Drew Brees

Drew Brees held virtually every major passing record before Tom Brady surpassed him, finishing his career with 80,358 passing yards and 571 touchdowns, both second all-time behind Brady. His 67.7% career completion rate is the highest in NFL history among quarterbacks with 5,000+ attempts, a full 1.2 percentage points higher than Aaron Rodgers's 66.5%. Brees led the New Orleans Saints to their only Super Bowl title in 2009, throwing for 287 yards and 2 touchdowns in the game, while revitalizing the city after Hurricane Katrina. Despite ranking #10 here, his 15-yard average depth of target was consistently among the league's top three from 2014-2018, proving he was not just a dink-and-dunk passer. However, his pedestrian 1.7% interception rate, while better than many, trails Rodgers's 1.4%, a gap that costs him a higher rank.