quarterback Drew Brees is ranked as the 16th best player in the league, the NFL Network announced Monday night as part of its Top 100 Players of 2017 list.
The 38-year-old Brees comes off a 2016 season where he completed 471 of 673 passing attempts (70 percent completion percentage) for 5,208 yards and 37 touchdowns with 15 interceptions.
The Saints quarterback added 20 yards rushing and two touchdowns en route to his 10th Pro Bowl appearance.
Brees topped the 5,000-yard passing mark in a single season for the fifth time in his career and owns the most such efforts in NFL history.