2009 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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Record: 3-13-0, Finished 4th in NFC South Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 244 points (15.2/g), 30th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 400 points (25.0/g), 27th.
Differential of -156 points (-9.8/g), 29th.
Expected W-L: 3.8-12.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -5 (-0.3/g), 22nd.
Simple Rating System: Total -5.6, Offense: -4.6, Defense: -1.1, SoS: 4.1, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Raheem Morris (3-13-0)
Offensive Coordinator: Greg Olson
Defensive Coordinator: Raheem Morris
Training Camp: One Buc Place (Tampa, Florida)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Josh Freeman | 21 | Rook | 9 | 158 for 290, 1,855 yards, 10 td, 18 int, & 30 rushes for 161 yards and 0 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 17th pick / 2009 |
| RB | Cadillac Williams | 27 | 4 | 15 | 211 rushes for 823 yards, 4 td, & 28 catches for 217 yards and 3 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 5th pick / 2005 |
| RB | Earnest Graham | 29 | 5 | 6 | 14 rushes for 66 yards, 0 td, & 14 catches for 109 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Antonio Bryant | 28 | 7 | 11 | 39 catches for 600 yards, 4 td | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 63rd pick / 2002 |
| WR | Michael Clayton | 27 | 5 | 11 | 16 catches for 230 yards, 1 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 15th pick / 2004 |
| WR | Maurice Stovall | 24 | 3 | 7 | 24 catches for 366 yards, 1 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 90th pick / 2006 |
| TE | Jerramy Stevens | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 catches for 130 yards, 1 td | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 28th pick / 2002 |
| TE | Kellen Winslow Jr. | 26 | 5 | 14 | 77 catches for 884 yards, 5 td, & 1 rush for 7 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 6th pick / 2004 |
| LT | Donald Penn | 26 | 2 | 16 | 2 fumbles recovered | |
| LT | Jeremy Zuttah | 23 | 1 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 83rd pick / 2008 |
| C | Jeff Faine | 28 | 6 | 12 | 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 21st pick / 2003 |
| RG | Davin Joseph | 26 | 3 | 16 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 23rd pick / 2006 | |
| RT | Jeremy Trueblood | 26 | 3 | 16 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 59th pick / 2006 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Jimmy Wilkerson | 28 | 6 | 15 | 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 189th pick / 2003 |
| LDT | Ryan Sims | 29 | 7 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 6th pick / 2002 |
| RDT | Chris Hovan | 31 | 9 | 16 | 0.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 25th pick / 2000 |
| RDE | Stylez G. White | 30 | 2 | 8 | 6.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Texans / 7th / 229th pick / 2002 |
| LLB | Quincy Black | 25 | 2 | 13 | 1.5 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 68th pick / 2007 |
| MLB | Barrett Ruud | 26 | 4 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 36th pick / 2005 |
| RLB | Geno Hayes | 22 | 1 | 13 | 3.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 175th pick / 2008 |
| LCB | Aqib Talib | 23 | 1 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 20th pick / 2008 |
| RCB | Ronde Barber | 34 | 12 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 66th pick / 1997 |
| SS | Sabby Piscitelli | 26 | 2 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 64th pick / 2007 |
| FS | Tanard Jackson | 24 | 2 | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 106th pick / 2007 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Connor Barth | 23 | 1 | 0 | 14 of 19 field goals & 12 of 12 extra points | |
| P | Dirk Johnson | 34 | 7 | 0 | 62 punts for a 41.3 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Clifton Smith | 24 | 1 | 0 | 23 punt returns for a 10.1 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Clifton Smith | 24 | 1 | 0 | 31 kick returns for a 29.1 average and 0 td |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | Gaines Adams | 26 | DE | 5 | 5 | 258 | 6-5 | Clemson | 6/8/1983 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 4th pick / 2007 |
| 26 | Will Allen | 27 | DB | 8 | 2 | 202 | 6-1 | Ohio St. | 6/17/1982 | 5 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 111th pick / 2004 |
| Brandon Anderson | 24 | DB | 3 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | Akron | 12/10/1985 | Rook | ||
| 3 | Shane Andrus | 29 | K | 3 | 0 | 214 | 5-11 | Murray St.,West. Kentucky | 10/2/1980 | Rook | |
| Kyle Arrington | 23 | DB | 1 | 0 | 196 | 5-10 | Hofstra | 8/12/1986 | Rook | ||
| 35 | B.J. Askew | 29 | FB | 5 | 2 | 233 | 6-3 | Michigan | 8/19/1980 | 6 | New York Jets / 3rd / 85th pick / 2003 |
| 20 | Ronde Barber | 34 | DB | 16 | 16 | 184 | 5-10 | Virginia | 4/7/1975 | 12 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 66th pick / 1997 |
| 10 | Connor Barth | 23 | K | 9 | 0 | 193 | 5-11 | North Carolina | 4/11/1986 | 1 | |
| 91 | Michael Bennett | 24 | DE | 7 | 0 | 271 | 6-4 | Texas A&M | 11/13/1985 | Rook | |
| 58 | Quincy Black | 25 | LB | 16 | 13 | 226 | 6-2 | New Mexico | 2/28/1984 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 68th pick / 2007 |
| 89 | Antonio Bryant | 28 | WR | 13 | 11 | 192 | 6-1 | Pittsburgh | 3/9/1981 | 7 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 63rd pick / 2002 |
| Steve Cargile | 27 | DB | 1 | 0 | 201 | 6-1 | Columbia | 6/2/1982 | 3 | ||
| 87 | Brian Clark | 26 | WR | 14 | 0 | 204 | 6-2 | North Carolina St. | 12/26/1983 | 3 | |
| 80 | Michael Clayton | 27 | WR | 13 | 11 | 197 | 6-4 | LSU | 10/13/1982 | 5 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 15th pick / 2004 |
| Jonathan Compas | 23 | G | 2 | 0 | 300 | 6-3 | California-Davis | 1/19/1986 | Rook | ||
| 27 | Torrie Cox | 29 | DB | 11 | 1 | 181 | 5-10 | Pittsburgh | 10/29/1980 | 5 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 205th pick / 2003 |
| 96 | Tim Crowder | 24 | DE | 15 | 4 | 272 | 6-4 | Texas | 6/30/1985 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 56th pick / 2007 |
| Demar Dotson | 23 | T | 9 | 0 | 268 | 6-9 | Southern Miss | 5/5/1986 | Rook | ||
| 48 | Andrew Economos | 27 | C | 16 | 0 | 250 | 6-1 | Georgia Tech | 6/24/1982 | 3 | |
| 52 | Jeff Faine | 28 | C | 12 | 12 | 303 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 4/6/1981 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 21st pick / 2003 |
| 16 | Yamon Figurs | 26 | WR | 3 | 0 | 174 | 6-0 | Kansas St. | 1/10/1983 | 2 | Baltimore Ravens / 3rd / 74th pick / 2007 |
| 5 | Josh Freeman | 21 | QB | 10 | 9 | 240 | 6-6 | Kansas St. | 1/13/1988 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 17th pick / 2009 |
| 88 | John Gilmore | 30 | TE | 13 | 2 | 260 | 6-4 | Penn St. | 9/21/1979 | 7 | New Orleans Saints / 6th / 196th pick / 2002 |
| 34 | Earnest Graham | 29 | RB | 13 | 6 | 215 | 5-9 | Florida | 1/15/1980 | 5 | |
| Marcus Hamilton | 25 | DB | 1 | 0 | 188 | 5-11 | Virginia | 2/17/1984 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 245th pick / 2007 | |
| 54 | Geno Hayes | 22 | LB | 15 | 13 | 220 | 6-2 | Florida St. | 8/10/1987 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 175th pick / 2008 |
| 57 | Adam Hayward | 25 | LB | 15 | 1 | 235 | 6-0 | Portland St. | 6/23/1984 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 182nd pick / 2007 |
| 95 | Chris Hovan | 31 | DT | 16 | 16 | 296 | 6-2 | Boston Col. | 5/12/1978 | 9 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 25th pick / 2000 |
| 32 | Kareem Huggins | 23 | RB | 3 | 0 | 198 | 5-9 | Hofstra | 5/24/1986 | Rook | |
| 36 | Tanard Jackson | 24 | DB | 12 | 12 | 200 | 6-0 | Syracuse | 7/21/1985 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 106th pick / 2007 |
| 8 | Dirk Johnson | 34 | P | 11 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Northern Colorado | 6/1/1975 | 7 | |
| 11 | Josh Johnson | 23 | QB | 6 | 4 | 213 | 6-2 | San Diego | 5/15/1986 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 160th pick / 2008 |
| Marcus Johnson | 28 | G-T | 6 | 0 | 321 | 6-6 | Mississippi | 12/1/1981 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 49th pick / 2005 | |
| 75 | Davin Joseph | 26 | G | 16 | 16 | 305 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 11/22/1983 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 23rd pick / 2006 |
| 53 | Niko Koutouvides | 28 | LB | 16 | 0 | 238 | 6-2 | Purdue | 3/25/1981 | 5 | Seattle Seahawks / 4th / 116th pick / 2004 |
| 7 | Byron Leftwich | 29 | QB | 3 | 3 | 245 | 6-5 | Marshall | 1/14/1980 | 6 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 1st / 7th pick / 2003 |
| 41 | Corey Lynch | 24 | DB | 13 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Appalachian St. | 5/7/1985 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 177th pick / 2008 |
| 33 | Elbert Mack | 23 | WR | 15 | 3 | 201 | 6-1 | Troy | 7/14/1986 | 1 | |
| 79 | Sean Mahan | 29 | G-C | 6 | 4 | 301 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 5/28/1980 | 6 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 168th pick / 2003 |
| 50 | Matt McCoy | 27 | LB | 12 | 2 | 234 | 6-0 | San Diego St. | 10/14/1982 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 63rd pick / 2005 |
| 93 | Roy Miller | 22 | DT | 15 | 1 | 301 | 6-1 | Texas | 7/9/1987 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 81st pick / 2009 |
| 92 | Dre Moore | 24 | DT | 7 | 0 | 305 | 6-4 | Maryland | 6/9/1985 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 115th pick / 2008 |
| 94 | Kyle Moore | 23 | DE | 8 | 0 | 265 | 6-4 | USC | 10/25/1986 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 117th pick / 2009 |
| Shawn Murphy | 27 | T | 1 | 0 | 315 | 6-4 | Utah St. | 12/17/1982 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 110th pick / 2008 | |
| 4 | Mike Nugent | 27 | K | 4 | 0 | 182 | 5-10 | Ohio St. | 3/2/1982 | 4 | New York Jets / 2nd / 47th pick / 2005 |
| 2 | Sam Paulescu | 25 | P | 5 | 0 | 194 | 6-0 | Oregon St. | 4/18/1984 | 2 | |
| 70 | Donald Penn | 26 | T | 16 | 16 | 305 | 6-5 | Utah St. | 4/27/1983 | 2 | |
| 23 | Jermaine Phillips | 30 | DB | 2 | 2 | 214 | 6-1 | Georgia | 3/27/1979 | 7 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 157th pick / 2002 |
| 21 | Sabby Piscitelli | 26 | LB-DB | 16 | 15 | 222 | 6-3 | Oregon St. | 8/24/1983 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 64th pick / 2007 |
| 36 | Chris Pressley | 23 | RB | 7 | 3 | 257 | 5-11 | Wisconsin | 8/8/1986 | Rook | |
| 29 | Derrick Roberson | 24 | DB | 6 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | Rutgers | 3/12/1985 | Rook | |
| 51 | Barrett Ruud | 26 | LB | 16 | 16 | 242 | 6-1 | Nebraska | 5/20/1983 | 4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 36th pick / 2005 |
| 98 | Ryan Sims | 29 | DT | 16 | 16 | 315 | 6-4 | North Carolina | 5/4/1980 | 7 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 6th pick / 2002 |
| 22 | Clifton Smith | 24 | RB | 11 | 0 | 190 | 5-8 | Fresno St. | 7/4/1985 | 1 | |
| 18 | Micheal Spurlock | 26 | WR | 2 | 0 | 214 | 5-10 | Mississippi | 1/31/1983 | 3 | |
| 86 | Jerramy Stevens | 30 | TE | 16 | 8 | 260 | 6-7 | Washington | 11/13/1979 | 7 | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 28th pick / 2002 |
| 85 | Maurice Stovall | 24 | WR | 15 | 7 | 215 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 2/21/1985 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 90th pick / 2006 |
| 18 | Sammie Stroughter | 23 | WR | 13 | 0 | 182 | 5-9 | Oregon St. | 1/3/1986 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 233rd pick / 2009 |
| 25 | Aqib Talib | 23 | DB | 15 | 15 | 202 | 6-2 | Kansas | 2/13/1986 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 20th pick / 2008 |
| 65 | Jeremy Trueblood | 26 | T | 16 | 16 | 315 | 6-8 | Boston Col. | 5/10/1983 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 59th pick / 2006 |
| 28 | Derrick Ward | 29 | RB | 14 | 1 | 233 | 5-11 | Fresno St.,Ottawa (KS) | 8/30/1980 | 5 | New York Giants / 7th / 235th pick / 2004 |
| 91 | Stylez G. White | 30 | DE | 15 | 8 | 268 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 7/25/1979 | 2 | Houston Texans / 7th / 229th pick / 2002 |
| 97 | Jimmy Wilkerson | 28 | DE | 15 | 15 | 280 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 1/4/1981 | 6 | Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 189th pick / 2003 |
| 24 | Cadillac Williams | 27 | RB | 16 | 15 | 217 | 5-11 | Auburn | 4/21/1982 | 4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 5th pick / 2005 |
| 56 | Rod Wilson | 27 | DB | 8 | 0 | 217 | 6-2 | South Carolina | 11/12/1982 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 7th / 220th pick / 2005 |
| 82 | Kellen Winslow Jr. | 26 | TE | 16 | 14 | 254 | 6-4 | Miami (FL) | 7/21/1983 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 6th pick / 2004 |
| 76 | Jeremy Zuttah | 23 | G | 16 | 16 | 303 | 6-4 | Rutgers | 6/1/1986 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 83rd pick / 2008 |
| Team Total | 26.1 | 16 | 236.9 | 6-1.6 | 3.0 |