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2007 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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Record: 9-7-0, Finished 1st in NFC South Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 334 points (20.9/g), 18th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 270 points (16.9/g), 3rd.
Differential of 64 points (4.0/g), 9th.
Expected W-L: 10.0-6.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +15 (0.9/g), 4th.
Coached by Jon Gruden (9-7-0)
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2007 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Jeff Garcia* | 37 | 8 | 13 | 209 for 327, 2,440 yards, 13 td, 4 int, & 35 rushes for 116 yards and 1 td | |
| RB | Earnest Graham | 27 | 3 | 10 | 222 rushes for 898 yards, 10 td, & 49 catches for 324 yards and 0 td | |
| FB | B.J. Askew | 27 | 4 | 9 | 0 rushes for 0 yards, 0 td, & 18 catches for 175 yards and 0 td | New York Jets / 3rd / 85th pick / 2003 |
| WR | Joey Galloway | 36 | 12 | 15 | 57 catches for 1,014 yards, 6 td, & 1 rush for 1 yards and 0 td | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 8th pick / 1995 |
| WR | Ike Hilliard | 31 | 10 | 10 | 62 catches for 722 yards, 1 td, & 1 rush for 6 yards and 0 td | New York Giants / 1st / 7th pick / 1997 |
| TE | Alex Smith | 25 | 2 | 14 | 32 catches for 385 yards, 3 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 71st pick / 2005 |
| LT | Donald Penn | 24 | Rook | 12 | ||
| LG | Arron Sears | 23 | Rook | 16 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 35th pick / 2007 |
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| C | John Wade | 32 | 9 | 16 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 5th / 148th pick / 1998 |
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| RG | Davin Joseph | 24 | 1 | 16 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 23rd pick / 2006 |
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| RT | Jeremy Trueblood | 24 | 1 | 16 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 59th pick / 2006 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Greg Spires | 33 | 9 | 8 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1998 |
| LDE | Kevin Carter | 34 | 12 | 14 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Rams / 1st / 6th pick / 1995 |
| LDT | Chris Hovan | 29 | 7 | 16 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 25th pick / 2000 |
| RDT | Jovan Haye | 25 | 2 | 16 | 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Carolina Panthers / 6th / 189th pick / 2005 |
| RDE | Kevin Carter | 34 | 12 | 14 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Rams / 1st / 6th pick / 1995 |
| RDE | Gaines Adams | 24 | Rook | 8 | 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 4th pick / 2007 |
| LLB | Cato June | 28 | 4 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Indianapolis Colts / 6th / 198th pick / 2003 |
| MLB | Barrett Ruud | 24 | 2 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 36th pick / 2005 |
| RLB | Derrick Brooks | 34 | 12 | 16 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 28th pick / 1995 |
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| LCB | Ronde Barber | 32 | 10 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 66th pick / 1997 |
| RCB | Phillip Buchanon | 27 | 5 | 13 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 17th pick / 2002 |
| SS | Jermaine Phillips | 28 | 5 | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 157th pick / 2002 |
| FS | Tanard Jackson | 22 | Rook | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 106th pick / 2007 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Matt Bryant | 32 | 5 | 0 | 28 of 33 field goals & 34 of 34 extra points | |
| P | Josh Bidwell | 31 | 7 | 0 | 77 punts for a 43.9 average, 1 blocked | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 133rd pick / 1999 |
| PR | Phillip Buchanon | 27 | 5 | 13 | 16 punt returns for a 3.4 average and 0 td | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 17th pick / 2002 |
| KR | Micheal Spurlock | 24 | 1 | 0 | 16 kick returns for a 27.8 average and 1 td |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | Gaines Adams | 24 | DE | 16 | 8 | 258 | 6-5 | Clemson | 6/8/1983 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 4th pick / 2007 |
| 26 | Will Allen | 25 | DB | 15 | 0 | 202 | 6-1 | Ohio State | 6/17/1982 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 111th pick / 2004 |
| 35 | B.J. Askew | 27 | FB | 13 | 9 | 233 | 6-3 | Michigan | 8/19/1980 | 4 | New York Jets / 3rd / 85th pick / 2003 |
| 20 | Ronde Barber | 32 | DB | 16 | 16 | 184 | 5-10 | Virginia | 4/7/1975 | 10 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 66th pick / 1997 |
| 88 | Anthony Becht | 30 | TE | 16 | 2 | 272 | 6-5 | West Virginia | 8/8/1977 | 7 | New York Jets / 1st / 27th pick / 2000 |
| 29 | Michael Bennett | 29 | RB | 8 | 1 | 211 | 5-9 | Wisconsin | 8/13/1978 | 6 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 27th pick / 2001 |
| 9 | Josh Bidwell | 31 | P | 16 | 0 | 220 | 6-3 | Oregon | 3/13/1976 | 7 | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 133rd pick / 1999 |
| 58 | Quincy Black | 23 | LB | 15 | 0 | 226 | 6-2 | New Mexico | 2/28/1984 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 68th pick / 2007 |
| 55 | Derrick Brooks | 34 | LB | 16 | 16 | 235 | 6-0 | Florida State | 4/18/1973 | 12 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 28th pick / 1995 |
| 3 | Matt Bryant | 32 | K | 16 | 0 | 200 | 5-9 | Baylor | 5/29/1975 | 5 | |
| 31 | Phillip Buchanon | 27 | DB | 16 | 13 | 185 | 5-10 | Miami (FL) | 9/19/1980 | 5 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 17th pick / 2002 |
| 93 | Kevin Carter | 34 | DE-DT | 16 | 14 | 290 | 6-5 | Florida | 9/21/1973 | 12 | St. Louis Rams / 1st / 6th pick / 1995 |
| 54 | Patrick Chukwurah | 28 | LB | 9 | 0 | 250 | 6-1 | Wyoming | 3/1/1979 | 6 | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 157th pick / 2001 |
| 18 | Brian Clark | 24 | WR | 1 | 0 | 204 | 6-2 | North Carolina State | 12/26/1983 | 1 | |
| 80 | Michael Clayton | 25 | WR | 14 | 4 | 197 | 6-4 | LSU | 10/13/1982 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 15th pick / 2004 |
| 27 | Torrie Cox | 27 | DB | 4 | 0 | 181 | 5-10 | Pittsburgh | 10/29/1980 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 205th pick / 2003 |
| 30 | Zack Crockett | 35 | FB | 1 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Florida State | 12/2/1972 | 12 | Indianapolis Colts / 3rd / 79th pick / 1995 |
| 33 | Kenneth Darby | 25 | RB | 1 | 0 | 214 | 5-10 | Alabama | 12/26/1982 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 246th pick / 2007 |
| 69 | Anthony S. Davis | 27 | T | 9 | 0 | 322 | 6-4 | Virginia Tech | 3/27/1980 | 3 | |
| 22 | Sammy Davis | 27 | DB | 14 | 1 | 190 | 6-0 | Texas A&M | 4/8/1980 | 4 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 30th pick / 2003 |
| 48 | Andrew Economos | 25 | C | 16 | 0 | 250 | 6-1 | Georgia Tech | 6/24/1982 | 1 | |
| 84 | Joey Galloway | 36 | WR | 15 | 15 | 197 | 5-11 | Ohio State | 11/20/1971 | 12 | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 8th pick / 1995 |
| 7 | Jeff Garcia* | 37 | QB | 13 | 13 | 195 | 6-1 | San Jose State | 2/24/1970 | 8 | |
| 36 | Lionel Gates | 25 | RB | 1 | 0 | 233 | 6-1 | Louisville | 3/13/1982 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 236th pick / 2005 |
| 83 | Chas Gessner | 26 | WR | 1 | 0 | 215 | 6-5 | Brown | 8/17/1981 | Rook | |
| 5 | Bruce Gradkowski | 24 | QB | 4 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Toledo | 1/27/1983 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 194th pick / 2006 |
| 34 | Earnest Graham | 27 | RB | 15 | 10 | 215 | 5-9 | Florida | 1/15/1980 | 3 | |
| 71 | Jovan Haye | 25 | DE | 16 | 16 | 284 | 6-2 | Vanderbilt | 6/21/1982 | 2 | Carolina Panthers / 6th / 189th pick / 2005 |
| 57 | Adam Hayward | 23 | LB | 12 | 0 | 235 | 6-0 | Portland State | 6/23/1984 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 182nd pick / 2007 |
| 87 | Keith Heinrich | 28 | TE | 4 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | Sam Houston State | 3/19/1979 | 5 | Carolina Panthers / 6th / 174th pick / 2002 |
| 19 | Ike Hilliard | 31 | WR | 15 | 10 | 210 | 5-11 | Florida | 4/5/1976 | 10 | New York Giants / 1st / 7th pick / 1997 |
| 95 | Chris Hovan | 29 | DT | 16 | 16 | 296 | 6-2 | Boston College | 5/12/1978 | 7 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 25th pick / 2000 |
| 28 | Tanard Jackson | 22 | DB | 16 | 16 | 200 | 6-0 | Syracuse | 7/21/1985 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 106th pick / 2007 |
| 11 | Mark Jones | 27 | WR | 6 | 0 | 185 | 5-9 | Tennessee | 11/3/1980 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 206th pick / 2004 |
| 75 | Davin Joseph | 24 | G | 16 | 16 | 305 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 11/22/1983 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 23rd pick / 2006 |
| 59 | Cato June | 28 | LB | 16 | 14 | 227 | 6-0 | Michigan | 11/18/1979 | 4 | Indianapolis Colts / 6th / 198th pick / 2003 |
| 25 | Brian Kelly | 31 | DB | 11 | 4 | 193 | 5-11 | USC | 1/14/1976 | 9 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 45th pick / 1998 |
| 68 | Matt Lehr | 28 | C-G | 16 | 0 | 300 | 6-3 | Virginia Tech | 4/25/1979 | 6 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 137th pick / 2001 |
| 15 | Chad Lucas | 26 | WR | 2 | 1 | 201 | 6-1 | Alabama State,Troy | 11/7/1981 | 2 | |
| 12 | Luke McCown | 26 | QB | 5 | 3 | 208 | 6-3 | Louisiana Tech | 7/12/1981 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 106th pick / 2004 |
| 56 | Ryan Nece | 28 | LB | 15 | 0 | 224 | 6-3 | UCLA | 2/24/1979 | 5 | |
| 30 | Donte Nicholson | 26 | DB | 1 | 0 | 216 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 12/18/1981 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 141st pick / 2005 |
| 39 | Kalvin Pearson | 29 | DB | 16 | 1 | 190 | 5-10 | Grambling State,Morehouse | 10/22/1978 | 5 | |
| 70 | Donald Penn | 24 | T | 16 | 12 | 305 | 6-5 | Utah State | 4/27/1983 | Rook | |
| 96 | Greg Peterson | 23 | DE | 10 | 0 | 286 | 6-5 | North Carolina Central | 1/21/1984 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 141st pick / 2007 |
| 77 | Luke Petitgout | 31 | T-G | 4 | 4 | 310 | 6-6 | Notre Dame | 6/16/1976 | 8 | New York Giants / 1st / 19th pick / 1999 |
| 23 | Jermaine Phillips | 28 | DB | 15 | 15 | 214 | 6-1 | Georgia | 3/27/1979 | 5 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 157th pick / 2002 |
| 21 | Sabby Piscitelli | 24 | LB-DB | 3 | 0 | 222 | 6-3 | Oregon State | 8/24/1983 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 64th pick / 2007 |
| 32 | Michael Pittman | 32 | RB | 10 | 3 | 218 | 6-0 | Fresno State | 8/14/1975 | 9 | Arizona Cardinals / 4th / 95th pick / 1998 |
| 51 | Barrett Ruud | 24 | LB | 15 | 15 | 242 | 6-1 | Nebraska | 5/20/1983 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 36th pick / 2005 |
| 78 | Arron Sears | 23 | G | 16 | 16 | 319 | 6-3 | Tennessee | 10/25/1984 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 35th pick / 2007 |
| 98 | Ryan Sims | 27 | DT | 9 | 0 | 315 | 6-4 | North Carolina | 5/4/1980 | 5 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 6th pick / 2002 |
| 81 | Alex Smith | 25 | TE | 14 | 14 | 258 | 6-4 | Stanford | 5/22/1982 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 71st pick / 2005 |
| 94 | Greg Spires | 33 | DE | 10 | 8 | 265 | 6-1 | Florida State | 8/12/1974 | 9 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1998 |
| 17 | Micheal Spurlock | 24 | WR | 7 | 0 | 214 | 5-10 | Mississippi | 1/31/1983 | 1 | |
| 86 | Jerramy Stevens | 28 | TE | 15 | 3 | 260 | 6-7 | Washington | 11/13/1979 | 5 | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 28th pick / 2002 |
| 44 | Byron Storer | 23 | RB | 9 | 3 | 219 | 6-1 | California | 5/1/1984 | Rook | |
| 85 | Maurice Stovall | 22 | WR | 15 | 1 | 215 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 2/21/1985 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 90th pick / 2006 |
| 50 | Jeremiah Trotter | 30 | LB | 3 | 1 | 262 | 6-1 | Stephen F. Austin | 1/20/1977 | 9 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1998 |
| 65 | Jeremy Trueblood | 24 | T | 16 | 16 | 315 | 6-8 | Boston College | 5/10/1983 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 59th pick / 2006 |
| 76 | John Wade | 32 | C | 16 | 16 | 299 | 6-5 | Marshall | 1/25/1975 | 9 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 5th / 148th pick / 1998 |
| 91 | Greg White | 28 | DE | 16 | 2 | 268 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 7/25/1979 | Rook | Houston Texans / 7th / 229th pick / 2002 |
| 24 | Cadillac Williams | 25 | RB | 4 | 4 | 217 | 5-11 | Auburn | 4/21/1982 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 5th pick / 2005 |
| Team Total | 27.4 | 16 | 238.0 | 6-1.6 | 4.1 |