NFL CAREER – New Orleans' top draft choice in 2023, Bresee enjoyed a breakout season in 2024, when he played in all 17 games with his first 11 career starts, contributing at both defensive tackle and on special teams. The former Clemson standout recorded 25 tackles, a career-high and team-leading 7.5 sacks, three pass breakups, one forced fumble and one blocked field goal. Bresee's 7.5 sacks was tied for fourth among NFL defensive tackles and is tied for the ninth-highest total in franchise history at the position. In two seasons, Bresee has not missed a contest and has posted 49 tackles, 12 takedowns, nine pass breakups, one forced fumble and one blocked field goal. With 12 sacks in his first two seasons in the NFL, Bresee has become only the seventh Saint to start their career with 12+ quarterback takedowns in their first two seasons in the NFL with the club. The third-year pro will look to build upon his first two seasons to fortify the Black and Gold interior.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS – Signed to a four-year contract, 5/16/23; Selected by the Saints in the first round (29th overall) of the 2023 NFL Draft.
HONORS – 2023: Sports Info Solutions second-team All-Rookie; 2024: NFC Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 13).
2024 – Appeared in all 17 contests for the second consecutive season with his first 11 career starts…Recorded 25 tackles, a career-high and team-leading 7.5 sacks, three pass breakups, one forced fumble and one blocked field goal. Bresee's 7.5 sacks was tied for fourth among NFL defensive tackles and is tied for the ninth-highest total in franchise history at the position…Started at Dallas, Sept. 15 and recorded two solo tackles, one sack and one forced fumble…Started vs. Philadelphia, Sept. 22 and tied a career-high with two sacks…Started vs. Tampa Bay, Oct. 13 and recorded one tackle and a pass breakup that led to DE Cameron Jordan's interception to stall a Bucs drive before halftime…Vs. Cleveland, Nov. 17, recorded three tackles (one solo), two QB hits and 1.5 sacks, his third career multi-takedown performance…Vs. L.A. Rams, Dec. 1, finished with one solo tackle, two QB hits and a sack…At N.Y. Giants, Dec. 8, recorded one solo tackle, tied a career-high with two pass breakups, added one sack and blocked the first field goal of his career to help the Saints clinch the victory, earning NFC Special Teams Player of the Week. 2023 – Played in all 17 games as a rookie at DT and on special teams and recorded 24 tackles (12 solo), 4.5 sacks for a loss of 42 yards, seven stops for loss and six pass breakups. Pass breakup total was the highest in club records for a rookie at the position since the statistic was officially recorded by the team in 1980, also tied for second in league among DTs…In opener/NFL debut vs. Tennessee, Sept. 10, recorded one assisted tackle, two QB hurries and a half-sack, contributing to a defense that did not surrender a TD…Vs. Tampa Bay, Oct. 1, finished with four tackles (three solo), three stops for loss, one QB hit and first full sack…Vs. Jacksonville, Oct. 19, broke up one pass…At Indianapolis, Oct. 29, made two tackles (one solo) and a season-high two pass breakups…Vs. Chicago, Nov. 5, finished with three tackles (one solo) and a pass breakup…At Atlanta, Nov. 26, made three tackles and a pass breakup…Vs. N.Y. Giants, Dec. 17, recorded three tackles (two solo), two stops for loss, and a career-high two sacks, as part of a defensive effort that did not surrender a TD…At L.A. Rams, Dec. 21, recorded one tackle…At Tampa Bay, Dec. 31, recorded two tackles (one solo) and a stop for loss/QB hit/sack. Brought sack total to 4.5, sixth among NFL rookies.
COLLEGE – Bresee played in 26 games with 21 starts at Clemson, producing 54 tackles (35 solo), 15 tackles for loss, nine sacks, one forced fumble, one interception and five pass breakups during collegiate career. Three-time All-ACC selection fought through injuries and personal tragedy in 2022 to manage 16 tackles, 5.5 stops for loss, 3.5 sacks and two pass breakups for the ACC champions in 329 snaps from scrimmage over ten games. Lott IMPACT Trophy quarterfinalist and second-team All-ACC selection. Recorded five tackles (2.0 for loss) and a half-sack at Georgia Tech…Recorded two tackles in "Ella Strong" game vs. Furman, a game dedicated to his late younger sister Ella, who was in the midst of her poignant battle with brain cancer…Registered one sack among his two tackles in FedEx Orange Bowl vs. No. 6 Tennessee…Third-team All-ACC selection in 2021, despite being limited to four games due to torn ACL. Credited with 15 total tackles (including three stops for loss), 1.5 sacks and one interception over 154 snaps in four games/starts…Contributed a career-high seven tackles (one stop for loss) vs. No. 5 Georgia…Recorded two tackles for loss, a career-high 1.5 sacks and his first career interception in sharing team Defensive Player of the Game honors vs. Georgia Tech, sealing win by hauling in a desperation forward lateral attempt on Yellow Jackets' final play…Credited with 23 tackles (6.5 for a loss), four sacks, two pass breakups, one forced fumble and a safety in 432 snaps over 12 games (ten starts) as a true freshman. Recorded two offensive snaps on Clemson's goal line jumbo package. Four sacks were the most by a true freshman interior lineman in 2020, Clemson's second straight season having FBS leader among first-year tackles. Selected consensus freshman All-American, ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year and a first-team All-ACC honoree…Made impressive college debut at Wake Forest, posting three tackles and a half-sack, in addition to a blocked field goal…Posted two tackles and one pass breakup in his first career start vs. The Citadel…Recorded four tackles (two solo) with his first full sack and one pass breakup vs. Virginia…Recorded three tackles vs. Boston College, including a game-clinching sack when he forced intentional grounding in the end zone for a safety to earn team Defensive Player of Game…Posted six tackles (2.5 for loss), including a sack vs. No. 3 Ohio State in Sugar Bowl/College Football Playoff semifinal…Sociology major.
PERSONAL – Played at Damascus (Md.) HS, where he concluded his career with 134 tackles, including 80.5 stops for loss, with 35 sacks. Had 47 tackles in 2019, including 30.5 stops for loss with 14 sacks, adding two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and one pass breakup, when he helped his team to a 13-2 record and the Maryland state championship and was a Sports Illustrated first-team postseason All-American…Two-time first-team USA Today All-American and first-team Washington Post All-Met DL as junior and senior…2018 Maryland Defensive Player of the Year…2018 first-team MaxPreps Junior All-American DL…2018 Montgomery County 3A MVP and Maryland Gatorade Player of the Year…Had 36 stops for loss, including 12 sacks as a junior, earning first-team MaxPreps Sophomore All-America in 2017…Listed as No. 1 overall player in nation by 247Sports and Rivals.com…Ranked as No. 2 player in nation by PrepStar, the top DT in the nation and the top player in Maryland…Rated as the No. 4 overall player in the nation by ESPN.com, which listed him as the No. 1 defensive tackle in nation and top player in Maryland…Played basketball as a junior and averaged 13.7 points and 11.9 rebounds…Selected to the U.S. Army All-American Bowl...In high school, was active in spending free time with special education students…With the Saints, has kept himself active off the field visiting cancer patients at Ochsner Medical Center as a way of honoring the memory of his late sister…Bresee and Cameron Jordan teamed up with Giving Hope to distribute turkeys at Thanksgiving in 2023…Rode in the 2025 Krewe of Orpheus Mardi Gras parade…Father, Rich, played football at James Madison University and mother, Meghan, was a junior college All-American basketball player at Frederick (Md.) Community College, which won the 1992 Maryland Junior College title, later playing at Shippensburg…Older sister Kendall, played basketball at George Washington and Mount St. Mary's…Travelled to France in the offseason…Last name pronounced bruh-Zee…Born on October 6, 2001.
