Tom Brady's Best Fantasy Seasons: Every Top Year Ranked
Tom Brady's best fantasy season was 2021 with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, when he scored 375 fantasy points in 17 games and posted his best single week of the year at 38. His second-best year came in 2020, also with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, at 338 points in 16 games. On both total points and weekly scoring, 2021 stands as the strongest season of his tracked leaderboard.
Which Tom Brady Season Scored the Most Fantasy Points?
The 2021 season tops the list. Playing for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tom Brady appeared in 17 games, accumulated 375 fantasy points, and averaged 22 points per game. His highest-scoring week that year reached 38, which is also the largest single-week figure anywhere on his leaderboard. That combination of the top total, the top per-game mark among his 16-game seasons, and the top single week makes 2021 the definitive answer.
The 2020 season, his other Tampa Bay Buccaneers year near the top, sits second at 338 points across 16 games with a per-game mark of 21 and a best week of 37. It nearly matches the pace of the year above it, but the 2021 campaign holds the lead in every column that matters: total points, per-game scoring, and best week.
Below the top two, the drop is clear. His 2017 season with the New England Patriots produced 292 points, and 2018 brought 281, both in 16 games. Those two years form a middle tier, distinct from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers peak above them.
The Complete Tom Brady Fantasy Leaderboard, Season by Season
The table below shows each of Tom Brady's ranked fantasy seasons, with the team he played for, his game count, total fantasy points, per-game average, and best single week copied directly from the record.
| Rank | Player | Team | Games | Points | Points Per Game | Best Week | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | Tom Brady | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 17 | 375 | 22 | 38 | | 2 | Tom Brady | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 16 | 338 | 21 | 37 | | 3 | Tom Brady | New England Patriots | 16 | 292 | 18 | 34 | | 4 | Tom Brady | New England Patriots | 16 | 281 | 18 | 28 | | 5 | Tom Brady | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 17 | 268 | 16 | 36 | | 6 | Tom Brady | New England Patriots | 16 | 262 | 16 | 26 | | 7 | Tom Brady | New England Patriots | 12 | 257 | 21 | 30 |
Read down the best-week column and the pattern is striking: the Tampa Bay Buccaneers years own the three biggest single weeks on the board, at 38, 37, and 36. No New England Patriots season on this list cracked a best week above 34. The peak-game column, in other words, agrees with the totals about when Tom Brady was at his most productive.
Where the Per-Game Column Parts Ways with the Totals
The bottom row of the table hides the most interesting number on the page. In 2016, Tom Brady played only 12 games for the New England Patriots, yet he still scored 257 fantasy points, a per-game average of 21 that matches his 2020 season and beats every year from 2017 through 2022. Ranked last in total points because of the shorter schedule, that season was actually one of his most efficient on a weekly basis.
The 2022 season shows the opposite shape. Tom Brady played 17 games for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the longest schedule on the board, yet his 268 points came out to just 16 per game, tied with 2019 for his lowest weekly output. More games did not mean better weeks, and that season ranks fifth despite the extra appearance.
So the totals crown 2021, and rightly so, but a manager weighing weekly consistency would notice that 2016 belongs in any conversation about his most productive stretches, even though its total sits at the bottom of the table.
How the Two Eras Compare on This Board
Splitting the leaderboard by team is revealing. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers years occupy ranks 1, 2, and 5, including both of the top two spots and every best week of 36 or higher. The New England Patriots years fill ranks 3, 4, 6, and 7, with per-game marks of 18, 18, 16, and 21.
On totals, the top two Buccaneers seasons sit above every Patriots season listed here. On efficiency, the picture is closer: the 21 per game from the 12-game 2016 campaign matches the 2020 Buccaneers mark, and only the 2021 season's 22 is higher. The strongest sustained stretch of his tracked record belongs to Tampa Bay, while New England supplies the depth of the list and one efficiency outlier.
Common questions
What was Tom Brady's best fantasy season ever?
- The 2021 season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He scored 375 fantasy points in 17 games, averaging 22 points per game, and his best single week of 38 is the highest game score on his entire leaderboard.
How many fantasy points did Tom Brady score in 2021?
- 375 fantasy points in 17 games for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, an average of 22 per game. That total is the highest of any season on his ranked list.
Did Tom Brady have better fantasy seasons with the New England Patriots or the Tampa Bay Buccaneers?
- By total points, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers years win: 375 in 2021 and 338 in 2020 stand above every New England Patriots season on the board, which top out at 292 in 2017. The Buccaneers years also own all three biggest single weeks. The one caveat is efficiency, where the 12-game 2016 New England Patriots season matched the 2020 per-game average at 21.
Which Tom Brady season had the biggest single fantasy week?
- The 2021 season, with a best week of 38. His 2020 season is next at 37 and his 2022 season posted a 36, so the three largest weeks on his record all came with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Was Tom Brady's 2016 season undervalued in fantasy terms?
- On a per-game basis, yes. He appeared in just 12 games for the New England Patriots that year and ranks last in total points at 257, but his 21 points per game match his 2020 average and trail only the 22 from 2021. The short schedule buried the total, not the weekly production.