List of Tampa Bay Buccaneers first-round draft picks

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers joined the National Football League (NFL) in 1976 with the Seattle Seahawks.

Warren Sapp was the Buccaneers first round pick in 1995

Every April, each NFL franchise adds new players to its roster through a collegiate draft at the "NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting", more commonly known as the NFL Draft.[1] Teams are ranked in reverse order based on the previous season's record, with the team with the worst record having the first selection. The two exceptions to this order are made for teams that appeared in the previous season's Super Bowl; the Super Bowl champion is the last team to select and the Super Bowl runner up selects right before them. This order is subject to teams trading away selections to other teams for different selections, players, cash or a combination thereof. Thus, it is common for a team's actual draft pick to differ from their assigned draft pick, or for a team to have multiple or no draft picks the first round due to trades.[2]

The Buccaneers have had the first overall pick on six occasions. Twice in 1978 and 1984, they traded it away. Three eventual Hall of Famers were selected by the Buccaneers.[3] The Buccaneers' first selection as an NFL team was Lee Roy Selmon, a defensive lineman from Oklahoma. The team's most-recent first-round selections were Vernon Hargreaves, a cornerback from Florida in 2016 and O. J. Howard, a tight end from Alabama in 2017.[3]

Key
Table key
^ Indicates the player was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
 *  Selected number one overall
† Indicates the player was selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
— The Buccaneers did not draft a player in the first round that year.
Year Each year links to an article about that particular NFL Draft.
Pick Indicates the number of the pick within the first round
Position Indicates the position of the player in the NFL
College The player's college football team

Player selections
Tampa Bay Buccaneers first-round draft picks
Year Pick Player name Position College Notes
1976 1 Lee Roy Selmon *^ DE Oklahoma
1977 1 Ricky Bell * RB USC
1978 17 Doug Williams QB Grambling [a]
1979 — No pick [b]
1980 22 Ray Snell G Wisconsin
1981 7 Hugh Green LB Pittsburgh
1982 18 Sean Farrell G Penn State
1983 — No pick [c]
1984 — No pick [d]
1985 8 Ron Holmes DE Washington
1986 1 Bo Jackson †* RB Auburn [e]
25 Roderick Jones DB SMU
1987 1 Vinny Testaverde * QB Miami (FL) [f]
1988 4 Paul Gruber OT Wisconsin
1989 6 Broderick Thomas LB Nebraska
1990 4 Keith McCants LB Alabama
1991 7 Charles McRae OT Tennessee
1992 — No pick [g]
1993 6 Eric Curry DE Alabama
1994 6 Trent Dilfer QB Fresno State
1995 12 Warren Sapp ^ DT Miami (FL)
28 Derrick Brooks ^ LB Florida State [i]
1996 12 Regan Upshaw DE California
1996 22 Marcus Jones DT North Carolina [j]
1997 12 Warrick Dunn † RB Florida State [k]
16 Reidel Anthony WR Florida [l]
1998 — No pick [m]
1999 15 Anthony McFarland Jr. DT LSU
2000 — No pick [n][o]
2001 14 Kenyatta Walker OT Florida [p]
2002 — No pick [r]
2003
2004 15 Michael Clayton WR LSU
2005 5 Carnell Williams RB Auburn
2006 23 Davin Joseph † G Oklahoma
2007 4 Gaines Adams DE Clemson
2008 20 Aqib Talib † CB Kansas
2009 17 Josh Freeman QB Kansas State
2010 3 Gerald McCoy † DT Oklahoma
2011 20 Adrian Clayborn DE Iowa
2012 7 Mark Barron S Alabama
31 Doug Martin † RB Boise State
2013 — No pick
2014 7 Mike Evans † WR Texas A&M
2015 1 Jameis Winston * QB Florida State
2016 11 Vernon Hargreaves 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 OT Iowa

Footnotes
  • k The Buccaneers originally traded their 8th overall pick to the Jets to move up two picks. They then traded that pick to the Seattle Seahawks for this pick and a third-round pick.[12]
  • l This pick was acquired from the San Diego Chargers in return for a second-round pick the previous year.[13]
  • m The Buccaneers traded their first-round pick to Raiders for two second-round picks.[14]
  • n The Buccaneers gained an additional first-round pick from the San Diego Chargers as a result of a draft-day deal in 1998.[15]
  • o The Buccaneers traded their first-pick and one they acquired from the Chargers in 1998, to the New York Jets for Keyshawn Johnson.[16]
  • p The Buccaneers had the 21st overall selection but made a draft-day deal with the Buffalo Bills to move up seven picks.[17]
  • q The Buccaneers traded linebacker Hugh Green to the Miami Dolphins for the first (#25 overall pick) and second-round picks.[18]
  • r The Buccaneers traded their 2002 and 2003 first-round picks to the Oakland Raiders as part of a trade for Jon Gruden.[19]

References
General
  • "databaseFootball.com – Tampa Bay Buccaneers". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on 2007-04-10. Retrieved 2007-04-28.
  • "Draft History – Tampa Bay Buccaneers". National Football League official Web site. Retrieved 2007-04-27.
Specific
  1. Branch, John (2000-04-09). "The 2000 Liars Club/ Draft makes Broncos coach cloak intentions". Colorado Springs Gazette. findarticles.com. Archived from the original on 2007-10-23. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
  2. Alder, James. "NFL Draft Basics:Determining Order of Selection". About.com. Retrieved May 24, 2008.
  3. "Draft History – Tampa Bay Buccaneers". National Football League official Web site. Retrieved 2007-04-27.
  4. "Pro Football Draft History: The 1970s". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
  5. "BUCS GET QB THOMPSON FROM BENGALS ($2.95 fee required to view the full-text)". ProQuest Archiver (Originally from the Philadelphia Inquirer). 1983-06-03. Retrieved 2008-07-24.
  6. "say it aint so buccaneers". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
  7. "Morning Briefing (Pay-Per-View)". NewsBank (Originally from the Los Angeles Times). 1979-05-14. Retrieved 2008-07-24.
  8. Pompei, Dan (1999-08-23). "In Tampa Bay, patience has replaced panic of the past". find articles.com (originally from The Sporting News). Archived from the original on 2006-02-14. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
  9. "Eagles Trade History 1995-Present". Philadelphia Eagles.com. Archived from the original on 2008-08-20. Retrieved 2008-07-24.
  10. W. Smith, Timothy (1995-04-24). "PRO FOOTBALL; The Draft Stresses Runners, Secondary". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
  11. "Erickson Goes To the Colts (requires subscription)". High Beam.com (Originally from The Washington Post). 1995-04-27. Archived from the original on 2012-10-20. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
  12. W. Smith, Timothy (1997-04-20). "Tampa Bay Hopes Dunn Is Its Big Little Man". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-07-07.
  13. "Pro Football Draft History: 1997". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2008-07-07.
  14. "Pro Football Draft History: 1998". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2008-07-07.
  15. "Pro Football Draft History: 2000". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2008-07-07.
  16. Battista, Judy (2000-04-13). "PRO FOOTBALL; Johnson Gets His Raise and a New Team". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-07-07.
  17. Mills, Rodger (2001-04-24). "Ahanotu's release almost led to no Walker". St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved 2008-07-07.
  18. "2007 Media Guide: Trades" (PDF). Miami Dolphins. pp. 30 (602). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-20. Retrieved 2008-07-26.
  19. Myers, Gary (2002-04-07). "BUCS' SHIP RIDES ON GRUDEN". Daily News. Retrieved 2008-07-07.

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