2016 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Team Information
Division: NFC South
Head Coach: Dirk Koetter
Offensive Coordinator: Todd Monken
Defensive Coordinator: Mike Smith
Special Teams Coach: Nate Kaczor
Stadium: Raymond James Stadium
City: Tampa Bay
Playing Surface: Grass
Offense Scheme: Air Coryell
Defense Scheme: 4-3
2016 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Outlook
2015 was a transition year for the Buccaneers. They had plenty of injuries and didn't have a very successful season, but at the same time, their young players showed a lot of promise. The Buccaneers were 21st in plays run in 2015, ranking only 23rd in pass attempts. They were 8th in rushing attempts between Doug Martin and Charles Sims. They leaned on the running game most likely because it was Jameis Winston's rookie season as the starting quarterback.
Winston only completed 312 of his 535 pass attempts (58.3%), some his own fault, others being drops by his receivers. He threw for 22 touchdowns and 15 interceptions, which while mediocre for regular NFL quarterback standards, is pretty solid for a rookie quarterback. In terms of his receiving options, it starts with Mike Evans. Evans has been one of the most productive young wide receivers in NFL history, and while he dealt with drops in his second season, he received enough targets (148) to put together solid volume. While Evans did have 74 receptions and 1206 receiving yards, he only caught three touchdowns. This was a strange occurrence when you consider his rookie season and college production, but sometimes touchdowns are simply random.
Beyond Evans, things get a little murky, but Vincent Jackson should once again be second in line for significant targets. Jackson is entering his age 33 season, and while he did average about 8 targets a game when healthy in 2015, his career is on a downward trajectory. Beyond that, Austin Seferian-Jenkins and Cameron Brate capped off the rest of the players with any type of significance in the passing game. The tight ends combined for 69 targets. While Seferian-Jenkins was a second round pick they'd hope to develop, rumors of him struggling with work ethic make it hard to trust in terms of taking ahold of the feature tight end role.
Charles Sims and Doug Martin should once again form a very effective combination. They combined for 395 rushes, and should have a similar 66/33 split in 2015 (Martin had 288, Sims had 107). The receiving game is where Sims will have the majority of his impact. Sims had 70 targets to Martin's 44, and averaged 11.0 yards per reception on 51 receptions and scored four receiving touchdowns.
2016 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Schedule
| Week | Date | Time | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunday, September 11 | 1:00 PM ET | @ Atlanta Falcons |
| 2 | Sunday, September 18 | 4:05 PM ET | @ Arizona Cardinals |
| 3 | Sunday, September 25 | 4:05 PM ET | Los Angeles Rams |
| 4 | Sunday, October 2 | 4:05 PM ET | Denver Broncos |
| 5 | Monday, October 10 | 8:30 PM ET | @ Carolina Panthers |
| 6 | Bye Week | ||
| 7 | Sunday, October 23 | 4:05 PM ET | @ San Francisco 49ers |
| 8 | Sunday, October 30 | 1:00 PM ET | Oakland Raiders |
| 9 | Thursday, November 3 | 8:25 PM ET | Atlanta Falcons |
| 10 | Sunday, November 13 | 1:00 PM ET | Chicago Bears |
| 11 | Sunday, November 20 | 1:00 PM ET | @ Kansas City Chiefs |
| 12 | Sunday, November 27 | 4:05 PM ET | Seattle Seahawks |
| 13 | Sunday, December 4 | 4:25 PM ET | @ San Diego Chargers |
| 14 | Sunday, December 11 | 1:00 PM ET | New Orleans Saints |
| 15 | Sunday, December 18 | 1:00 PM ET | @ Dallas Cowboys |
| 16 | Saturday, December 24 | 1:00 PM ET | @ New Orleans Saints |
| 17 | Friday, January 1 | 1:00 PM ET | Carolina Panthers |
2015 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Record
2015 Overall Record: 6-10
2015 Home Record: 3-5
2015 Away Record: 3-5
2015 Division Record: 3-3
2015 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Team Ranks
2015 Offensive Rank: 5
2015 Defensive Rank: 23
2015 Special Teams Rank: 30
2016 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Team Roster
Quarterbacks 2015 Player Stats
| Name | # | Pos | Height | Weight | Age | Years |
Games
Started |
Att | Comps | Comp % |
Yards
Completion |
Yards
Game |
Yards | Int | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jameis Winston | 3 | QB | 6'4" | 232 | 22 | 1 | 16 | 535 | 312 | 58.3 | 13 | 252.6 | 4042 | 15 | 22 |
| Ryan Griffin | 4 | QB | 6'5" | 206 | 27 | 3 | |||||||||
| Mike Glennon | 8 | QB | 6'7" | 225 | 27 | 3 | |||||||||
| Dan LeFevour | 6 | QB | 6'3" | 230 | 29 | Rookie |
Running Backs & Receivers 2015 Player Stats
| Name | # | Pos | Height | Weight | Age | Years | Games |
Rush
Att |
Rec | Targets |
Rush
Yards |
Rush
Y/G |
Rush TD |
Rec
Yards |
Rec
Y/G |
Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Vitale | 86 | FB | 6'1" | 240 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| Jameis Winston | 3 | QB | 6'4" | 232 | 22 | 1 | 16 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 13.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Sims | 34 | RB | 6'0" | 214 | 26 | 2 | 16 | 107 | 51 | 70 | 529 | 33.1 | 0 | 561 | 35.1 | 4 |
| Doug Martin | 22 | RB | 5'9" | 223 | 27 | 4 | 16 | 288 | 33 | 44 | 1402 | 87.6 | 6 | 271 | 16.9 | 1 |
| Storm Johnson | 36 | RB | 6'0" | 209 | 24 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Mike James | 25 | RB | 25 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Peyton Barber | 43 | RB | 5'11" | 225 | 22 | Rookie | ||||||||||
| Russell Hansbrough | RB | 5'9" | 195 | Rookie | ||||||||||||
| Cameron Brate | 84 | TE | 6'5" | 235 | 25 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 23 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 288 | 20.6 | 3 |
| Austin Seferian-Jenkins | 87 | TE | 6'6" | 262 | 24 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 338 | 48.3 | 4 |
| Luke Stocker | 88 | TE | 6'5" | 255 | 28 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 4.4 | 1 |
| Brandon Myers | 82 | TE | 6'4" | 250 | 31 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 11.5 | 0 |
| Alan Cross | 45 | TE | 6'1" | 235 | 23 | Rookie | ||||||||||
| Kivon Cartwright | 46 | TE | 6'4" | 245 | 24 | Rookie | ||||||||||
| Tevin Westbrook | 81 | TE | 6'5" | 257 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| Adam Humphries | 11 | WR | 5'11" | 195 | 23 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 27 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 260 | 20 | 1 |
| Donteea Dye | 17 | WR | 6'0" | 195 | 23 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 13.2 | 1 |
| Mike Evans | 13 | WR | 6'5" | 231 | 23 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 74 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1206 | 80.4 | 3 |
| Russell Shepard | 89 | WR | 6'1" | 195 | 26 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2.2 | 1 |
| Louis Murphy | 18 | WR | 6'2" | 200 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 198 | 33 | 0 |
| Vincent Jackson | 83 | WR | 6'5" | 241 | 33 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 33 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 543 | 54.3 | 3 |
| Freddie Martino | 16 | WR | 6'0" | 195 | 25 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Andre Davis | 14 | WR | 6'1" | 211 | 23 | Rookie | ||||||||||
| Kenny Bell | 80 | WR | 6'1" | 185 | 24 | Rookie | ||||||||||
| Evan Spencer | 85 | WR | 6'2" | 208 | Rookie |
Kickers & Punters 2015 Player Stats
| Name | # | Pos | Height | Weight | Age | Years | Games | FGA | FGM | FG% | Extra Points | Punts | Yards | Long | Y/P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberto Aguayo | 19 | K | 6'0" | 207 | 22 | Rookie | |||||||||
| Andrew DePaola | 48 | LS | 6'2" | 205 | 29 | 2 | |||||||||
| Jake Schum | 5 | P | 5'10" | 210 | 27 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 2348 | 60 | 41.9 |
| Bryan Anger | 9 | P | 6'3" | 208 | 28 | 4 |
Linebackers & Secondary 2015 Player Stats
| Name | # | Pos | Height | Weight | Age | Years | Games |
Games
Started |
Int | TD | FF | Sacks | Tackles |
Assist
Tackles |
Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jude Adjei-Barimah | 38 | CB | 5'11" | 200 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 7 | 0 | |
| Johnthan Banks | 27 | CB | 6'2" | 185 | 27 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 0 |
| Keith Tandy | 37 | CB | 5'10" | 202 | 27 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 0 |
| Josh Robinson | 26 | CB | 5'10" | 199 | 25 | 4 | |||||||||
| Vernon Hargreaves III | 28 | CB | 5'10" | 204 | 21 | Rookie | |||||||||
| Ryan Smith | 29 | CB | 5'11" | 189 | 23 | Rookie | |||||||||
| Javien Elliott | 35 | CB | 5'11" | 176 | Rookie | ||||||||||
| Chris Conte | 23 | DB | 6'2" | 197 | 27 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 20 | 0 |
| Alterraun Verner | 21 | DB | 5'10" | 181 | 28 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 42 | 11 | 0 |
| Major Wright | 31 | DB | 6'0" | 204 | 28 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 0 |
| Brent Grimes | 24 | DB | 5'10" | 180 | 33 | 9 | |||||||||
| Bradley McDougald | 30 | FS | 6'0" | 215 | 26 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 20 | 0 |
| Jeremiah George | 52 | ILB | 5'11" | 234 | 24 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Josh Keyes | 50 | LB | 6'2" | 223 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| Howard Jones | 95 | LB | 6'4" | 238 | 26 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| Adarius Glanton | 53 | LB | 6'1" | 215 | 26 | 2 | |||||||||
| Daryl Smith | 51 | LB | 6'2" | 235 | 34 | 12 | |||||||||
| Micah Awe | 44 | LB | 6'0" | 221 | Rookie | ||||||||||
| Cassanova McKinzy | 49 | LB | 6'3" | 235 | Rookie | ||||||||||
| Luke Rhodes | LB | 6'2" | 242 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| Kwon Alexander | 58 | OLB | 6'2" | 227 | 22 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 59 | 34 | 0 |
| Lavonte David | 54 | OLB | 6'1" | 233 | 26 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 85 | 62 | 0 |
| Devante Bond | 59 | OLB | 6'1" | 238 | Rookie | ||||||||||
| Kimario McFadden | 33 | S | 5'11" | 210 | 25 | 2 | |||||||||
| Isaiah Johnson | 39 | S | 6'0" | 209 | Rookie | ||||||||||
| Elijah Shumate | 41 | S | 6'0" | 208 | 22 | Rookie |
Offensive & Defensive Lines 2015 Player Stats
| Name | # | Pos | Height | Weight | Age | Years | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ali Marpet | 74 | C | 6'4" | 307 | 23 | 1 | Hobart |
| Josh Allen | 61 | C | 6'3" | 315 | 25 | 2 | ULM |
| William Gholston | 92 | DE | 6'6" | 281 | 25 | 3 | Michigan St. |
| Jacquies Smith | 56 | DE | 6'2" | 260 | 26 | 4 | Missouri |
| Kourtnei Brown | 90 | DE | 6'4" | 253 | 28 | 4 | Clemson |
| George Johnson | 94 | DE | 6'4" | 265 | 29 | 5 | Rutgers |
| Robert Ayers | 91 | DE | 6'3" | 273 | 31 | 7 | Tennessee |
| Noah Spence | 57 | DE | 6'2" | 251 | Rookie | Ohio St.East. Kentucky | |
| Channing Ward | 71 | DE | 6'4" | 279 | 24 | Rookie | Mississippi |
| A.J. Francis | 70 | DL | 6'5" | 309 | 26 | 3 | Maryland |
| Akeem Spence | 97 | DT | 6'1" | 307 | 25 | 3 | Illinois |
| Gerald McCoy | 93 | DT | 6'4" | 295 | 28 | 6 | Oklahoma |
| Clinton McDonald | 98 | DT | 6'1" | 289 | 29 | 7 | Memphis |
| DaVonte Lambert | 75 | DT | 6'2" | 282 | Rookie | Auburn | |
| Travis Britz | 79 | DT | 6'4" | 293 | Rookie | Kansas State | |
| J.R. Sweezy | 73 | G | 6'5" | 296 | 27 | 4 | North Carolina St. |
| Joe Hawley | 68 | G | 6'3" | 297 | 28 | 6 | UNLV |
| Evan Dietrich-Smith | 62 | G | 6'2" | 297 | 30 | 7 | Idaho St. |
| Dominique Robertson | 60 | G | 6'5" | 324 | Rookie | West Georgia | |
| Donovan Smith | 76 | OT | 6'6" | 341 | 23 | 1 | Penn St. |
| Kevin Pamphile | 64 | OT | 6'5" | 310 | 26 | 2 | Purdue |
| Caleb Benenoch | 77 | OT | 6'5" | 305 | 22 | Rookie | UCLA |
| Demar Dotson | 69 | T | 6'9" | 315 | 31 | 7 | Southern Mississippi |
| Gosder Cherilus | 78 | T | 6'7" | 315 | 32 | 8 | Boston Col. |
| Taylor Fallin | 65 | T | 6'6" | 330 | 24 | Rookie | Memphis |
| Leonard Wester | 66 | T | 6'6" | 305 | 23 | Rookie | Missouri Western |
| Kelby Johnson | 67 | T | 6'7" | 301 | Rookie | Louisville |
2015 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Offensive Stats
| Team | Totals | Passing | Rushing | Penalties | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name |
Points Scored |
Yds |
Yds/ Game |
Off. Plays |
Yds/ Play |
Total TO |
Fum Lost |
Int | Comp | Att | Yds |
Yds/ Att |
TD | Att | Yds |
Yds/ Att |
TD | Total |
Yards Lost |
|
| 20 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 342 | 6,011 | 376 | 1016 | 5.9 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 312 | 535 | 3852 | 7.2 | 22 | 454 | 2159 | 4.8 | 12 | 143 | 1195 |
2015 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Defensive Stats
| Totals Allowed | Passing Allowed | Rushing Allowed | Takeaways & Penalties | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | Points | Yards | FPTS / Gm | Yds | TD | Y/A | Yds | TD | Y/A | TO Forced | Int |
Fum Rec |
Pen Yds |
| 26 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 417 | 5446 | 76 | 3840 | 31 | 6.6 | 1606 | 12 | 3.4 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 862 |
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