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2008 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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Record: 9-3-0, Currently 1st place in NFC South Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 280 points (23.3/g), 17th of 32 in the NFL.
 Allowed 200 points (16.7/g), 4th.
 Differential of 80 points (6.7/g), 5th.
 Expected W-L: 8.3-3.7.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +3 (0.2/g), 13th.

Coached by Jon Gruden (9-3-0)

2008 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Gaines Adams 25 DE 10 258 6-5 Clemson 6/8/1983 1

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 4th pick / 2007

Will Allen 26 DB 10 202 6-1 Ohio State 6/17/1982 4

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 111th pick / 2004

B.J. Askew 28 FB 5 233 6-3 Michigan 8/19/1980 5

New York Jets / 3rd / 85th pick / 2003

Ronde Barber 33 DB 12 184 5-10 Virginia 4/7/1975 11

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 66th pick / 1997

Michael Bennett 30 RB 3 211 5-9 Wisconsin 8/13/1978 7

Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 27th pick / 2001

Josh Bidwell 32 P 12 220 6-3 Oregon 3/13/1976 8

Green Bay Packers / 4th / 133rd pick / 1999

Quincy Black 24 LB 7 226 6-2 New Mexico 2/28/1984 1

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 68th pick / 2007

Derrick Brooks 35 LB 12 235 6-0 Florida State 4/18/1973 13

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 28th pick / 1995

Antonio Bryant 27 WR 11 192 6-1 Pittsburgh 3/9/1981 6

Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 63rd pick / 2002

Matt Bryant 33 K 12 200 5-9 Baylor 5/29/1975 6
Phillip Buchanon 28 DB 11 185 5-10 Miami (FL) 9/19/1980 6

Oakland Raiders / 1st / 17th pick / 2002

Kevin Carter 35 DE-DT 11 290 6-5 Florida 9/21/1973 13

St. Louis Rams / 1st / 6th pick / 1995

Brian Clark 25 WR 5 204 6-2 North Carolina State 12/26/1983 2
Michael Clayton 26 WR 10 197 6-4 LSU 10/13/1982 4

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 15th pick / 2004

Jameel Cook 29 FB 4 237 5-10 Illinois 2/8/1979 7

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 174th pick / 2001

Warrick Dunn 33 RB 11 180 5-9 Florida State 1/5/1975 11

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 12th pick / 1997

Andrew Economos 26 C 4 250 6-1 Georgia Tech 6/24/1982 2
Joey Galloway 37 WR 4 197 5-11 Ohio State 11/20/1971 13

Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 8th pick / 1995

Jeff Garcia 38 QB 9 195 6-1 San Jose State 2/24/1970 9
John Gilmore 29 TE 9 260 6-4 Penn State 9/21/1979 6

New Orleans Saints / 6th / 196th pick / 2002

Earnest Graham 28 RB 10 215 5-9 Florida 1/15/1980 4
Brian Griese 33 QB 4 215 6-3 Michigan 3/18/1975 10

Denver Broncos / 3rd / 91st pick / 1998

Marcus Hamilton 24 CB 1 188 5-11 2/17/1984 Rook
Jovan Haye 26 DE 10 284 6-2 Vanderbilt 6/21/1982 3

Carolina Panthers / 6th / 189th pick / 2005

Geno Hayes 21 LB 7 226 6-0 Florida State 8/10/1987 Rook
Adam Hayward 24 LB 7 235 6-0 Portland State 6/23/1984 1

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 182nd pick / 2007

Ike Hilliard 32 WR 11 210 5-11 Florida 4/5/1976 11

New York Giants / 1st / 7th pick / 1997

Chris Hovan 30 DT 11 296 6-2 Boston College 5/12/1978 8

Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 25th pick / 2000

Dexter Jackson 22 WR 7 180 5-10 Appalachian State 8/5/1986 Rook

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 58th pick / 2008

Tanard Jackson 23 DB 11 200 6-0 Syracuse 7/21/1985 1

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 106th pick / 2007

Cato June 29 LB 12 227 6-0 Michigan 11/18/1979 5

Indianapolis Colts / 6th / 198th pick / 2003

Elbert Mack 22 9 168 5-10 7/14/1986 Rook
Luke McCown 27 QB 1 208 6-3 Louisiana Tech 7/12/1981 4

Cleveland Browns / 4th / 106th pick / 2004

Matt McCoy 26 LB 3 234 6-0 San Diego State 10/14/1982 3

Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 63rd pick / 2005

Donald Penn 25 T 2 305 6-5 Utah State 4/27/1983 1
Jermaine Phillips 29 DB 9 214 6-1 Georgia 3/27/1979 6

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 157th pick / 2002

Sabby Piscitelli 25 LB-DB 11 222 6-3 Oregon State 8/24/1983 1

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 64th pick / 2007

Barrett Ruud 25 LB 12 242 6-1 Nebraska 5/20/1983 3

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 36th pick / 2005

Arron Sears 24 G 2 319 6-3 Tennessee 10/25/1984 1

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 35th pick / 2007

Ryan Sims 28 DT 5 315 6-4 North Carolina 5/4/1980 6

Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 6th pick / 2002

Alex Smith 26 TE 9 258 6-4 Stanford 5/22/1982 3

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 71st pick / 2005

Clifton Smith 23 RB 5 190 5-8 Fresno State 7/4/1985 Rook
Jerramy Stevens 29 TE 7 260 6-7 Washington 11/13/1979 6

Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 28th pick / 2002

Byron Storer 24 RB 3 219 6-1 California 5/1/1984 1
Maurice Stovall 23 WR 5 215 6-4 Notre Dame 2/21/1985 2

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 90th pick / 2006

Aqib Talib 22 DB 11 202 6-0 Kansas 2/13/1986 Rook

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 20th pick / 2008

Jeremy Trueblood 25 T 2 315 6-8 Boston College 5/10/1983 2

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 59th pick / 2006

Greg White 29 DE 11 268 6-3 Minnesota 7/25/1979 1
Jimmy Wilkerson 27 DE 10 280 6-2 Oklahoma 1/4/1981 5

Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 189th pick / 2003

Cadillac Williams 26 RB 2 217 5-11 Auburn 4/21/1982 3

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 5th pick / 2005

Team Total 27.5 12 229.7 6-1.2 4.5