ALL-TIME TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS' RUSHING STATISTICS
TOTALS 14,177 53,171 3.8 78 335
Player No. Yds Avg LG TD Notes
Wilder, James 1,575 5,957 3.8 75 37 Simply the best all-around back in Buc history
Alstott, Mike 1,359 5,088 3.7 47 58 The best power runner that we have ever had
Dunn, Warrick 1,070 4,200 3.9 76 17 The best receiving back in Tampa Bay annals
Pittman, Michael 798 3,362 4.2 78 10 Scored on the longest TD run in history in 2004
Cobb, Reggie 878 3,061 3.5 59 21 Had his great season in 1992
Bell, Ricky 820 3,057 3.7 56 16 The first overall pick of the 1977 draft
Rhett, Errict 823 2,853 3.5 35 24 Do you think he regrets that 1996 holdout now?
Williams, Carnell 569 2,184 3.8 71 10 Was the NFC Offensive Rookie in 2005
Eckwood, Jerry 515 1,845 3.6 61 6 Gained over 500 yards each of his three seasons
Anderson, Gary 321 1,159 3.6 64 5 Was past his best when he arrived in Tampa
Graham, Earnest 274 1,113 4.1 28 10 Went from 3rd string to starter during 2007
Tate, Lars 289 1,056 3.7 48 15 Started for two seasons in 1988 and 1989
Carter, Louis 311 913 2.9 26 4 Threw the first TD in franchise history on an option
Owens, James 264 911 3.5 35 8 Remains the only Buc to have been an Olympian
Testaverde, Vinny (QB) 172 905 5.3 48 5 The only Buc QB with a 100-yard game
Williams, Doug (QB) 203 879 4.3 29 13 Leads all Buc QBs in rushing touchdowns
Howard, William 223 809 3.6 39 2 Played alongside Lars Tate for two years
Davis, Johnny 195 721 3.7 18 6 Was a solid full-back for three seasons
DuBose, Jimmy 184 704 3.8 24 4 Had the first 100-yard game in Buc history
Young, Steve (QB) 114 658 5.8 31 6 Was running for his life playing for Tampa Bay
Dilfer, Trent (QB) 165 650 3.9 28 5 When he did run, he usually gained good yardage
Jones, Thomas 137 627 4.6 61 3 Became the starter in the final month of 2003
Carver, Mel 195 621 3.2 13 1 Was a back-up for three seasons
Workman, Vince 157 575 3.7 21 2 Had 78 carries in one season, 79 the next
Williams, Ed 150 522 3.5 19 2 Led the 1976 squad with two rushing TDs
King, Shaun (QB) 104 424 4.1 19 5 Remember his famous scramble v the Rams?
Stecker, Aaron 101 402 4.0 59 1 Has been a back-up for the past four seasons
Smith, Jeff 120 396 3.3 46 2 Gained over 300 yards during 1987
Brooks, Reggie 112 368 3.3 56 2 Started for half of 1996 when Rhett held out
Ellison, Jerry 72 358 5.0 75 5 Spent three seasons as the back-up back
Springs, Ron 90 339 3.8 40 0 Former Cowboy who saw playing time in 1985/86
Wonsley, Nathan 73 339 4.6 59 3 Career cut short by a terrible neck injury
Davis, Anthony 95 297 3.1 35 1 Never showed his college form in the pros
Berns, Rick 62 233 3.8 17 0 Had a couple of starts during 1979
Goode, Kerry 63 231 3.7 22 0 Part of the "Three Horsemen" backfield in 1988
Howard, Bobby 60 210 3.5 31 2 Recorded 30 carries in each of his two seasons
Johnson, Brad (QB) 82 206 2.5 21 3 Will never be known for his scrambling skills
Bennett, Michael 41 189 4.6 28 1 Obtained in a trade at mid-season in 2007
Rae, Mike (QB) 21 188 9.0 42 0 All but two of these yards came during 1978
Gradkowski, Bruce (QB) 48 181 3.8 14 0 Had mobility but no real arm strength
Wilson, Robert 42 179 4.3 20 0 Played the 1991 season as the blocking back
Johnson, Essex 47 166 3.5 27 1 Well over the hill when he played in 1976
Erickson, Craig (QB) 53 163 3.1 17 1 Never really had the speed to run well
Anthony, Reidel (WR) 13 151 11.6 32 0 Leads all Buc receivers in rushing yardage
Chandler, Chris (QB) 31 150 4.8 18 1 His TD was a somersaulting effort v New Orleans
Ragsdale, George 34 147 4.3 18 1 Gained 121 of his yards in the 1978 season
McDowell, Anthony 37 145 3.9 23 0 Was primarily a full back with the Bucs
Stamps, Sylvester 29 141 4.9 21 1 Was more of a kick returner with the Bucs
McNeill, Rod 27 135 5.0 17 0 Ranked third in rushing for the 1976 team
Royster, Mazio 42 122 2.9 19 1 Never more than a back-up in 1993 and 1994
Abdullah, Rabih 32 122 3.8 19 0 Spent three seasons as the back-up back
McCown, Luke 12 117 9.8 31 0 Showed some real mobility during his three starts
Garcia, Jeff 35 116 3.3 21 1 Not as mobile as he was in his early days
Harvey, John 27 113 4.2 14 0 Saw a fair bit of playing time during 1990
Wright, Adrian 37 112 3.0 11 0 Played for the 1987 strike team
Garner, Charlie 30 111 3.7 25 0 Lost for the season during his third game
Davis, Charlie 41 107 2.6 13 1 One of the lowest per carry averages around
Dickinson, Parnell (QB) 13 103 7.9 46 0 The longest single rush by a Buc QB ever
Clayton, Michael (WR) 16 95 5.9 27 0 Had another five reverse attempts during 2007
DeBerg, Steve (QB) 50 83 1.7 14 3 Never really known for his running speed
Smith, Don 20 83 4.2 17 1 Scored on a one-yard run in SuperBowl XXV
Ricks, Harold 24 76 3.2 14 1 Played for the 1987 strike team
Johnson, Rob (QB) 14 73 5.2 21 0 Did he ever actually stay in the pocket?
Armstrong, Adger 19 70 3.7 12 2 The best blocking back in Buc history
Hold, Mike (QB) 8 69 8.6 35 0 Came on in relief in the first two strike games
Thompson, Jack (QB) 31 62 2.0 13 0 Never known as the Running Samoan
Morton, Michael 31 58 1.9 8 0 Was primarily a kick returner with the Bucs
Simms, Chris (QB) 30 52 1.7 12 1 Can he ever regain his starting QB role in Tampa?
Mucker, Larry (WR) 9 51 5.7 16 0 Had five carries in a single season in 1978
Spurrier, Steve (QB) 12 48 4.0 10 0 Went on to be the best ex-Buc QB head coach
Highsmith, Alonzo 13 44 3.4 10 0 Way way past his best when he came to Tampa
White, Charlie 11 42 3.8 8 0 Saw some playing time late in 1978
Hunter, Eddie 8 41 5.1 11 0 Saw action in the final month of 1987
House, Kevin (WR) 7 41 5.9 32 0 Has the longest reverse in franchise history
Lynch, John (ST) 1 40 40.0 40 0 A big-gainer on a fake punt
Perkins, Bruce 13 36 2.8 9 0 Had made the 1990 team for special teams
Hedberg, Randy (QB) 9 35 3.9 12 0 His passing numbers were far worse than this
Copeland, Horace (WR) 3 34 11.3 22 0 His injury robbed him of his great speed
Green, Jacquez (WR) 11 33 3.0 18 0 Now back for another turn with the Bucs
Galloway, Joey (WR) 7 33 4.7 14 0 Some reverses to utilise his speed
Austin, Cliff 19 32 1.7 8 1 Played early in the 1987 season
Bartalo, Steve 9 30 3.3 6 1 Scored once during the season-opener in 1987
Griese, Brian (QB) 43 29 0.7 7 0 Not known for his scrambling ability
Gladman, Charles 12 29 2.4 6 0 Played for the 1987 strike team
Harris, Rudy 9 29 3.2 12 0 Was never more than a blocker for the Bucs
Davis, Tony 7 29 4.1 8 0 Was mainly a special teamer when a Buccaneer
Stovall, Maurice (WR) 2 29 14.5 18 0 Both reverses came in the same game
Edmonds, Bobby Joe 5 28 5.6 9 0 Was mainly a kick returner during 1995
Barnhardt, Tommy (P) 2 27 13.5 25 0 Both fake punts came during 1996
Blount, Jeb (QB) 5 26 5.2 12 0 Made one start during 1977
Hagins, Isaac (WR) 4 26 6.5 26 0 Three of his carries came in the 1980 season
Smart, Ian 2 26 13.0 25 0 The big play came on his first NFL carry
Thompson, Leroy 14 25 1.8 10 0 Gained 18 of these yards on two carries
Carlson, Jeff (QB) 6 25 4.2 11 0 Had the one start at QB late in 1991
Jennings, Stanford 5 25 5.0 10 0 Was a kick returner more than a rusher
Neal, Lorenzo 5 25 5.0 12 0 Great blocking back who was a Buc in 1998
Carter, Gerald (WR) 4 24 6.0 16 0 Had a carry in each season from 1983 to 1986
Moore, Bob (TE) 2 23 11.5 22 0 Both these plays were TE reverses
Wilson, Charles (WR) 4 22 5.5 11 0 Never lost yardage on any of his carries
Davis, Gary 7 21 3.0 12 0 Was mainly a kick returner during 1980
White, Jamel 13 20 1.5 10 0 Disappointed in limited playing time in 2004
Huff, Gary (QB) 11 20 1.8 12 0 Gained 10 yards in both 1977 and 1978
Land, Dan 9 20 2.2 6 0 Played for the 1987 strike team
Husted, Michael (K) 1 20 20.0 20 0 A very successful fake fieldgoal play
Fusina, Chuck (QB) 4 17 4.3 14 0 Only rarely got in to cover for Doug Williams
Dierking, Scott 3 14 4.7 9 0 Saw a little action late in the 1984 season
Lee, Charles (WR) 2 14 7.0 8 0 A pair of motion reverse handoffs during 2003
Turner, Vernon 4 13 3.3 9 0 Will always be known for the first PR touchdown
Komlo, Jeff (QB) 2 11 5.5 11 0 Only saw action in one game at QB in 1984
Emanuel, Bert (WR) 1 11 11.0 11 0 One reverse during the 1998 season
Risher, Alan (QB) 1 10 10.0 10 0 Came on a fake fieldgoal in 1985 v the Rams
Darby, Kenneth 2 9 4.5 7 0 Came off the practice squad for the final game of 2007
Dawsey, Lawrence (WR) 1 9 9.0 9 1 Scored on his only carry - a unique achievement
Franklin, Pat 7 7 1.0 4 0 Played late in the 1986 season
Giles, Jimmie (TE) 4 7 1.8 9 0 Saw some early playing time as a blocking back
Bell, Theo (WR) 1 7 7.0 7 0 Just the one reverse during 1981
Stryzinski, Dan (P) 1 7 7.0 7 0 Completed all three of his fake punt passes though
Brooks, James 5 6 1.2 4 0 Went from the SuperBowl to the British league
Ferguson, Joe (QB) 5 6 1.2 7 0 Was nearly 40 when he started for the Bucs
Hilliard, Ike 1 6 6.0 6 0 One reverse during the 2007 season
Zeier, Eric (QB) 5 5 1.0 8 0 Mainly knelt down at the end of a blowout
Johnson, Keyshawn (WR) 2 5 2.5 3 0 Just hand me the damn ball
Streater, Eric (WR) 1 5 5.0 5 0 Played for the 1987 strike team
Thomas, Lamar (WR) 1 5 5.0 5 0 Just the one reverse as a Buccaneer
Moore, Manfred 7 4 0.6 7 0 Was mainly used on special teams during 1976
Weldon, Casey (QB) 7 4 0.6 6 1 The TD was a game-winning sneak v Carolina
Zorn, Jim (QB) 4 4 1.0 5 0 Played for the 1987 strike team
Armstrong, Tyji (TE) 3 4 1.3 4 0 Saw a little action as a blocking back
Middleton, Terdell 2 4 2.0 2 0 Gained two yards on both his 1983 carries
Moore, Dave (TE) 1 4 4.0 4 0 Saw a little action as a blocking back
Pagac, Fred (TE) 1 4 4.0 4 0 Got just the one carry as an upback
Golsteyn, Jerry (QB) 5 3 0.6 3 0 Was as bad a runner as he was a passer
Rattay, Tim (QB) 4 3 0.0 4 0 Started the final two games of the 2006 season
Allen, Greg 1 3 3.0 3 0 Had just the one carry back in 1986
Kendrick, Vince 1 3 3.0 3 0 Had just the one carry for the expansion team
McCardell, Keenan (WR) 1 3 3.0 3 0 His receiving numbers more than make up for this
Jones, Gordon (WR) 2 2 1.0 12 0 Had a single carry in both 1979 and 1980
Boone, Greg 1 2 2.0 2 0 Played for the 1987 strike team
Peoples, George 1 2 2.0 2 0 Had but one carry for the 1984 squad
Thomas, Derrick 1 2 2.0 2 0 Played for the 1987 strike team
Cook, Jameel 3 1 0.3 2 0 Has seen most of his action as a blocker
Freeman, Phil (WR) 1 1 1.0 1 0 Had one reverse called for him in 1987
Hanratty, Terry (QB) 1 1 1.0 1 0 Started one game during the expansion season
Hape, Patrick (TE) 1 1 1.0 1 0 Was a TE with the Bucs but a FB in Denver
Owens, Morris 4 0 0.0 18 0 Gained 18 yards on his first reverse too
Criswell, Ray (P) 2 0 0.0 0 0 All of these plays were fumbled punt snaps
Green, Dave (P) 3 0 0.0 0 0 All of these plays were fumbled punt snaps
Blanchard, Tom (P) 2 0 0.0 0 0 Both these plays were fumbled punt snaps
Crockett, Zack 1 0 0.0 0 0 Signed twice during 2007 for totally minimal impact
Roby, Reggie (P) 1 0 0.0 0 0 This was a busted punt snap play
Williams, Karl (WR) 6 -1 -0.2 5 0 Has never broken a reverse yet
Hamilton, Joe (QB) 1 -2 -2.0 -2 0 One carry on a busted hand-off
Walsh, Steve (QB) 6 -4 -0.7 0 0 His speed was as weak as his arm
Peebles, Danny (WR) 2 -6 -3.0 1 0 Couldn't even use his great speed on reverses
Hill, Bruce (WR) 6 -8 -1.3 9 0 Had all his carries in his first three seasons
Hawkins, Courtney (WR) 5 -8 -1.6 11 0 Lost 13 of those yards on one 1996 reverse
Swider, Larry (P) 1 -9 -9.0 -9 0 Busted punt snap play
Tupa, Tom (P) 1 -9 -9.0 -9 0 Busted punt snap play
Garcia, Frank 1 -11 -11.0 -11 0 Ranks last in the all-time rushing yardage table