Warren Sapp

Warren Carlos Sapp (twitter: @WarrenSapp)

Position: DT
Height: 6-2 Weight: 303 lbs.

Born: December 19, 1972 in Orlando, FL
College: Miami (FL) (school history)
Drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 1st round (12th overall) of the 1995 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 117 (54th overall since 1950)
7-time Pro Bowler & 4-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 2013

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All-Time Rank: #254. Charlie Sanders… #255. Antonio Gates… #256. Bert Jones… #257. WARREN SAPP… #258. Tommy McDonald… #259. Randy Gradishar… #260. Lester Hayes…

All-Time Rank: #254. Charlie Sanders… #255. Antonio Gates… #256. Bert Jones… #257. WARREN SAPP… #258. Tommy McDonald… #259. Randy Gradishar… #260. Lester Hayes…

Defense & Fumbles

								Def Interceptions					Fumbles					Tackles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Sk	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Tkl	Ast	Sfty	AV
1995	23	TAM	RDT	99	16	8	3.0	1	5	1	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	17	10		5
1996	24	TAM	RDT	99	15	14	9.0						1	0	1	0	0	41	10		8
1997*	25	TAM	RDT	99	15	15	10.5						3	0	1	23	0	47	11		15
1998*	26	TAM	RDT	99	16	16	7.0						2	0	1	0	0	28	17		13
1999*+	27	TAM	RDT	99	15	15	12.5						4	0	2	0	0	27	14		18
2000*+	28	TAM	RDT	99	16	15	16.5						1	0	1	0	0	43	9		17
2001*+	29	TAM	RDT	99	16	16	6.0						1	0	2	0	0	29	8		15
2002*+	30	TAM	RDT	99	16	16	7.5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	41	6		21
2003*	31	TAM	RDT	99	15	15	5.0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	37	7		12
2004	32	OAK	RDT	99	16	16	2.5						0	0	2	0	0	31	11		6
2005	33	OAK	RDT	99	10	10	5.0	1	3	0	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	28	4		5
2006	34	OAK	LDT	99	16	16	10.0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	32	15		7
2007	35	OAK	LDT	99	16	16	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	37	13		7
Career					198	188	96.5	4	8	1	5	9	19	0	12	23	0	438	135		149
9 yrs		TAM			140	130	77.0	3	5	1	5	3	15	0	9	23	0	310	92		124
4 yrs		OAK			58	58	19.5	1	3	0	3	6	4	0	3	0	0	128	43		25

Receiving & Rushing

							Receiving							Rushing
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Att	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	YScm	RRTD	Fmb
2003*	31	TAM	RDT	99	15	15	4	39	9.8	2	18	0.3	2.6								39	2	0
Career					198	188	4	39	9.8	2	18	0.0	0.2								39	2	0

Scoring Summary

Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	RecTD	IntTD	AllTD	Pts
1995	23	TAM	RDT	99	16	8		1	1	6
2003*	31	TAM	RDT	99	15	15	2		2	12
Career					198	188	2	1	3	18

Similar Players

What does "similar" mean?

NumYrs	Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3	Trent Cole, Trevor Pryce, Jack Youngblood, Bruce Smith, Julius Peppers, Haloti Ngata, Pat Holmes, John Henderson, Bill Maas, Alex Karras
4	Julius Peppers, Haloti Ngata, Chester McGlockton, Mike Reid, Darrell Russell, Bruce Smith*, Dwight White, Trevor Pryce, Jared Allen, Michael Carter
5	Roger Brown, Julius Peppers, Michael Carter, Jared Allen, Richard Seymour, Kevin Williams, Michael Dean Perry, Keith Millard, Jason Taylor, Lee Roy Selmon*
6	Jared Allen, Kevin Williams, Cortez Kennedy, Jason Taylor, Richard Seymour, Mark Gastineau, Jack Youngblood, Bob Lilly, Leo Nomellini, Roger Brown
7	Kevin Williams, Cortez Kennedy, Jack Youngblood, Bob Lilly, Buck Buchanan, Bob Baumhower, Dan Hampton, Mark Gastineau, Leo Nomellini, Michael Dean Perry
8	Jack Youngblood, Joe Greene, Bob Lilly, Dan Hampton, Merlin Olsen, Bob Baumhower, Andy Robustelli, Cortez Kennedy, Leo Nomellini, Jason Taylor
9	Andy Robustelli, Jack Youngblood, Joe Greene, Bob Lilly, Merlin Olsen, Deacon Jones, Randy White, Jason Taylor, John Randle, Cortez Kennedy*
10	Deacon Jones, Dan Hampton, Jack Youngblood, Randy White, Bob Lilly, Jason Taylor, Andy Robustelli, Joe Greene, Willie Davis, Alex Karras
11	Jack Youngblood, Deacon Jones, Dan Hampton, John Randle, Henry Jordan, Randy White, Alex Karras, Willie Davis, Jason Taylor, Cortez Kennedy
12	Jack Youngblood, Deacon Jones, Dan Hampton, Jason Taylor, John Randle, Henry Jordan, Doug Atkins, Willie Davis, Randy White, Michael Strahan
13	Jack Youngblood, Deacon Jones, Jason Taylor, Henry Jordan, Joe Greene, John Randle, Randy White, Willie Davis, Dan Hampton, Doug Atkins*
Career	Deacon Jones, Henry Jordan, Dan Hampton, Willie Davis, Jack Youngblood, Randy White, Jason Taylor, Alex Karras, John Randle, Joe Greene

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

Awards 1999 NFL AP Defensive Player of the Year	Pro Bowls 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003	First-Team All-Pro 1999 2000 2001 2002	Approximate Value 1999 NFL 18 (9) 2002 NFL 21 (3/46) Career 149 (69)
Approximate Value (Weighted) Career 117 (54)	Games Started Career 188 (113)	Intercept. Ret. TD 1995 NFL 1 (5)	Sacks 1999 NFL 12.5 (6) 2000 NFL 16.5 (2/37) Career 96.5 (34)

All-Pro Teams

Year	Team	Level	Voters
1997	2nd Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1998	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
1998	2nd Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1999	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
1999	1st Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1999	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Writers
1999	1st Team	All-NFL	Sporting News
2000	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
2000	1st Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
2000	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Writers
2000	1st Team	All-NFL	Sporting News
2001	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
2001	1st Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
2001	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Writers
2001	1st Team	All-NFL	Sporting News
2002	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
2002	1st Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
2002	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Writers
2002	1st Team	All-NFL	Sporting News

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NumYrs	Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3	Trent Cole, Trevor Pryce, Jack Youngblood, Bruce Smith, Julius Peppers, Haloti Ngata, Pat Holmes, John Henderson, Bill Maas, Alex Karras
4	Julius Peppers, Haloti Ngata, Chester McGlockton, Mike Reid, Darrell Russell, Bruce Smith*, Dwight White, Trevor Pryce, Jared Allen, Michael Carter
5	Roger Brown, Julius Peppers, Michael Carter, Jared Allen, Richard Seymour, Kevin Williams, Michael Dean Perry, Keith Millard, Jason Taylor, Lee Roy Selmon*
6	Jared Allen, Kevin Williams, Cortez Kennedy, Jason Taylor, Richard Seymour, Mark Gastineau, Jack Youngblood, Bob Lilly, Leo Nomellini, Roger Brown
7	Kevin Williams, Cortez Kennedy, Jack Youngblood, Bob Lilly, Buck Buchanan, Bob Baumhower, Dan Hampton, Mark Gastineau, Leo Nomellini, Michael Dean Perry
8	Jack Youngblood, Joe Greene, Bob Lilly, Dan Hampton, Merlin Olsen, Bob Baumhower, Andy Robustelli, Cortez Kennedy, Leo Nomellini, Jason Taylor
9	Andy Robustelli, Jack Youngblood, Joe Greene, Bob Lilly, Merlin Olsen, Deacon Jones, Randy White, Jason Taylor, John Randle, Cortez Kennedy*
10	Deacon Jones, Dan Hampton, Jack Youngblood, Randy White, Bob Lilly, Jason Taylor, Andy Robustelli, Joe Greene, Willie Davis, Alex Karras
11	Jack Youngblood, Deacon Jones, Dan Hampton, John Randle, Henry Jordan, Randy White, Alex Karras, Willie Davis, Jason Taylor, Cortez Kennedy
12	Jack Youngblood, Deacon Jones, Dan Hampton, Jason Taylor, John Randle, Henry Jordan, Doug Atkins, Willie Davis, Randy White, Michael Strahan
13	Jack Youngblood, Deacon Jones, Jason Taylor, Henry Jordan, Joe Greene, John Randle, Randy White, Willie Davis, Dan Hampton, Doug Atkins*
Career	Deacon Jones, Henry Jordan, Dan Hampton, Willie Davis, Jack Youngblood, Randy White, Jason Taylor, Alex Karras, John Randle, Joe Greene