The Tampa Bay Buccaneers marked their 50th season in 2025 by recognizing the top five players with the most career sacks in team history, according to a June 3 announcement. The list spans nearly the entire existence of the franchise, beginning with Lee Roy Selmon from the inaugural 1976 team and extending to Shaquil Barrett, who returned to the roster last year.
Selmon leads with 78.5 career sacks from 1976 to 1984. He was Tampa Bay’s first college draft pick and became its first Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee in 1995. Selmon averaged 8.72 sacks per season over nine years and made six consecutive Pro Bowl appearances starting in his fourth campaign.
Warren Sapp ranks second with 77.0 sacks between 1995 and 2003. Sapp was known for his ability as an interior lineman and won NFL Defensive Player of the Year honors in 1999 after a season with 12.5 sacks that helped propel Tampa Bay to an NFC Championship Game appearance. He earned four first-team All-Pro selections and seven straight Pro Bowl nods during his time with the Buccaneers.
Simeon Rice is third on the list, recording 69.5 sacks from 2001 to 2006 after joining Tampa Bay following five seasons in Arizona. Rice achieved double-digit sack totals each of his first five seasons with Tampa Bay, including two campaigns exceeding fifteen sacks—a franchise record for multiple such seasons—and contributed significantly during playoff runs, including Super Bowl XXXVII.
Gerald McCoy sits fourth at 54.5 sacks (2010-2018), consistently producing at least five sacks per year over seven straight seasons despite early injuries limiting his rookie output; he also received six Pro Bowl invitations while playing for Tampa Bay.
Shaquil Barrett rounds out the top five with a total of forty-five career sacks (2019-2024). After leading the NFL with nineteen-and-a-half sacks in his debut Buccaneer season—the highest single-season mark in team history—Barrett continued contributing key performances during both regular seasons and playoffs before injuries affected later years.
