BRYAN BRESEE 2024 SEASON ANALYSIS:
New Orleans Saints defensive tackle Bryan Bresee set new career highs in his second professional year. The Saints defender played in all 17 games (11 starts) for his second season in a row and finished with 7.5 sacks, a team best, career high and the sixth-highest total for a defensive tackle in a single season in club history.
On top of his 7.5 sacks, Bresee bested his career mark by recording 25 tackles (17 solo). He also contributed three passes defensed and his first forced fumble. He also added a blocked field goal and 19 quarterback pressures.
BEST GAME OF BRYAN BRESEE'S 2024 SEASON:
While Bresee had games with more sacks and tackles, in Week 14 the defensive tackle secured a victory by leaping over the line and blocking what would have been a game-tying field goal attempt and sent the Saints home with a 14-11 victory over the New York Giants. He earned NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for the performance. That play was not the only impact he had on the game however as he added two passes defensed and a sack for a loss of six to his stat line.
BEST QUOTE FROM BRYAN BRESEE'S 2024 SEASON:
""(Defensive tackle Nathan Shepherd) Shep and (defensive end) Payton (Turner) did a great job kind of pushing down the long snapper and guard. Then my job is to get up and get down. I jumped up and it didn't really work how I wanted it to. I kind of bumped it on my landing a little bit (laughs). I just threw a hand up, I got a piece of it, just enough, I guess. It worked out. There were a lot more guys doing their job than just me."
"I really didn't think I got enough of it at first. I felt it, but I didn't think I got enough of it. I looked back and saw it missed, left a little bit. Just super excited once I saw that it missed. It was a hard-fought game by everybody on the team. Just being able to close it out in that fashion was really exciting – for not only me, but everybody."
Check out photos of New Orleans Saints defensive tackle Bryan Bresee in action throughout the 2024 NFL season.
DT Bryan Bresee (90) in action during the New Orleans Saints game against the Carolina Panthers in Week 1 of the 2024 NFL Season on Sept. 8, 2024 in the Caesars Superdome.
DT Bryan Bresee (90) makes a tackle during the New Orleans Saints game against the Dallas Cowboys in Week 2 of the 2024 NFL Season on Sept. 15, 2024 in AT&T Stadium.
DT Bryan Bresee (90) and WR/RS Rashid Shaheed (22) in action during the New Orleans Saints game against the Dallas Cowboys in Week 2 of the 2024 NFL Season on Sept. 15, 2024 in AT&T Stadium.
DT Bryan Bresee (90) in action during the New Orleans Saints game against the Dallas Cowboys in Week 2 of the 2024 NFL Season on Sept. 15, 2024 in AT&T Stadium.
DT Bryan Bresee (90) during the New Orleans Saints game against the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 3 of the 2024 NFL Season on Sept. 22, 2024 in the Caesars Superdome.
DT Bryan Bresee (90) and Willie Gay Jr. (6) during the New Orleans Saints game against the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 3 of the 2024 NFL Season on Sept. 22, 2024 in the Caesars Superdome.
DT Bran Bresee (90) blocks the pass during the New Orleans Saints game against the Atlanta Falcons in Week 4 of the 2024 NFL Season on Sept. 29, 2024 in Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
DT Bryan Bresee (90) in action during the New Orleans Saints game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 6 of the 2024 NFL Season on Oct. 13, 2024 in the Caesars Superdome.
DT Bryan Bresee (90) reads the field during the New Orleans Saints game against the Los Angeles Chargers for week 8 of the NFL season on Oct. 27, 2024 at Sofi Stadium
DT Bryan Bresee (90) in action during the New Orleans Saints game against the Carolina Panthers for Week 9 of the 2024 NFL Season on Nov. 3, 2024 at Bank of America Stadium.
DT Bryan Bresee (90) reaches for the ball during the New Orleans Saints game against the Cleveland Browns for Week 11 of the 2024 NFL Season on Nov. 17, 2024 at Caesars Superdome.
DE Carl Granderson (96) and DT Bryan Bresee (90) tackle Jameis Winston during the New Orleans Saints game against the Cleveland Browns for Week 11 of the 2024 NFL Season on Nov. 17, 2024 at Caesars Superdome.
DT Bryan Bresee (90) goes for the tackle during the New Orleans Saints game against the Los Angeles Rams for Week 13 of the 2024 NFL Season on Dec. 1, 2024 at Caesars Superdome.
DT Bryan Bresee (90) makes a tackle during the New Orleans Saints game against the Los Angeles Rams for Week 13 of the 2024 NFL Season on Dec. 1, 2024 at Caesars Superdome.
DT Bryan Bresee (90) gets the sack during the New Orleans Saints game against the New York Giants for Week 14 of the 2024 NFL Season on Dec. 8, 2024 at MetLife Stadium.
DT Bryan Bresee (90) during the New Orleans Saints game against the New York Giants for Week 14 of the 2024 NFL Season on Dec. 8, 2024 at MetLife Stadium.
DT Bryan Bresee (90) blocks the field goal attempt during the New Orleans Saints game against the New York Giants for Week 14 of the 2024 NFL Season on Dec. 8, 2024 at MetLife Stadium.
DT Bryan Bresee (90) blocks the field goal attempt during the New Orleans Saints game against the New York Giants for Week 14 of the 2024 NFL Season on Dec. 8, 2024 at MetLife Stadium.
DT Bryan Bresee (90) and team celebrates field goal block during the New Orleans Saints game against the New York Giants for Week 14 of the 2024 NFL Season on Dec. 8, 2024 at MetLife Stadium.
LB Pete Werner (20), DE Cameron Jordan (94), and DT Bryan Bresee (90) make a tackle during the New Orleans Saints game against the Washington Commanders for Week 15 of the 2024 NFL Season on Dec. 15, 2024 at Caesars Superdome.
DT Bryan Bresee (90), CB Kool-Aid McKinstry (14), and S Ugo Amadi (0) reach for tackle during the New Orleans Saints game against the Washington Commanders for Week 15 of the 2024 NFL Season on Dec. 15, 2024 at Caesars Superdome.
DT Bryan Bresee (90) in action during the New Orleans Saints game against the Washington Commanders for Week 15 of the 2024 NFL Season on Dec. 15, 2024 at Caesars Superdome.
DT Bran Bresee (90), DE Payton Turner (98), and DE Carl Granderson (96) try to block the field goal kick during New Orleans Saints game against the Las Vegas Raiders for Week 17 of the 2024 NFL Season on Dec. 29, 2024 at Caesars Superdome.
DT Bryan Bresee (90) in action during the New Orleans Saints game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for Week 18 of the 2024 NFL Season on Jan. 5, 2025 at Raymond James Stadium.
DT Bryan Bresee (90) in action during the New Orleans Saints game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for Week 18 of the 2024 NFL Season on Jan. 5, 2025 at Raymond James Stadium.
