The 16 Greatest Tampa Bay Buccaneers Players of All Time

A Super Bowl defense, a creamsicle era nobody wants to relive, and one late arrival who changed the ceiling. Rank them against each other.

1

Derrick Brooks

Linebacker who spent all 14 of his seasons in Tampa, an 11-time Pro Bowler and the 2002 Defensive Player of the Year.

2

Warren Sapp

Disruptive defensive tackle, the 1999 Defensive Player of the Year and the engine of the Super Bowl XXXVII defense.

3

Tom Brady

Won Super Bowl LV in his first season in Tampa, the only Lombardi the franchise has claimed outside the 2002 defense.

4

Ronde Barber

Cornerback who played 16 seasons in Tampa and is the only NFL player with 25 interceptions and 25 sacks.

5

John Lynch

Hard-hitting safety and enforcer of the championship secondary, a nine-time Pro Bowler and Hall of Famer.

6

Mike Evans

Wide receiver who opened his career with an unmatched run of consecutive 1,000-yard seasons.

7

Lee Roy Selmon

The franchise's first draft pick and first Hall of Famer, a defensive end who carried the early Buccaneers alone.

8

Mike Alstott

Fullback known as the A-Train, a six-time Pro Bowler and the most beloved short-yardage weapon in club history.

9

Simeon Rice

Pass rusher who piled up sacks on the championship defense and terrorised quarterbacks off the edge.

10

Doug Williams

Quarterback who took the young franchise to its first playoff runs before making history elsewhere.

11

Hardy Nickerson

Linebacker whose arrival in 1993 set the tone for the defense that would later win a Super Bowl.

12

Lavonte David

Linebacker who spent over a decade as the quiet, relentless heart of the Tampa defense.

13

Paul Gruber

Left tackle who started every game he was healthy for across 12 seasons on some very bad teams.

14

James Wilder

Running back who carried an enormous workload in the 1980s and long held the franchise rushing record.

15

Jimmie Giles

Tight end and four-time Pro Bowler who was the offense's most reliable target in the franchise's early years.

16

Warrick Dunn

Running back and Rookie of the Year whose speed gave the late-1990s offense its only real spark.