The NFL Draft is, for some fan bases, the best time of the year. For others, it is a time where they get to see what building blocks their team is accumulating as they look to make it back to the playoffs while leaving others in the dust. In every franchise’s history, some picks are memorable than others, and that means they are worth remembering.
ESPN’s Benjamin Solak took up the task of gathering the best draft selections from every spot in the history of the event. In doing so, Solak honored seven Tampa Bay Buccaneers selections.
Picks were riddled all over the rounds of the draft, but here is who represented the team in order:
Warren Sapp, DL (12)Derrick Brooks, LB (28)Lavonte David, LB (58)Ronde Barber, CB (66)Al Harris, CB (169)Mike Prior, SAF (176)Elijah Alexander, LB (254)
Three of the seven got to play on arguably one of the best defenses of all time. Other notable picks, of course, include Lavonte David, who is still on the team and also on his way to Canton, Ohio, like others on the list. One notable name here is Al Harris, who was drafted by the Bucs but had his best years with the Green Bay Packers.
All in all, this is a fun list that features a good amount of Bucs history.