Player
James Wilder
Seasons
1981-89
College
Missouri
How acquired
2nd round pick 1981
How left
Plan B free agent - 1990 - Washington
Height
6-3
Weight
225
Date of birth
12-May-58
Pos
RB
No
32
Games
113
Starts
102
One of the finest players ever to wear a Buccaneer uniform and started for most of his nine seasons in Tampa Bay having two
monster seasons in 1984 and 1985 in which he was the Buc offense. Went to the Pro Bowl in 1984 and set an NFL record with 43
carries in a single game in 1983 and another in 1984 with 492 rushes/receptions in a single season. Went on to play briefly for the
Redskins and Lions on leaving Tampa Bay but remains the franchise leader in rushing yardage and second in receptions.
1981
1
1982
1
1983
1
1984
1
1985
1
1986
1
1987
1
1988
1
1989
1
Games
Starts
Games
Starts
Games
Starts
Games
Starts
Games
Starts
Games
Starts
Games
Starts
Games
Starts
Games
Starts
16
16
9
9
10
10
16
16
16
16
12
12
12
12
7
7
15
4
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
Rushing
No
Yards
Avg
LG
TD
1981
107
370
3.5
23
4
1982
83
324
3.9
47
3
1983
161
640
4.0
75
4
1984
407
1,544
3.8
37
13
1985
365
1,300
3.6
28
10
1986
190
704
3.7
45
2
1987
106
488
4.6
21
0
1988
86
343
4.0
19
1
1989
70
244
3.5
14
0
Total
1,575
5,957
3.8
75
37
Receiving
No
Yards
Avg
LG
TD
1981
48
507
10.6
38
1
1982
53
466
8.8
32
1
1983
57
380
6.7
31
2
1984
85
685
8.1
50
2
1985
53
341
6.4
20
0
1986
43
326
7.6
25
1
1987
40
328
8.2
32
1
1988
15
124
8.3
24
0
1989
36
335
9.3
27
3
Total
430
3,492
8.1
50
9
Passing
Att
Com
Yards
Int
TD
1984
1
1
16
0
1
Total
1
1
16
0
1
Kick returns
No
Yards
Avg
LG
TD
1981
1
19
19.0
19
0
1989
2
42
21.0
28
0
Total
3
61
20.3
28
0
Season
Spec
1989
4
Total
4
