Drew Brees
HT/WT
6' 0", 209 lbs
Birthdate
1/15/1979 (47)
College
Purdue
Draft
2001: Rd 2, Pk 32 (LAC)
How Drew Brees performed against the coverage shell, personnel, box count, and pass rush the defense actually showed — not the offense's own play call. Sourced from nflverse's participation data, which charts a subset of snaps, so samples here run thinner than the Splits tab.
By Coverage Shell — 2017
| Split | Plays | Yds | TD | EPA/Play | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 632 | 4,836 | 29 | +0.17 | 51.1% |
Man vs. Zone — 2017
| Split | Plays | Yds | TD | EPA/Play | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 632 | 4,836 | 29 | +0.17 | 51.1% |
By Defensive Personnel — 2017
| Split | Plays | Yds | TD | EPA/Play | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nickel | 400 | 3,257 | 19 | +0.25 | 52.8% |
| Base (4-3) | 127 | 866 | 6 | +0.10 | 49.6% |
| Dime | 46 | 355 | 2 | +0.21 | 50.0% |
| Base (3-4) | 32 | 194 | 0 | -0.10 | 53.1% |
| Quarter | 23 | 162 | 1 | -0.15 | 34.8% |
| Heavy | 3 | 2 | 1 | -0.58 | 33.3% |
By Box Count — 2017
| Split | Plays | Yds | TD | EPA/Play | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 in the Box | 290 | 2,261 | 12 | +0.26 | 51.0% |
| Light Box (≤5) | 146 | 1,105 | 6 | +0.12 | 50.0% |
| 7 in the Box | 143 | 1,169 | 6 | +0.19 | 53.1% |
| Stacked Box (8+) | 52 | 301 | 5 | -0.12 | 50.0% |
By Pass Rush — 2017
| Split | Plays | Yds | TD | EPA/Play | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Rushers | 388 | 2,860 | 14 | +0.17 | 52.1% |
| 5 Rushers | 130 | 1,173 | 6 | +0.23 | 50.8% |
| 3 or Fewer Rushers | 80 | 534 | 6 | +0.10 | 43.8% |
| 6+ Rushers (Blitz) | 30 | 269 | 3 | +0.35 | 56.7% |
| Unknown | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1.29 | 75.0% |