HISTORICAL QUARTERBACK PROFILE
Drew Brees
Tier 2
Assigned under FindMeMyQB’s published achievement routes and explicit editorial exceptions. This is not an NFL designation or a validated predictive score. Pre-draft evidence is kept separate from NFL accomplishments.
Evidence collection in progressThis profile presents sourced paraphrases where available, not a complete scouting record. Historical republications are labeled. Missing data is not a negative evaluation.
Why Tier 2?
5 AP All-Pro seasons: 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2018.
Achievement reference ↗
At least 1 AP NFL MVP award OR 3 distinct AP First- or Second-Team All-Pro seasons OR 2 Super Bowl MVP awards.
Evaluation cutoff: end of the 2025 NFL season, including its postseason and awards. The 2026 season is excluded. Future season updates wait until the postseason and awards are complete.
Full rules, exceptions and exclusions →
Before the NFL.
DRAFT RECORDYear, round & overall pick
2001 · Round 2 · Pick 32
San Diego Chargers
College: Purdue
Primary draft / entry record →
Draft year, round, overall selection and selecting team checked against the linked primary source on November 13, 2026. Draft-day trades are distinguished from the selecting team.
SCOUTING AT THE TIMEPre-draft reports
Accuracy, poise and mental readiness were praised; height, arm strength and scheme translation concerned evaluators.
Source context: republished historical evaluator comments
Page last updated: July 22, 2022. Original publication date has not been established.
Historical evaluator comments republished by the original reporter; surrounding NFL hindsight is excluded. Anonymous opinions are not consensus.
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NFL COMBINE ONLYMeasurements & testing
Not yet verified. No pro-day or college listing is substituted for Combine measurements.
Compare the evidence.
Shared traits must be supported by comparable records, not inferred from success in the NFL. The core tables compare all 28 players using the same disclosed NCAA-passing and quarterback-start definitions. Mixed-entry measurement sources are labeled individually; film and advanced-stat archives are not complete.
Experience
College starts, seasons, age and development.
Production
Completion rate, passing efficiency, touchdowns and interceptions, with season and competition context.
Background
Recruiting history, scheme, responsibilities and supporting cast.
Physical profile
Source-labeled Combine measurements and testing; missing values shown honestly.
The cohort table contains source-labeled descriptive comparisons. No predictive conclusions have been validated, and missing or conflicting records are not treated as negative results.
Source and interpretation policy.
Scouting summaries are paraphrases of the linked evaluator or reporter, not a consensus or verbatim report. A later republication date is not the original scouting date. This profile does not use an invented numerical scouting grade.
View the full evidence register →College career passing.
61.1% completion · 1,026/1,678 · 11,792 yards · 90 TD · 45 INT · 2.00:1 TD-to-INT · 7.03 yards/attempt
Purdue, 1997–2000
School all-games totals include bowls. Different regular-season-only source942/1525,10909yd81TD41INT must not be mixed.
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Age when drafted.
22 years, 96 days on 2001-04-21.
Born 1979-01-15. NFL draft selection date.
Source 1 · Source 2
Current entry evidence.
6 ft 0.25 in · 213 lb · BMI 28.7. 2001 contemporary pre-draft listing. Status: source verified.
Height corroborated in eyewitness Combine report https://www.chron.com/news/article/vick-stands-tall-despite-being-downsized-1995727.php .
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NCAA QB starts: 37.
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Current 28-player similarities →