Drew Brees is a Hall of Fame quarterback whose career earned one of the highest career value scores of 94 in the Knox value model. Brees led his position in a major category 10 times — the definition of era-defining dominance.
Career Value · VORP
691 career value over replacement — #3 all-time of 4,695. 36.4/season above a replacement-level QB.
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Pick #32 (Rd 2) · LAC · 2001 · +39.2 vs expected KV-H
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Passing | Rushing | Receiving | Snap Counts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2001 | 22–23 | SD | 1 | — | 15 | 27 | 55.6% | 221 | 1 | 0 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 8.2 | 8.9 | — | 94.8 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 23–24 | SD | 16 | — | 320 | 526 | 60.8% | 3,284 | 17 | 16 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 1.1 | 76.9 | 24 | 38 | 130 | 1 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 10 | 26.3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 24–25 | SD | 11 | — | 205 | 356 | 57.6% | 2,108 | 11 | 15 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 5.9 | 4.6 | 0.7 | 67.5 | 21 | 21 | 84 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 100.0% | 21.0 | 21.0 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 25–26 | SD | 15 | — | 262 | 400 | 65.5% | 3,159 | 27 | 7 | 6.8 | 1.8 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 3.9 | 104.8 | 17 | 53 | 85 | 2 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 18 | 34.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 100.0% | 38.0 | 38.0 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 26–27 | SD | 16 | — | 323 | 500 | 64.6% | 3,576 | 24 | 15 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 1.6 | 89.2 | 27 | 21 | 49 | 1 | 2.3 | 4.8 | 8 | 38.1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 27–28 | NO | 16 | — | 357 | 555 | 64.3% | 4,424 | 26 | 11 | 4.7 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.4 | 96.3 | 18 | 41 | 32 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 4 | 9.8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 28–29 | NO | 16 | — | 443 | 655 | 67.6% | 4,428 | 28 | 18 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 1.6 | 89.4 | 15 | 24 | 52 | 1 | 2.2 | 4.2 | 8 | 33.3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 100.0% | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 29–30 | NO | 16 | — | 413 | 635 | 65.0% | 5,069 | 34 | 17 | 5.4 | 2.7 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 2.0 | 96.2 | 13 | 22 | -1 | 0 | -0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 18.2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 30–31 | NO | 15 | — | 363 | 514 | 70.6% | 4,388 | 34 | 11 | 6.6 | 2.1 | 8.5 | 8.9 | 3.1 | 109.6 | 20 | 22 | 33 | 2 | 1.5 | 9.1 | 8 | 36.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 100.0% | -4.0 | -4.0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 31–32 | NO | 16 | — | 448 | 658 | 68.1% | 4,620 | 33 | 22 | 5.0 | 3.3 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 1.5 | 90.9 | 26 | 18 | -3 | 0 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 5.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 100.0% | 7.0 | 7.0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 32–33 | NO | 16 | — | 468 | 657 | 71.2% | 5,476 | 46 | 14 | 7.0 | 2.1 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 3.3 | 110.6 | 24 | 21 | 86 | 1 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 5 | 23.8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 33–34 | NO | 16 | — | 422 | 670 | 63.0% | 5,177 | 43 | 19 | 6.4 | 2.8 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 2.3 | 96.3 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0.3 | 6.7 | 2 | 13.3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 34–35 | NO | 16 | — | 446 | 650 | 68.6% | 5,162 | 39 | 12 | 6.0 | 1.8 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 3.3 | 104.7 | 37 | 35 | 52 | 3 | 1.5 | 8.6 | 6 | 17.1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,111 | 98.6% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2014 | 35–36 | NO | 16 | — | 456 | 659 | 69.2% | 4,952 | 33 | 17 | 5.0 | 2.6 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 1.9 | 97.0 | 29 | 27 | 68 | 1 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 6 | 22.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 1,139 | 100.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2015 | 36–37 | NO | 15 | — | 428 | 627 | 68.3% | 4,870 | 32 | 11 | 5.1 | 1.8 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 2.9 | 101.0 | 31 | 24 | 14 | 1 | 0.6 | 4.2 | 5 | 20.8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,088 | 100.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2016 | 37–38 | NO | 16 | — | 471 | 673 | 70.0% | 5,208 | 37 | 15 | 5.5 | 2.2 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 2.5 | 101.7 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 2 | 0.9 | 8.7 | 7 | 30.4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,154 | 100.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2017 | 38–39 | NO | 16 | — | 386 | 536 | 72.0% | 4,334 | 23 | 8 | 4.3 | 1.5 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 2.9 | 103.9 | 20 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 0.4 | 6.1 | 7 | 21.2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,032 | 99.6% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2018 | 39–40 | NO | 15 | — | 364 | 489 | 74.4% | 3,992 | 32 | 5 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 8.2 | 9.0 | 6.4 | 115.7 | 17 | 31 | 22 | 4 | 0.7 | 12.9 | 11 | 35.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 979 | 98.1% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2019 | 40–41 | NO | 11 | — | 281 | 378 | 74.3% | 2,979 | 27 | 4 | 7.1 | 1.1 | 7.9 | 8.8 | 6.8 | 116.3 | 12 | 9 | -4 | 1 | -0.4 | 11.1 | 2 | 22.2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 635 | 87.1% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2020 | 41–42 | NO | 12 | — | 275 | 390 | 70.5% | 2,942 | 24 | 6 | 6.2 | 1.5 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 4.0 | 106.4 | 13 | 18 | -2 | 2 | -0.1 | 11.1 | 4 | 22.2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 717 | 88.8% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | — | 287 | — | 7,146 | 10,555 | 67.7% | 80,369 | 571 | 243 | 5.4 | 2.3 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 2.3 | 98.7 | 419 | 498 | 752 | 25 | 1.5 | 5.0 | 124 | 24.9 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 74 | 1 | 100.0% | 9.3 | 9.3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Regular-season all-time ranks
Postseason all-time ranks
An all-time caliber quarterback (top 1% all-time) who combined elite production with exceptional availability — almost never missed time. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.
Worth 691 points of value above a freely-available replacement quarterback — top 1% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 19 of 19 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +36.4 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
19 seasons × ~36.4 surplus ≈ VORP 691
Jared Goff
QB
83% match
2001 Draft ClassmatesFull class →
Famous Partnership
Marques Colston
10 shared seasons · combined KV-H 1536