The two word answer to the titular question is “Drew Brees”, but how do you know who, if any, of the current college QBs are the “Breesiest”? For that we need some history and some data.
Sean Payton got his start in the NFL as the QB coach for the Eagles in 1997. In the table below I have listed the QBs with whom Sean Payton has worked at every stop during his NFL career (although I didn’t go too deeply into who QB2 was during the majority of Brees’ career).
Season | Team | Coaching Role | QB1 | QB2 | QB3 |
1997 | Philadelphia Eagles | Quarterbacks | Ty Detmer | Bobby Hoying | Rodney Peete |
1998 | Philadelphia Eagles | Quarterbacks | Bobby Hoying | Koy Detmer | Rodney Peete |
1999 | New York Giants | Quarterbacks | Kerry Collins | Kent Graham | |
2000 | New York Giants | Offensive Coordinator | Kerry Collins | ||
2001 | New York Giants | Offensive Coordinator | Kerry Collins | ||
2002 | New York Giants | Offensive Coordinator | Kerry Collins | Jesse Palmer | |
2003 | Dallas Cowboys | Asst. |