Mike Evans has cemented his name as the most consistent receiver in NFL history. Evans became the first wide receiver to put together 11 straight 1000-yard seasons in 2024. Evans has 5 Pro Bowl selections to his name, a Super Bowl win and every receiving record in Tampa Bay Buccaneers history.
Hardy Nickerson played 16 seasons of NFL football after debuting in 1987. His peak play came with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, whose colors he turned out in for 7 seasons. The linebackers earned 5 Pro Bowl selections during his Tampa Bay tenure, in addition to 2 First Team All-Pro and 2 Second Team All-Pro selections during his time there.
A stellar safety at Stanford, Lynch played 15 seasons of NFL football, with 11 of them for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Lynch was a member of the all-time great Bucs defense which helped them win Super Bowl XXXVII. Lynch secured 5 of his 9 Pro Bowl selections during his time in Tampa Bay, in addition to two First Team All-Pro and two Second Team All-Pro nods. The 2021 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee is currently the 49ers' GM.
Ronde Barber was the premier cornerback of the NFL in the early 2000s. The 16-year veteran played his entire career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, helping them win Super Bowl XXXVII. Barber has 3 First Team All-Pro nods, 2 Second Team selections and 5 Pro Bowl nominations in his illustrious career. Barber was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2023.
Gerald McCoy was one of the premier nose tackles of the NFL during his heyday. The Oklahoma Sooners alumni played 12 seasons of NFL football, with 9 of them for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. McCoy earned 6 straight Pro Bowl nominations from 2012 to 2017, in addition to a First Team All-Pro selection in 2013 and two Second Team All-Pro nods.
Lee Roy Selmon was the first legitimate franchise player in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' history. The no. 1 overall pick in the 1976 NFL draft, Selmon played all nine of his pro football seasons in Tampa. As a defensive end, Selmon racked up 6 straight Pro Bowl nominations from 1979-1984, in addition to 3 First Team All-Pro selections, 2 Second Team All-Pro nods and the 1979 NFL Defensive Player of the Year award. Selmon was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1995.
Nicknamed "A-Train", Alstott was perhaps the very last legendary fullback in the NFL. Playing all 12 of his pro football seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Alstott won 6 Pro Bowl nominations, 3 First Team All-Pro selections and a Second Team All-Pro nod. The Purdue Boilermakers product had 5088 rushing yards, 2284 receiving yards and 71 total touchdowns through his time in Tampa Bay.
Warren Sapp has a legitimate case to be considered as the greatest defensive tackle in NFL history. Sapp played nine seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, racking up 7 Pro Bowl nominations, 4 First Team All-Pro nods, 2 Second Team All-Pro selections and the 1999 NFL Defensive Player of the Year trophy in that time. Sapp is one of the few NFL players to be named to two different All-Decade Teams (1990s and 200s). He was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2013.
Derrick Brooks was a middle linebacker par excellence. The 14-year NFL veteran played his entire career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. During this time, Brooks won DPOY honors in 2002 along with the Super Bowl, and racked up a whopping 11 Pro Bowl nominations, 5 First Team All-Pros, 4 Second Team All-Pros and the Walter Payton Man of the Year award in 2000. Brooks was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2014 as a first ballot selection.
