Bryan Bresee
New Orleans SaintsUNDERPAIDModel Score
How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →
Season Stats · 15 games
Draft & College
He went about where consensus had him.
Covers the college seasons in our data, which does not always reach back to a player's first year.
Comps
STM Take
Tier 5 (#38) rookie to back-to-back tier 3 finishes (#19, #23) in 2024-2025 confirms the structural top-25 IDL ceiling exists for a 29th overall pick. The Clemson 2018 CFP National Championship pedigree plus the late-1st-round draft slot gives him real college foundation. The 2026 question is whether Bresee earns his first Pro Bowl plus crosses into tier 2 territory or whether the back-to-back tier 3 finishes become the stable late-prime baseline.
Bresee came out of Clemson as the New Orleans Saints' 1st-round pick (29th overall) in 2023 after winning the 2018 CFP National Championship with the Tigers as a freshman. He has anchored the Saints' interior across three seasons. His STTM career runs tier 5 (#38) rookie, tier 3 (#19) sophomore, and tier 3 (#23) in 2025.
Strengths
- Clemson 2018 CFP National Championship pedigree plus the 29th overall draft slot plus back-to-back tier 3 finishes establishes structural top-25 IDL ceiling.
- Three years of NFL starter reps at age 24 plus the Saints structural anchor role gives him the developmental runway.
Concerns
- Career STTM range mostly tier 3-5 caps the realistic 2026 ceiling at top-25 IDL rather than Pro Bowl territory.
- New Orleans's broader defensive identity transition plus the multi-year offensive rebuild compresses the structural support around Bresee.
What to watch: Whether Bresee earns his first Pro Bowl in 2026 plus crosses into tier 2 (top 15), the threshold for confirming the ceiling can climb further.