2009 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 15 | 15 |
| 2010 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 16 |
| 2011 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 16 |
| 2012 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 16 |
| 2013 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 16 |
| 2014 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 16 |
| 2015 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 15 | 15 |
| 2016 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 16 |
| 2017 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 16 |
| 2018 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 15 | 15 |
| 2019 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 11 | 11 |
| 2020 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 12 | 12 |
Awards
2004 - AP Comeback Player of the Year
2006 - Walter Payton Man of the Year
2008 - AP Offensive Player of the Year
2009 - Bert Bell Award (Player of the Year)
2009 - Super Bowl MVP
2011 - AP Offensive Player of the Year
Honors
2006 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
2006 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
2006 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
2008 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
2008 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
2009 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
2009 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
2011 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
2011 - Pro Football Focus All-NFL (2nd Team)
2018 - Associated Press (2nd Team)
2018 - Associated Press (2nd Team)
2018 - Pro Football Focus (2nd Team)
2018 - Pro Football Writers All-Conference (1st Team)
