Drew Brees Bio & Career Stats

Jersey: #9
Position: Quarterback
Career: 9 Years
Height: 6-0
Weight: 209

Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Jan 15, 1979
Birth Place: Austin, TX
High School: Westlake HS [Austin, TX]
College: Purdue
Drafted: 2001 San Diego Chargers (Round: 2 #32)

Fantasy Projection

Quarterback Rankings:

Position Projections:
QB | RB | WR | TE | K | Draft Kit Index

* Average Games Played the Previous 3 Years
** Player Missed More than 8 Games the Previous Season Due to Injury

Drew Brees 2009 Fantasy Projection
2009 Pts		2009 Avg	Depth Chart	*Avg Games Played		2008 Avg	2008 Fantasy Ranking		2008 Consistency
335.68		20.98	1	15.67		22.21	3		Very Consistent
Bye Week	Team Change	Head Coach Change	**Coming Off Injury	Depth Chart Change	Higher Fantasy Avg then League	Harder Schedule in 2009	Better Defenses in 2009	Better Pass Defenses in 2009	Better Against Sub 500 Teams
5	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Drew Brees Previous Years Stats
Year	Team	Gms	Recs	Rec Yds	Rec Tds	Pass Yds	Pass Tds	Rush Yds	Rush Tds	FGs	XPs	Fan Pts	Fan Pts Avg
2009	Saints	15	1	-4	0	4388	34	33	2	0	0	336.50	22.43
2008	Saints	16	0	0	0	5069	34	-1	0	0	0	355.35	22.21
2007	Saints	16	2	10	0	4423	28	52	1	0	0	316.85	19.80
2006	Saints	16	0	0	0	4418	26	32	0	0	0	302.10	18.88

Drew Brees 2009 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis: Drew Brees has beaten his fantasy projection 6 out of 8 years, including the last 3. His best fantasy QB ranking was #1 in 2008, and he has had a total of 3 seasons with a top 3 ranking. Fantasy Trends: Brees' fantasy game average per year has been going up for 3 years, and has been trending up 4 out of the past 6 years. Player Consistency: Drew Brees was one of the top 5 most consistent QBs last year (ranked 2), and he was also one of the top 5 most consistent players overall (ranked 2). Career Experience Outlook: Brees is entering his 9th year in the NFL. Over the past 15 years, on average, QBs in their 9th year have seen a decrease in fantasy pts per game of 0.79 from their 8th year. Position Outlook: Throughout his career Brees has averaged 2.93 fantasy pts per game more than the league QB average. The average fantasy pts per game by QBs in 2008 was 14.57. Depth Chart Change: No Change in Depth Chart. Player Turnover: Based on prior performance, a change in roster skilled positions projects a lower fantasy average of (0.055) pts per game for Brees. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Pierre Thomas (2008 Avg: 9.91 Pts/Game) is now starting and Heath Evans (2008 Avg: 0.33 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Carl Nicks is no longer starting. Schedule Difficulty: Based on winning percentage the teams on the schedule Brees playes this year (110 - 97 - 1 0.531%) will be more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule from last season (95 - 113 - 0 0.457%), and last season's teams gave up more points (4,857) compared to this season's teams (4,527) so this could mean less fantasy points. Performance Against Sub 500 Teams: Brees had a lower fantasy avg (21.63 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (22.79 pts/game), so with a more difficult schedule for the upcoming season it could also be an indication of less points. Defenses: From a defensive standpoint, Brees will face defenses that are stronger this year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 16.46 - 4 Top 10 Defenses and 1 Top 5 Defense) compared to last season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 18.92 - 3 Top 10 Defenses and 1 Top 5 Defense), and last season's teams gave up more passing yards (218 yds/game including 3 Top 10 Defenses and 1 Top 5 Defense) compared to this season's teams (210 yds/game including 5 Top 10 Defenses and 1 Top 5 Defense). Starting Position Performance against Defenses: Starting Quarterbacks averaged more points (15.84 pts/game) against this season's teams compared to last season's teams (15.76 pts/game), which could be an indication that Brees will exceed last year's fantasy point total. In Season Trends: Throughout his career Brees has been a slow starter, but has had his best 4 game stretch during the third quarter of the year (20.78 pts per game), followed by the 2nd quarter (18.54 pts per game), 4th quarter (16.72 pts per game) and 1st quarter (15.47 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 8 (23.57 pts per game), week 11 (23.28 pts per game) and week 14 (22.10 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 13 (13.37 pts per game), week 2 (13.99 pts per game) and week 7 (14.16 pts per game).	Chart. Chart. Chart.