Much has been said about the history of Buccaneer drafts. For most of their history, the Bucs have picked in the Top 10, yet seemed to have blown many opportunities to pick up marquee pro players. In fact, under John McKay, they had been known to trade "next year's #1" for "this year's bum". This practice worked for the Washington Redskins, but backfired for the Buccaneers.

I would like to extend My thanks to Mad Mac. Without Whom this page would not be as well put together. Make Sure to check out his site The Plank. Below is a chronicle of the Bucs drafts since their inception into the NFL in 1976.

1976:

1- Lee Roy Selmon, DE, Oklahoma
2a- Jimmy DuBose, RB, Florida
2b- (traded to San Francisco for QB Steve Spurrier)
2c- Dewey Selmon, DT-LB, Oklahoma
3a- Steve Young, T, Colorado
3b- (traded to Baltimore for CB Mike Washington)
3c- Steve Maughan, LB, Utah State
4a- (traded to LA for LB Jim Peterson)
4b- Richard Appleby, WR, Georgia
4c- Everett Little, G, Houston
5a- Michael Kelson, DB, West Texas State
5b- Steve Wilson, T, Georgia
5c- (traded to LA for LB Jim Peterson)
6- Curtis Jordan, DB, Texas Tech
7- Parnell Dickinson, QB, Mississippi Valley State
8- (traded to NYJ for LB Steve Reese)
9- Bruce Welch, G, Texas A&M
10- Sid Smith, LB, Brigham Young
11- Melvin Washington, DB, Colorado State
12- George Ragsdale, WR, North Carolina A&T
13- Brad Jenkins, TE, Nebraska
14- Carl Roaches, KR-WR, Texas A&M
15- Bob Dzierzak, DT, Utah State
16- Tom West, LB, Tennessee
17- Jack Berry, QB, Washington & Lee

1977:

1- Ricky Bell, RB, USC
2- David Lewis, LB, USC
3- Charley Hannah, DE, Alabama
4- (traded to Cincinnati for RB Charlie Davis)
5- (traded to Miami for LB Ray Nettles)
6a- (traded to Chicago for QB Gary Huff)
6b- (traded to Chicago for QB Gary Huff -- received from Oakland for S Cedric Brown)
7- (traded to NY Jets for LB Richard Wood)
8- Randy Hedberg, QB, Minot State
9a- Byron Hemingway, LB, Boston College
9b- (from Oakland for S Cedric Brown) Larry Mucker, WR, AZ State
10a- Robert Morgan, FB, Florida
10b- (from SF for G John Miller) Aaron Ball, LB, Cal-State Fullerton
11- Chuck Rodgers, DB, North Dakota State
12- Chip Sheffield, WR, Lenior Rhyme

1978:

1- Doug Williams, QB, Grambling**
2a- Johnny Davis, RB, Alabama
2b- Brett Moritz, G-C, Nebraska**
3- (traded to Oakland for G Dan Medlin)
4- (traded to Oakland for T-G Jeff Winans)
5- (traded to Miami for CB Jeris White)
6a- (traded to Oakland for LB Rik Bonness)
6b- (from LA for C Dan Ryczek) Elijah Marshall, WR, NC State
7- (traded to Atlanta for PK Allan Leavitt)
8- John McGriff, LB, Miami (FL)
9- Willie Taylor, WR, Pitt
10a- Aaron Brown, LB, Ohio State
10b- (traded to Pittsburgh for DT Ernie Holmes)
11- (traded to Pittsburgh for DT Ernie Holmes)
12- Kevin McLee, RB, Georgia

**Tampa traded its first round pick to Houston for TE Jimmie Giles, the Oilers first round pick (QB Doug Williams) and second round pick (G-C Brett Moritz) in '78, and 3rd round pick (DE Reggie Lewis) and 5th round pick (QB Chuck Fusina) in '79

1979:

1- (traded to Chicago for DE Wally Chambers)
2a- (from Oakland for DT Dave Pear) Greg Roberts, G, Oklahoma State
2b- Gordon Jones, WR, Pitt
3a- (from Baltimore for RB Don Hardeman) Jerry Eckwood, RB, Arkansas
3b- (traded to Miami for DT Randy Crowder)
3c- Reggie Lewis, DE, North Texas State**
3d- (from Oakland for DT Dave Pear) Rick Berns, RB, Nebraska
4- (traded to Detroit for DT Rockne Frietas)
5a- (traded to Seattle)
5b- Chuck Fusina, QB, Penn State**
6- (traded to Oakland for LB Rick Bonness)
7- (traded to Washington)
8a- (traded to NY Jets for T Darrell Austin)
8b- (from Miami for DE Council Rudolph) Eugene Saunders, DT, Texas A&M
9- Henry Vereen, WR, UNLV
10- (traded to San Francisco for TE Jim Obradovich)
11- Bob Rippentrop, TE, Fresno State
12- David Logan, DT, Pitt

1980:

1 - Ray Snell, G, Wisconsin
2 - Kevin House, WR, Southern Illinois
3 - Scott Brantley, LB, Florida
4a - (traded to San Diego)
4b - (from Washington for CB Jeris White) Larry Flowers, CB, Texas Tech
5 - (traded to Oakland)
6 - (traded to Cincinnati)
7 - Jim Leonard, C, Santa Clara
8 - Derrick Goddard, S, Drake
9 - Gerald Carter, WR, Texas A&M
10a - Andy Hawkins, LB, Texas A&I
10b - (from San Diego for RB Charles White) Brett Davis, RB, UNLV
11 - Terry Jones, DT, Central State (OK)
12 - Gene Coleman, CB, Miami (Fla)

1981:

1 - Hugh Green, LB, Pittsburgh
2 - James Wilder, FB, Missouri
3 - (traded to Los Angeles for G Greg Horton)
4 - John Holt, CB, West Texas State
5 - (traded to Oakland for QB Mike Rae)
6 - (traded to New Orleans for P Tom Blanchard)
7 - (traded to Dallas for DE Dave Stalls)
8 - Denver Johnson, T, Tulsa
9 - Mike Ford, QB, Southern Methodist
10 - Ken McCune, DE, Texas
11 - Johnny Ray Smith, CB, Lamar
12 - Brad White, DT, Tennessee

1982:

1 - Sean Farrell, G, Penn State
2a - (from Chicago for 1983 #1 pick) Booker Reese, DE, Bethune Cookman
2b - (traded to Miami for CB Norris Thomas and RB Gary Davis)
3(a) - Jerry Bell, TE, Arizona State
3(b) - (from San Diego for LB David Lewis) John Cannon, DE, William & Mary
4a - (traded to Dallas for DE Dave Stalls)
4b - (from San Diego for RB Ricky Bell) David Barrett, RB, Houston
5 - Jeff Davis, LB, Clemson
6 - Andre Tyler, WR, Stanford
7 - Tom Morris, DB, Michigan State
8 - Kal Atkins, LB, Illinois
9 - Robert Lane, QB, NE Louisiana
10 - (traded to San Francisco for DT Ted Vincent)
11 - (traded to Dallas for CB Aaron Mitchell)
12 - Michael Morton, RB, Nevada Las Vegas

1983:

1 - (traded to Chicago for their 1982 second round draft pick)
2 - Randy Grimes, C, Baylor
3 - Jeremiah Castille, CB, Alabama
4 - Kelly Thomas, T, Southern California
5 - Tony Chickillo, NT, Miami (Fla)
6(a) - (from San Francisco for #4 pick in 1984 draft) Eugene Branton, TE, Texas Southern
6(b) - Ken Kaplan, T, New Hampshire
7 - Weldon Ledbetter, RB, Oklahoma
8 - John Samuelson, LB, Azuza Pacific
9 - Hassan Arbubaker, DE, Texas Tech
10 - Darius Durham, WR, San Diego State
11 - Mark Witte, TE, North Texas State
12 - John Higginbotham, NT, NE Oklahoma

1984:

1 - (traded to Cincinnati in 1983 for QB Jack Thompson)
2 - Keith Browner, LB, Southern California
3 - Fred Acorn, CB, Texas
4a - (traded to San Francisco for 6th round pick in 1983 draft)
4b - (from San Diego for LB David Lewis; traded to Denver for QB Steve DeBerg)
4c - Michael Gunter, RB, Tulsa
4d - (from Oakland for T Charley Hannah) Ron Heller, T, Penn State
5 - (traded)
6 - Chris Washington, LB, Iowa State
7 - Jay Carroll, TE, Minnesota
8 - Fred Robinson, DE, Miami (Fla)
9 - Rick Mallory, G, Washington
10 - Jim Gallery, K, Minnesota
11 - Blair Kiel, QB, Notre Dame
12 - Thad Jemison, WR, Ohio State

1985:

1 Ron Holmes, DE, Washington
2 - (traded to Denver for QB Steve DeBerg)
3 - Ervin Randle, LB, Baylor
4 - Mike Heaven, DB, Illinois
5 - (traded to NY Jets for RB Scott Dierking)
6 - (traded to Cincinnati for T Don Swafford)
7 - Mike Prior, S, Illinois State
8 - Phil Freeman, WR, Arizona
9 - Steve Calabria, QB, Colgate
10 - Donald Igwebuike, PK, Clemson
11 - James Williams, RB, Memphis State
12a - Jim Rockford, DB, Oklahoma
12b -(from Los Angeles Rams for DE Booker Reese) Jim Melka, LB, Wisconsin

1986:

1a - Bo Jackson, RB, Auburn
1b - Rod Jones, CB, Southern Methodist
2a - Jackie Walker, LB, Jackson State
2b - Kevin Murphy, LB, Oklahoma
3 - (traded to New Orleans for DB Dave Greenwood)
4 - Craig Swoope, S, Illinois
5 - JD Maarleveld, T, Maryland
6a - (traded to Denver for DE Brison Manor)
6b - Kevin Walker, CB, East Carolina
7 - (traded to Buffalo for WR Perry Tuttle)
8 - (traded Los Angeles Rams for CB Ivory Sully)
9 - Tommy Barnhardt, P, North Carolina
10 - Benton Reed, DE, Mississippi
11 - Mike Drenth, T, Purdue
12a - Clay Miller, G, Michigan
12b - (from San Francisco for C Jim Leonard) Mike Crawford, RB, Arizona State

1987:

1 Vinny Testaverde, QB, Miami (Fla)
2a - (traded to Buffalo for #2 & #4 pick in 1987 draft)
2b - (from Buffalo) Ricky Reynolds, CB, Washington State
2c - (from San Francisco for QB Steve Young) Winston Moss, LB, Miami (Fla)
2d - (from New England for G Sean Farrell) Don Smith, QB/RB, Mississippi
3 - Mark Carrier, WR, Nicholls State
4a - Don Graham, LB, Penn State
4b - (from Buffalo) Ron Hall, TE, Hawaii
4c - (from San Francisco for QB Steve Young) Bruce Hill, WR, Arizona State
5a - (traded to New England for CB Kevin Walker)
5b - (from New England) Henry Rolling, LB, Nevada-Reno
5c - (from Washington for QB Doug Williams) Tony Mayes, S, Kentucky
6a - ((traded to Pittsburgh for C Dan Turk)
6b - (from San Diego for LB Andy Hawkins) Steve Bartalo, RB, Colorado State
7a - Curt Jarvis, NT, Alabama
7b - (from New England for G Sean Farrell) Harry Swayne, DE, Rutgers
8a - (traded to NY Jets for T Marvin Powell)
8b - (from Indianapolis for CB John Holt) Stan Mataele, DT, Arizona
9a - Joe Armentrout, RB, Wisconsin
9b - (from New England for G Sean Farrell) Greg Davis, P/K, Citadel
10 - Mike Simmonds, G, Indiana State
11 - Reggie Taylor, RB, Cincinnati
12a - Scott Cooper, DT, Kearney State
12b - (from St Louis for LB Rick DiBernardo) Mike Shula, QB, Alabama

1988:

1 - Paul Gruber, T, Wisconsin
2a - (traded to San Francisco for #2 and #4 pick in 1988 draft)
2b - (from San Francisco) Lars Tate, RB, Georgia
3 - (exercised in supplemental draft for Dan Sileo, DT, Miami, Fla)
4a - (from Philadelphia) Robert Goff, DE, Auburn
4b - (from Kansas City for QB Steve DeBerg) John Bruhin, G, Tennessee
4c - (traded to New England)
4d - (from San Francisco) Monte Robbins, P, Michigan
5 - William Howard, FB, Tennessee
6 - Shawn Lee, NT, North Alabama
7 - Kerry Goode, RB, Alabama
8 - (from Kansas City for QB Steve DeBerg) Anthony Simpson, RB, East Carolina
9 - Reuben Davis, DT, North Carolina
10 - (traded to Pittsburgh)
11 - Frank Pillow, WR, Tennessee State
12 - Victor Jones, LB, Virginia Tech

1989:

1 - Broderick Thomas, LB, Nebraska
2 - Danny Peebles, WR, North Carolina State
3 - (traded to New England for WR Stephan Starring)
4 - Anthony Florence, CB, Bethune-Cookman
5 - Jamie Lawson, RB, Nicholls State
6a - Chris Mohr, P, Alabama
6b - (from Seattle for T Ron Heller) Derrick Little, LB, South Carolina
7 - (traded to Buffalo for LB Eugene Marve)
8 - Carl Bax, G, Missouri
9 - Patrick Egu, RB, Nevada-Reno
10 - Ty Granger, T, Clemson
11a - Rod Mounts, G, Texas A&I
11b - (from LA Rams) Willie Griffin, DE, Nebraska
11c - (from LA Rams) Herb Duncan, WR, Northern Arizona
12a - (to Indianapolis for QB Joe Ferguson)
12b - (from LA Rams)Terry Young, DB, Georgia Southern

1990:

1 - Keith McCants, LB, Alabama
2 - Reggie Cobb, RB, Tennessee
3 - (traded to San Diego for RB Gary Anderson)
4a - Jesse Anderson, TE, Mississippi State
4b - (from Denver for DE Ron Holmes)Tony Mayberry, C, Wake Forest
5 - Ian Beckles G, Indiana
6 - Derrick Douglas, RB, Louisiana Tech
7 - Donnie Gardner, DE, Kentucky
8 - (traded to LA Rams for #11a, #11b and #12b in 1989 draft)
9 - Terry Cook, DE, Fresno State
10 - Mike Busch, TE, Iowa State
11 - Terry Anthony, WR, Florida State
12 - Todd Hammel, QB, Stephen F Austin

1991:

1 - Charles MacRae, T, Tennessee
2 - (traded to San Diego for RB Gary Anderson)
3a - Lawrence Dawsey, WR, Florida State
3b - (from LA Raiders for LB Winston Moss) Robert Wilson, FB, Texas A&M
4 - Tony Covington, S, Virginia
5a - Terry Bagsby, LB, East Texas State
5b - (from LA Raiders for LB Winston Moss) Tim Ryan, G, Notre Dame
6 - Rhett Hall, DT, California
7 - Calvin Tiggle, LB, Georgia Tech
8 - Marty Carter, S, Middle Tennessee State
9 - Treamelle Taylor, WR, Nevada-Reno
10a - Pat O'Hara, QB, Southern California
10b - (from New Orleans for DE Robert Goff)Hyland Hickson, RB, Michigan State
11 - Mike Sunvold, DT, Minnesota
12 - Al Chamblee, LB, Virginia Tech

1992:

1 - (traded to Indianapolis in 1991 for QB Chris Chandler)
2 - (from LA Raiders) Courtney Hawkins, WR, Michigan State
3a - Mark Wheeler, DT, Texas A&M
3b - (from New Orleans)Tyji Armstrong, TE, Mississippi
4 - Craig Erickson, QB, Miami (Fla)
5a - (from New Orleans) Rogerick Green, CB, Kansas State
5b - (from Kansas City for LB Ervin Randle) Santana Dotson, DT, Baylor
6 - James Malone, LB, California
7a - (traded to Denver for WR Ricky Nattiel)
7b - Ken Swilling, S, Georgia Tech
8a - Anthony McDowell, FB, Texas Tech
8b - (from Cleveland) Mike Pawlawski, QB, California
9 - (traded to Minnesota for LB Jimmy Williams)
10 - Elijah Alexander, LB, Kansas State
11 - Mazio Royster, RB, Southern California
12 - Klaus Wilmsmeyer P Louisville

1993:

1 - Eric Curry, DE, Alabama
2 - Demetrius DuBose, LB, Notre Dame
3a - Lamar Thomas, WR, Miami (Fla)
3b - (from Phoenix for DE Reubin Davis) John Lynch, S, Stanford
4a - Rudy Harris, FB, Clemson
4b - (from Phoenix for DE Reubin Davis) Horace Copeland, WR, Miami (Fla)
5 - (awarded to Green Bay as compensation for RB Vince Workman)
6 - Chidi Ahanatu, DE, California
7 - Tyree Davis, WR, Central Arkansas
8a - (traded to Dallas -- switched positions in round and obtained CB Gary Lewis)
8b - (from San Diego for LB Kevin Murphy) Darrick Branch, WR, Hawaii
8c - (from Dallas) Daron Alcorn PK, Akron

1994:

1 - Trent Dilfer, QB, Fresno State
2 - Errict Rhett, RB, Florida
3 - Harold Bishop, TE, Louisiana State
4 - (traded to Dallas for S Thomas Everett)
5 - Pete Pierson, G, Washington
6 - Bernard Carter, LB, East Carolina
7 - Jim Pyne, G, Virginia Tech

1995:

1a - (from Philadelphia) Warren Sapp, DT, Miami (Fla)**
1b - (from Dallas for two #2 picks) Derrick Brooks, LB, Florida State**
2 - (from Philadelphia) Melvin Johnson, S, Kentucky**
3 - (traded to Philadelphia)**
4 - Jerry Wilson, CB, Southern
5 - Clifton Abraham, CB, Florida State
6 - Jeffrey Rodgers, DL, Texas A&M-Kingsville
7 - Steve Ingram, T, Maryland

** Bucs traded its original #1 pick (6th overall) and #3 pick to Philadephia for their #1 pick (12th overall) and two #2 picks. Bucs trade their original #2 pick, and the first of Philadelphia's #2 picks received in the earlier trade between the two clubs, to Dallas for their #1 pick

1996:

1a - Regan Upshaw, DE, California
1b - (from Indianapolis for QB Craig Erickson) Marcus Jones, DT, North Carolina
2a - (from Cleveland for TE Harold Bishop) Mike Alstott, FB, Purdue
2b - (traded to San Diego for #1 pick in 1997 draft)
3 - Donnie Abraham, CB, East Tennessee State
4 - (from NY Jets for WR Charles Wilson and DT Marc Spindler) Jason Odom, T, Florida
5 - Jason Maniecki, DT, Wisconsin
6 - Nilo Silvan, WR, Tennessee
7 - Reggie Rusk, CB, Kentucky

1997:

1a - Warrick Dunn, RB, Florida State
1b - (from San Diego for last year's #2 pick) Reidel Anthony, WR, Florida
2 - Jerry Wunsch, T, Wisconsin
3a - Frank Middleton, G, Arizona
3b - Ronde Barber, DB, Virginia
4 - Alshermond Singleton, LB, Temple
5 - Patrick Hape, TE, Alabama
6a - Al Harris, DB, Texas A&M-Kingsville
6b - Nigea Carter, WR, Michigan State
7 - Anthony DeGrate, DT, Stephen F. Austin

1998:

1 -traded to Oakland for a pair of #2 picks and #4 pick
2a - Jacquez Green, WR, Florida
2b - Brian Kelly, S, Southern Cal
2c - (Traded to San Diego for Their #1 pick in 2000)
3 - Jamie Duncan, LB, Vavderbilt
4 - Todd Washington, C/G, Virginia Tech
5 - traded to NY Jets for FB Lorenzo Neal
6a - James Cannida, DT, Nevada-Reno
6b - Shevin Smith, S, Florida State
7 - Chance McCarty, DE, Texas Christian

1999:

1 - Anthony McFarland, DT, Louisiana State
2 - Shaun King, QB, Tulane
3 - Martin Gramatica, K, Kansas State
4 - Dexter Jackson, S, Florida State
5 - John McLaughlin, DE, California
6 - Lamarr Glenn, FB, Florida State
7a - Robert Hunt, G, Virginia
7b - Autry Denson, RB, Notre Dame
7c - Darnell McDonald, WR, Kansas State