How many passing yards did Drew Brees have in 2011?
5,4762011 Regular Season
Drew Brees recorded 5,476 passing yards in the 2011 regular season, 1st in the NFL.
- Drew Brees' best regular season for passing yards in 20 seasons on file.
- Up 856 from 4,620 in 2010.
- 99% of the New Orleans Saints' passing yards that regular season.
Best of 20 regular seasons, 2001 through 2020. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 23, 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 |