QB Drew Brees - New Orleans Saints

6-1, 220

Born: 1-15-1979

College: Purdue

Drafted: Round 2, pick 32 (2001)

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Brees left the Week 2 game with a thumb injury. He's having surgery and could miss six or more weeks.

Summary

Brees finished as a low QB1 last year, although his numbers rebounded a bit from his 2017 low point. He was still a severe feast/famine fantasy quarterback whose reputation is probably a bit ahead of his reality at this point. He did get an upgrade at tight end and has potential growth from some young wide receivers to harvest. He's not going to be a great value unless Latavius Murray goes down, but Brees has a lot of NFC South matchups in November, which often yield shootouts. There's more upside than downside here, but his floor games can be lethal for your week. (August 12)

FBG Staff Rankings

QB Redraft - 10, 7, 8, 8, 8, 8, 9, 10, 10, 10, 10, 11, 11, 11, 12, 12, 12, 12, 15, 19
Overall Redraft - 92, 59
QB Dynasty - 19, 12, 14, 22, 23, 24

Stats and Projections

YEAR		G	CMP	ATT	YD	TD	INT	RSH	YD	TD	FumL
2016	NO	16	471	673	5208	37	15	23	20	2	4
2017	NO	16	387	537	4334	23	8	33	12	2
2018	NO	15	364	489	3992	32	5	31	22	4	1
2019	NO	2	35	48	*	*	*	0	*	*	*
2019	PROJ-Dodds	15.5	365.0	520.0	*	*	*	26.0	*	*	*
2019	PROJ-Henry	16.0	382.0	525.0	*	*	*	28.0	*	*	*
2019	PROJ-Wood	16.0	380.0	540.0	*	*	*	30.0	*	*	*
2019	PROJ-Tremblay	16.0	394.0	593.0	*	*	*	36.0	*	*	*

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Weekly Performance vs QB 1, QB 12, QB 24

Percentile ranks

Drew Brees's percentile rank in each category, among QB with more than 50 fantasy points.

Average Draft Position

Overall: 78
QB: 7

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Latest News

Saints | Wednesday practice report for Saints (Wed Sep 18, 07:47 PM) - New Orleans Saints QB Drew Brees (thumb) and WR Tre'Quan Smith (ankle) did not participate in practice Wednesday, Sept. 18. FB Zach Line (knee), OG Andrus Peat (ankle) and DT Sheldon Rankins (Achilles) were limited during practice.

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Saints | Drew Brees looking at eight weeks (Wed Sep 18, 01:05 PM) - Updating previous reports, New Orleans Saints QB Drew Brees (thumb) is expected to be back within eight weeks.

Our View: The general reports seem to indicate this will be a six-week absence for Brees. Head coach Sean Payton said the team will not place Brees on the Reserve/Injured list. Teddy Bridgewater gets the nod with Brees out and we should see more from gadget QB Taysom Hill too.
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Saints | Drew Brees set to have surgery Wednesday (Tue Sep 17, 04:52 PM) - New Orleans Saints QB Drew Brees (thumb) is scheduled to undergo surgery in Los Angeles with Dr. Steven Shinn to repair torn ligaments in his right thumb Wednesday, Sept. 18.

Our View: Brees has been quite durable throughout most of his pro career. Now, the Saints have to move forward without him. A timetable for Brees return won't be known until after the surgery is complete.
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Saints | Drew Brees to meet with specialist (Mon Sep 16, 08:06 PM) - New Orleans Saints QB Drew Brees (thumb) said he is scheduled to meet with a specialist Tuesday, Sept. 17, and will make a decision in the near future.

Our View: Brees is likely going to miss six weeks or so with this thumb injury. The Saints are moving forward with Teddy Bridgewater as their starter but we also may see an increase in package plays for Taysom Hill.
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Saints | Drew Brees out six weeks (Mon Sep 16, 10:46 AM) - Updating previous reports, New Orleans Saints QB Drew Brees (thumb) is expected to undergo thumb surgery as early as Monday, Sept. 16, and could miss six weeks.

Our View: The Saints now turn things over to Teddy Bridgewater as their starter. He's a smart and accurate quarterback, so Bridgewater will know to keep WR Michael Thomas and RB Alvin Kamara as involved as possible. However, Fantasy GMs should be downgrading their projections for these top weapons. Without Brees, we might see an increased role for gadget QB Taysom Hill too.
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2019 Schedule

1	vs Houston Texans
2	@ Los Angeles Rams
3	@ Seattle Seahawks
4	vs Dallas Cowboys
5	vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers
6	@ Jacksonville Jaguars
7	@ Chicago Bears
8	vs Arizona Cardinals
9	--- BYE WEEK ---
10	vs Atlanta Falcons
11	@ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
12	vs Carolina Panthers
13	@ Atlanta Falcons
14	vs San Francisco 49ers
15	vs Indianapolis Colts
16	@ Tennessee Titans
17	@ Carolina Panthers