ESPN Names QB Drew Brees the Best NFC South Player
Posted by on 07/20/2012 – 2:04 pmQB Drew Brees ranks No. 1 in ESPN.com’s “Top 25 Players in the NFC South.”
The Saints earned a division-high eight players in the rankings.
Along with Brees, TE Jimmy Graham (No. 3) RB Darren Sproles (No. 5), G Jahri Evans (No. 7), DB Jabari Greer (No. 10), LB Curtis Lofton (No. 14), S Malcolm Jenkins (No. 20) and WR Marques Colston (No. 25.)
In 2011, Brees completed 468-of-657 passes (71.2%) for an NFL-record 5,476 yards with 46 touchdown passes and a 110.6 passer rating. The 2011 AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year ranked first in the NFL in attempts, completions, passing yardage, third down passer rating (127.4), completion percentage and second in touchdown passes and passer rating.
ESPN.com NFC South Blogger Pat Yasinskas calls Brees the best player in the history of division
To read the full post on Brees, click here.
ESPN’s Top 25 NFC South Players
1. QB Drew Brees – Saints
2. G Carl Nicks – Buccaneers
3. TE Jimmy Graham – Saints
4. QB Cam Newton – Panthers
5. RB Darren Sproles – Saints
6. C Ryan Kalil – Panthers
7. G Jahri Evans – Saints
8. WR Steve Smith – Panthers
9. QB Matt Ryan – Falcons
10. DB Jabari Greer – Saints
11. WR Julio Jones – Falcons
12. DB Brent Grimes – Falcons
13. RB DeAngelo Williams – Panthers
14. LB Curtis Lofton – Saints
15. LB Sean Weatherspoon – Falcons
16. WR Vincent Jackson – Buccaneers
17. RB Jonathan Stewart – Panthers
18. DE Charles Johnson – Panthers
19. WR Roddy White – Falcons
20. S Malcolm Jenkins – Saints
21. LB Jon Beason – Panthers
22. QB Josh Freeman – Buccaneers
23. RB Michael Turner – Falcons
24. DE Adrian Clayborn – Buccaneers
25. WR Marques Colston – Saints
Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments »
By Jerry on Jul 20, 2012 | Reply
Drew Brees is number 1 in the NFC South,The Entire NFC,and in the NFL!Drew Brees is the REAL MVP!Drew Brees is the Realest!
By egghead on Jul 25, 2012 | Reply
Colston should be top ten period.