Drew Brees career passing yards
80,358Career Regular Season
Drew Brees has recorded 80,358 passing yards over 20 regular seasons, 2nd among 685 NFL players on file.
- Best season on file: 5,476 in 2011.
- Most recent: 2,942 in 2020.
Sum of 20 regular seasons, 2001 through 2020. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 |  LAC | 1 | 221 | 1 | 8.2 |
| 2002 | LAC | 16 | 3,284 | 17 | 6.2 |
| 2003 | LAC | 11 | 2,108 | 11 | 5.9 |
| 2004 | LAC | 15 | 3,159 | 27 | 7.9 |
| 2005 | LAC | 16 | 3,576 | 24 | 7.2 |
| 2006 |  NO | 16 | 4,418 | 26 | 8.0 |
| 2007 | NO | 16 | 4,423 | 28 | 6.8 |
| 2008 | NO | 16 | 5,069 | 34 | 8.0 |
| 2009 | NO | 15 | 4,388 | 34 | 8.5 |
| 2010 | NO | 16 | 4,620 | 33 | 7.0 |
| 2011 | NO | 16 | 5,476 | 46 | 8.3 |
| 2012 | NO | 16 | 5,177 | 43 | 7.7 |
| 2013 | NO | 16 | 5,162 | 39 | 7.9 |
| 2014 | NO | 16 | 4,952 | 33 | 7.5 |
| 2015 | NO | 15 | 4,870 | 32 | 7.8 |
| 2016 | NO | 16 | 5,208 | 37 | 7.7 |
| 2017 | NO | 16 | 4,334 | 23 | 8.1 |
| 2018 | NO | 15 | 3,992 | 32 | 8.2 |
| 2019 | NO | 11 | 2,979 | 27 | 7.9 |
| 2020 | NO | 12 | 2,942 | 24 | 7.5 |