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2008 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Franchise Index: Previous Season
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)
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2008 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Gaines Adams | 25 | DE | 10 | 258 | 6-5 | Clemson | 6/8/1983 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 4th pick / 2007 |
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| Will Allen | 26 | DB | 10 | 202 | 6-1 | Ohio State | 6/17/1982 | 4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 111th pick / 2004 |
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| B.J. Askew | 28 | FB | 5 | 233 | 6-3 | Michigan | 8/19/1980 | 5 | New York Jets / 3rd / 85th pick / 2003 |
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| Ronde Barber | 33 | DB | 12 | 184 | 5-10 | Virginia | 4/7/1975 | 11 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 66th pick / 1997 |
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| Michael Bennett | 30 | RB | 3 | 211 | 5-9 | Wisconsin | 8/13/1978 | 7 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 27th pick / 2001 |
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| Josh Bidwell | 32 | P | 12 | 220 | 6-3 | Oregon | 3/13/1976 | 8 | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 133rd pick / 1999 |
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| Quincy Black | 24 | LB | 7 | 226 | 6-2 | New Mexico | 2/28/1984 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 68th pick / 2007 |
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| Derrick Brooks | 35 | LB | 12 | 235 | 6-0 | Florida State | 4/18/1973 | 13 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 28th pick / 1995 |
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| Antonio Bryant | 27 | WR | 11 | 192 | 6-1 | Pittsburgh | 3/9/1981 | 6 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 63rd pick / 2002 |
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| 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 |
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| Kevin Carter | 35 | DE-DT | 11 | 290 | 6-5 | Florida | 9/21/1973 | 13 | St. Louis Rams / 1st / 6th pick / 1995 |
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| 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 |
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| Jameel Cook | 29 | FB | 4 | 237 | 5-10 | Illinois | 2/8/1979 | 7 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 174th pick / 2001 |
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| Warrick Dunn | 33 | RB | 11 | 180 | 5-9 | Florida State | 1/5/1975 | 11 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 12th pick / 1997 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Ike Hilliard | 32 | WR | 11 | 210 | 5-11 | Florida | 4/5/1976 | 11 | New York Giants / 1st / 7th pick / 1997 |
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| Chris Hovan | 30 | DT | 11 | 296 | 6-2 | Boston College | 5/12/1978 | 8 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 25th pick / 2000 |
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| Dexter Jackson | 22 | WR | 7 | 180 | 5-10 | Appalachian State | 8/5/1986 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 58th pick / 2008 |
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| Tanard Jackson | 23 | DB | 11 | 200 | 6-0 | Syracuse | 7/21/1985 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 106th pick / 2007 |
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| Cato June | 29 | LB | 12 | 227 | 6-0 | Michigan | 11/18/1979 | 5 | Indianapolis Colts / 6th / 198th pick / 2003 |
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| 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 |
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| Matt McCoy | 26 | LB | 3 | 234 | 6-0 | San Diego State | 10/14/1982 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 63rd pick / 2005 |
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| 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 |
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| Sabby Piscitelli | 25 | LB-DB | 11 | 222 | 6-3 | Oregon State | 8/24/1983 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 64th pick / 2007 |
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| Barrett Ruud | 25 | LB | 12 | 242 | 6-1 | Nebraska | 5/20/1983 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 36th pick / 2005 |
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| Arron Sears | 24 | G | 2 | 319 | 6-3 | Tennessee | 10/25/1984 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 35th pick / 2007 |
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| Ryan Sims | 28 | DT | 5 | 315 | 6-4 | North Carolina | 5/4/1980 | 6 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 6th pick / 2002 |
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| Alex Smith | 26 | TE | 9 | 258 | 6-4 | Stanford | 5/22/1982 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 71st pick / 2005 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Aqib Talib | 22 | DB | 11 | 202 | 6-0 | Kansas | 2/13/1986 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 20th pick / 2008 |
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| Jeremy Trueblood | 25 | T | 2 | 315 | 6-8 | Boston College | 5/10/1983 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 59th pick / 2006 |
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| 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 |
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| Cadillac Williams | 26 | RB | 2 | 217 | 5-11 | Auburn | 4/21/1982 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 5th pick / 2005 |
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| Team Total | 27.5 | 12 | 229.7 | 6-1.2 | 4.5 |