Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Battle card · first-round draft history, season-by-season record, and how Buccaneers top picks have shaped the franchise.
R1 Picks
46
Hall of Famers
3
6.5% hit rate
Avg pick slot
12.8
Highest pick
#1
Lee Roy Selmon · 1976
All-time record
326–466–1
0.412 win %
Playoff seasons
15
of 50
The Story
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers have made 46 first-round selections and produced 3 Hall of Famers (6.5% hit rate).
- Their highest selection on record is #1 overall in 1976, when they took Lee Roy Selmon.
- Across 50 seasons in this dataset they have a 326-466-1 record (0.412) and reached the playoffs 15 times.
- In seasons after holding at least one top-10 pick, Tampa Bay Buccaneers added an average of 1.6 wins versus the prior year (18 such seasons in the data).
- Their most-drafted position group is DL, taken 14 times in Round 1.
- Alabama is their go-to talent pipeline, supplying 4 first-round picks.
- Their best season was 2021: 13-4-0 (+158 point differential).
- Their worst was 1976: 0-14-0 (-287 point differential).
Wins per Season
R1 Pick Slot by Year
Position Breakdown
Point Differential by Season
Impact of Top-10 Picks (Next-Season Wins Delta)
| Draft Year | Pick | Player | Prior-Year Wins | New-Year Wins | Delta | HoF? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | #1 | Ricky Bell | 0 | 2 | +2 | |
| 1981 | #7 | Hugh Green | 5 | 9 | +4 | |
| 1985 | #8 | Ron Holmes | 6 | 2 | -4 | |
| 1986 | #1 | Bo Jackson | 2 | 2 | +0 | |
| 1987 | #1 | Vinny Testaverde | 2 | 4 | +2 | |
| 1988 | #4 | Paul Gruber | 4 | 5 | +1 | |
| 1989 | #6 | Broderick Thomas | 5 | 5 | +0 | |
| 1990 | #4 | Keith McCants | 5 | 6 | +1 | |
| 1991 | #7 | Charles McRae | 6 | 3 | -3 | |
| 1993 | #6 | Eric Curry | 5 | 5 | +0 | |
| 1994 | #6 | Trent Dilfer | 5 | 6 | +1 | |
| 2005 | #5 | Cadillac Williams | 5 | 11 | +6 | |
| 2007 | #4 | Gaines Adams | 4 | 9 | +5 | |
| 2010 | #3 | Gerald McCoy | 3 | 10 | +7 | |
| 2012 | #7 | Mark Barron | 4 | 7 | +3 | |
| 2014 | #7 | Mike Evans | 4 | 2 | -2 | |
| 2015 | #1 | Jameis Winston | 2 | 6 | +4 | |
| 2019 | #5 | Devin White | 5 | 7 | +2 |
Hall of Fame Selections
| Year | Pick | Player | Pos | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | #1 | Lee Roy Selmon | DE | Oklahoma |
| 1995 | #12 | Warren Sapp | DT | Miami (FL) |
| 1995 | #28 | Derrick Brooks | LB | Florida St. |
Every First-Round Pick
| Year | Pick | Player | Pos | College | HoF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | #1 | Lee Roy Selmon | DE | Oklahoma | HoF |
| 1977 | #1 | Ricky Bell | RB | USC | |
| 1978 | #17 | Doug Williams | QB | Grambling St. | |
| 1980 | #22 | Ray Snell | G | Wisconsin | |
| 1981 | #7 | Hugh Green | LB | Pittsburgh | |
| 1982 | #17 | Sean Farrell | G | Penn St. | |
| 1985 | #8 | Ron Holmes | DE | Washington | |
| 1986 | #1 | Bo Jackson | RB | Auburn | |
| 1986 | #25 | Rod Jones | DB | SMU | |
| 1987 | #1 | Vinny Testaverde | QB | Miami (FL) | |
| 1988 | #4 | Paul Gruber | T | Wisconsin | |
| 1989 | #6 | Broderick Thomas | LB | Nebraska | |
| 1990 | #4 | Keith McCants | DE | Alabama | |
| 1991 | #7 | Charles McRae | T | Tennessee | |
| 1993 | #6 | Eric Curry | DE | Alabama | |
| 1994 | #6 | Trent Dilfer | QB | Fresno St. | |
| 1995 | #12 | Warren Sapp | DT | Miami (FL) | HoF |
| 1995 | #28 | Derrick Brooks | LB | Florida St. | HoF |
| 1996 | #12 | Regan Upshaw | DE | California | |
| 1996 | #22 | Marcus Jones | DE | North Carolina | |
| 1997 | #12 | Warrick Dunn | RB | Florida St. | |
| 1997 | #16 | Reidel Anthony | WR | Florida | |
| 1999 | #15 | Anthony McFarland | DT | LSU | |
| 2001 | #14 | Kenyatta Walker | T | Florida | |
| 2004 | #15 | Michael Clayton | WR | LSU | |
| 2005 | #5 | Cadillac Williams | RB | Auburn | |
| 2006 | #23 | Davin Joseph | G | Oklahoma | |
| 2007 | #4 | Gaines Adams | DE | Clemson | |
| 2008 | #20 | Aqib Talib | DB | Kansas | |
| 2009 | #17 | Josh Freeman | QB | Kansas St. | |
| 2010 | #3 | Gerald McCoy | DT | Oklahoma | |
| 2011 | #20 | Adrian Clayborn | DE | Iowa | |
| 2012 | #7 | Mark Barron | DB | Alabama | |
| 2012 | #31 | Doug Martin | RB | Boise St. | |
| 2014 | #7 | Mike Evans | WR | Texas A&M | |
| 2015 | #1 | Jameis Winston | QB | Florida St. | |
| 2016 | #11 | Vernon Hargreaves III | CB | Florida | |
| 2017 | #19 | O.J. Howard | TE | Alabama | |
| 2018 | #12 | Vita Vea | DT | Washington | |
| 2019 | #5 | Devin White | LB | LSU | |
| 2020 | #13 | Tristan Wirfs | T | Iowa | |
| 2021 | #32 | Joe Tryon-Shoyinka | OLB | Washington | |
| 2023 | #19 | Calijah Kancey | DL | Pittsburgh | |
| 2024 | #26 | Graham Barton | OL | Duke | |
| 2025 | #19 | Emeka Egbuka | WR | Ohio St. | |
| 2026 | #15 | Rueben Bain Jr. | DE | Miami (FL) |