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2008 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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Record: 9-7-0, Finished 3rd in NFC South Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 361 points (22.6/g), 19th of 32 in the NFL.
 Allowed 323 points (20.2/g), 10th.
 Differential of 38 points (2.4/g), 15th.
 Expected W-L: 9.0-7.0.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +4 (0.2/g), 11th.

Coached by Jon Gruden (9-7-0)

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

Starters

Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Jeff Garcia 38 9 11 244 for 376, 2,712 yards, 12 td, 6 int, & 35 rushes for 148 yards and 1 td
QB Brian Griese 33 10 5 110 for 184, 1,073 yards, 5 td, 7 int, & 5 rushes for -1 yards and 0 td

Denver Broncos / 3rd / 91st pick / 1998

RB Earnest Graham 28 4 10 132 rushes for 563 yards, 4 td, & 23 catches for 174 yards and 0 td
RB Warrick Dunn 33 11 6 186 rushes for 786 yards, 2 td, & 47 catches for 330 yards and 0 td

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

WR Antonio Bryant 27 6 15 83 catches for 1,248 yards, 7 td, & 2 rushes for 22 yards and 0 td

Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 63rd pick / 2002

WR Michael Clayton 26 4 9 38 catches for 484 yards, 1 td, & 2 rushes for 5 yards and 0 td

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

TE John Gilmore 29 6 10 15 catches for 147 yards, 1 td

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

TE Alex Smith 26 3 12 21 catches for 250 yards, 3 td

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

LT Donald Penn 25 1 16
LG Arron Sears 24 1 15 1 fumble recovered

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

C Jeff Faine 27 5 16

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 21st pick / 2003

RG Davin Joseph* 25 2 12

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 23rd pick / 2006

RG Jeremy Zuttah 22 Rook 5

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 83rd pick / 2008

RT Jeremy Trueblood 25 2 16 1 fumble recovered

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

 Defensive Starters
LDE Kevin Carter 35 13 16 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

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

LDT Chris Hovan 30 8 15 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 25th pick / 2000

RDT Jovan Haye 26 3 14

Carolina Panthers / 6th / 189th pick / 2005

RDE Gaines Adams 25 1 16 6.5 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

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

LLB Cato June 29 5 14 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

Indianapolis Colts / 6th / 198th pick / 2003

MLB Barrett Ruud 25 3 16 3.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

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

RLB Derrick Brooks* 35 13 16 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

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

LCB Phillip Buchanon 28 6 16 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Oakland Raiders / 1st / 17th pick / 2002

RCB Ronde Barber* 33 11 16 2.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

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

SS Jermaine Phillips 29 6 11 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

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

SS Sabby Piscitelli 25 1 5 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

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

FS Tanard Jackson 23 1 16 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered

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

 Special Teams Starters
K Matt Bryant 33 6 0 32 of 38 field goals & 35 of 36 extra points
P Josh Bidwell 32 8 0 77 punts for a 44.5 average, 0 blocked

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

PR Clifton Smith* 23 Rook 0 23 punt returns for a 14.1 average and 1 td
KR Clifton Smith* 23 Rook 0 36 kick returns for a 27.6 average and 1 td

Roster

No. Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
90 Gaines Adams 25 DE 16 16 258 6-5 Clemson 6/8/1983 1

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

26 Will Allen 26 DB 16 0 202 6-1 Ohio State 6/17/1982 4

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

35 B.J. Askew 28 FB 10 4 233 6-3 Michigan 8/19/1980 5

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

20 Ronde Barber* 33 DB 16 16 184 5-10 Virginia 4/7/1975 11

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

29 Michael Bennett 30 RB 5 0 211 5-9 Wisconsin 8/13/1978 7

Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 27th pick / 2001

9 Josh Bidwell 32 P 16 0 220 6-3 Oregon 3/13/1976 8

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

58 Quincy Black 24 LB 16 0 226 6-2 New Mexico 2/28/1984 1

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

55 Derrick Brooks* 35 LB 16 16 235 6-0 Florida State 4/18/1973 13

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

89 Antonio Bryant 27 WR 16 15 192 6-1 Pittsburgh 3/9/1981 6

Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 63rd pick / 2002

3 Matt Bryant 33 K 16 0 200 5-9 Baylor 5/29/1975 6
31 Phillip Buchanon 28 DB 16 16 185 5-10 Miami (FL) 9/19/1980 6

Oakland Raiders / 1st / 17th pick / 2002

93 Kevin Carter 35 DE-DT 16 16 290 6-5 Florida 9/21/1973 13

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

87 Brian Clark 25 WR 9 0 204 6-2 North Carolina State 12/26/1983 2
80 Michael Clayton 26 WR 15 9 197 6-4 LSU 10/13/1982 4

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

33 Jameel Cook 29 FB 10 1 237 5-10 Illinois 2/8/1979 7

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

69 Anthony S. Davis 28 T 4 0 322 6-4 Virginia Tech 3/27/1980 4
28 Warrick Dunn 33 RB 15 6 180 5-9 Florida State 1/5/1975 11

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

48 Andrew Economos 26 C 16 0 250 6-1 Georgia Tech 6/24/1982 2
52 Jeff Faine 27 C 16 16 303 6-3 Notre Dame 4/6/1981 5

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 21st pick / 2003

84 Joey Galloway 37 WR 9 4 197 5-11 Ohio State 11/20/1971 13

Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 8th pick / 1995

7 Jeff Garcia 38 QB 12 11 195 6-1 San Jose State 2/24/1970 9
88 John Gilmore 29 TE 16 10 260 6-4 Penn State 9/21/1979 6

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

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

Denver Broncos / 3rd / 91st pick / 1998

32 Marcus Hamilton 24 DB 1 0 188 5-11 Virginia 2/17/1984 Rook
71 Jovan Haye 26 DE 15 14 284 6-2 Vanderbilt 6/21/1982 3

Carolina Panthers / 6th / 189th pick / 2005

54 Geno Hayes 21 LB 9 0 220 6-2 Florida State 8/10/1987 Rook

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 175th pick / 2008

57 Adam Hayward 24 LB 16 0 235 6-0 Portland State 6/23/1984 1

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

19 Ike Hilliard 32 WR 16 2 210 5-11 Florida 4/5/1976 11

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

95 Chris Hovan 30 DT 15 15 296 6-2 Boston College 5/12/1978 8

Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 25th pick / 2000

10 Dexter Jackson 22 WR 7 0 180 5-10 Appalachian State 8/5/1986 Rook

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

36 Tanard Jackson 23 DB 16 16 200 6-0 Syracuse 7/21/1985 1

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

75 Davin Joseph* 25 G 12 12 305 6-2 Oklahoma 11/22/1983 2

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 23rd pick / 2006

59 Cato June 29 LB 16 14 227 6-0 Michigan 11/18/1979 5

Indianapolis Colts / 6th / 198th pick / 2003

77 James Lee 23 T-G 1 0 300 6-4 South Carolina State 8/17/1985 Rook
43 Elbert Mack 22 WR 15 0 201 6-1 Troy 7/14/1986 Rook
79 Sean Mahan 28 G-C 15 0 301 6-3 Notre Dame 5/28/1980 5

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 168th pick / 2003

12 Luke McCown 27 QB 2 0 208 6-3 Louisiana Tech 7/12/1981 4

Cleveland Browns / 4th / 106th pick / 2004

50 Matt McCoy 26 LB 5 0 234 6-0 San Diego State 10/14/1982 3

Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 63rd pick / 2005

30 Donte Nicholson 27 DB 5 0 216 6-1 Oklahoma 12/18/1981 3

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 141st pick / 2005

70 Donald Penn 25 T 16 16 305 6-5 Utah State 4/27/1983 1
96 Greg Peterson 24 DE 2 0 286 6-5 North Carolina Central 1/21/1984 1

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 141st pick / 2007

23 Jermaine Phillips 29 DB 11 11 214 6-1 Georgia 3/27/1979 6

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

21 Sabby Piscitelli 25 LB-DB 15 5 222 6-3 Oregon State 8/24/1983 1

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

51 Barrett Ruud 25 LB 16 16 242 6-1 Nebraska 5/20/1983 3

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

78 Arron Sears 24 G 15 15 319 6-3 Tennessee 10/25/1984 1

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

98 Ryan Sims 28 DT 15 2 315 6-4 North Carolina 5/4/1980 6

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

81 Alex Smith 26 TE 14 12 258 6-4 Stanford 5/22/1982 3

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

22 Clifton Smith* 23 RB 9 0 190 5-8 Fresno State 7/4/1985 Rook
86 Jerramy Stevens 29 TE 14 3 260 6-7 Washington 11/13/1979 6

Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 28th pick / 2002

44 Byron Storer 24 RB 6 3 219 6-1 California 5/1/1984 1
85 Maurice Stovall 23 WR 5 0 215 6-4 Notre Dame 2/21/1985 2

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

25 Aqib Talib 22 DB 15 2 202 6-2 Kansas 2/13/1986 Rook

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

83 Ben Troupe 26 TE 2 0 262 6-4 Florida 9/1/1982 4

Tennessee Titans / 2nd / 40th pick / 2004

65 Jeremy Trueblood 25 T 16 16 315 6-8 Boston College 5/10/1983 2

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

91 Greg White 29 DE 16 0 268 6-3 Minnesota 7/25/1979 1

Houston Texans / 7th / 229th pick / 2002

97 Jimmy Wilkerson 27 DE 16 1 280 6-2 Oklahoma 1/4/1981 5

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

24 Cadillac Williams 26 RB 6 1 217 5-11 Auburn 4/21/1982 3

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

76 Jeremy Zuttah 22 G 12 5 303 6-4 Rutgers 6/1/1986 Rook

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 83rd pick / 2008

Team Total 27.2 16 239.1 6-1.6 4.2