Super Bowl titles
1
Super Bowl MVP
1
Passing yards
80,358
Touchdown passes
571
Pro Bowls
13
5,000-yard seasons
5
Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 92
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 96
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 17 | |
| 2003 | 11 | |
| 2004 | 27 | |
| 2005 | 24 | |
| 2006 | 26 | |
| 2007 | 28 | |
| 2008 | 34 | |
| 2009 | 34 | |
| 2010 | 33 | |
| 2011 | 46 | |
| 2012 | 43 | |
| 2013 | 39 | |
| 2014 | 33 | |
| 2015 | 32 | |
| 2016 | 37 | |
| 2017 | 23 | |
| 2018 | 32 | |
| 2019 | 27 | |
| 2020 | 24 |
Data sources
- NFL
- Pro Football Reference
- Olympics.com
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Drew Brees ranks #55 in American Football
Drew Brees ranks #55 in American Football and #1778 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 88.6/100.
The verified career covers 2001–2020 and 19 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Statistics the strongest category at 96/100 (15% weight). Key metrics: Super Bowl titles 1, Super Bowl MVP 1, Passing yards 80358, Touchdown passes 571.
Nearest context: ahead Steve Smith Sr (88.7); behind Art Monk (88.6). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Drew Brees GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity92/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics96/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 96/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Brees comparisons
Drew Brees — frequently asked
- Is Drew Brees the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Drew Brees ranks #55 in American Football with a GOAT Score of 88.6/100, behind Tom Brady (97.2).
- What is Drew Brees's GOAT Score?
- 88.6/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 92 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 96 (15%).
- Where does Drew Brees rank all time?
- #1778 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #55 in American Football.
- Drew Brees vs Steve Smith Sr: who ranks higher?
- Steve Smith Sr ranks higher at 88.7 versus Drew Brees at 88.6, a margin of 0.1 points.