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Big fan of Tampa Bay football? Then check out this list of Tampa Bay Buccaneers running backs.&nbsp;It includes every starting running back from throughout Tampa Bay Buccaneers history, including current running backs and past ones. Featuring &nbsp;some of the greatest NFL&nbsp;running backs&nbsp;of all time, the best Buccaneers RBs include Cadillac Williams, Warrick Dunn, Reggie Cobb, Leonard Fournette, Doug Martin, and James Wilder.

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Mike Alstott

Michael Joseph Alstott (born December 21, 1973), nicknamed "A-Train", is a former American football fullback in the National Football League (NFL). He spent his entire 12-year career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He played college football at Purdue. During his career, Alstott was selected to six Pro Bowls and won Super Bowl XXXVII with the Buccaneers over the Oakland Raiders.

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Warrick Dunn

Warrick De'Mon Dunn (born January 5, 1975) is a former American football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for twelve seasons.  He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 12th overall in the 1997 NFL Draft, after playing college football at Florida State.  Dunn was named AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year in 1997 and earned three Pro Bowl selections in his career.  After his playing career, Dunn took a minority stake in the Falcons' ownership group led by Arthur Blank.

James Wilder

James Curtis Wilder Sr. (born May 12, 1958) is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington Redskins, and the Detroit Lions.

Leonard Fournette

Leonard Joseph Fournette III (born January 18, 1995) is an American football running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at LSU, and was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars with the fourth overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft. Fournette had near-unprecedented hype headed into college in 2014 after an outstanding career at St. Augustine High School in New Orleans. He won the 2013 USA Today High School Football Offensive Player of the Year and was named the top-ranked recruit in 2014 senior class according to ESPN, 247Sports.com, and CBS Sports. At LSU, he was a consensus All-America selection following his sophomore season in 2015, after setting school single-season records with 1,953 rushing yards and 22 rushing touchdowns, and leading the country with 162.8 rushing yards per game. Various experts regarded him as the best player in college football.

Doug Martin

Doug Martin is an American football running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Buccaneers in the first round of the 2012 NFL Draft. He played college football at Boise State.

Cadillac Williams

Carnell Lamar "Cadillac" Williams (born April 21, 1982) is an American football coach and former running back in the National Football League (NFL), currently serving as running backs coach for the Auburn Tigers football team, for whom he also played college football. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the first round of the 2005 NFL Draft and also played for the St. Louis Rams.

Michael Pittman

Michael Pittman (born August 14, 1975) is a former American football running back. He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the fourth round of the 1998 NFL Draft. He played college football at Fresno State.
Pittman also played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Denver Broncos in the National Football League, and the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League. He won a Super Bowl ring with the Buccaneers in Super Bowl XXXVII. Pittman also has 3 sons and 2 daughters

LeGarrette Blount

LeGarrette Montez Blount (; born December 5, 1986), nicknamed "The Train", is an American football running back who is currently a free agent. Blount rushed for over 1,000 yards in each of his two seasons in junior college. He then committed to the Oregon Ducks football program as a junior, for the 2008 season. That year, he ran for over 1,000 yards and scored a school-record 17 touchdowns. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent with the Tennessee Titans in 2010, but joined the Tampa Bay Buccaneers before the start of the 2010 NFL season. He also played for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2014, between his two stints with the New England Patriots, followed by the Philadelphia Eagles in 2017 and the Detroit Lions in 2018.
With the Patriots, Blount won Super Bowl XLIX over the Seattle Seahawks and Super Bowl LI over the Atlanta Falcons. The following season he won Super Bowl LII with the Eagles, defeating his former team the Patriots. His 11 career rushing touchdowns in the playoffs are tied for 6th-most in NFL history.

Ricky Bell

Ricky Lynn Bell (April 8, 1955 – November 28, 1984) was an American professional football player who was a running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and San Diego Chargers of the National Football League. Bell was a star in college for the University of Southern California, gaining 1,875 yards rushing in his junior season. The #1 Overall Selection in the 1977 NFL Draft, Bell was inducted posthumously into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2004.

Earnest Graham

Earnest Graham, Jr. (born January 15, 1980) is an American former college and professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons.  He played college football for the University of Florida, and was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent in 2003.  Graham became a favorite among Buccaneers fans, coaches, and fellow players for his hard work and team-first attitude.After football, Graham became involved in various local business ventures. He also served as the head football coach at North Fort Myers High School from 2014 until 2018.  In February 2019, Graham was announced as the new Head Coach and Director of Football Operations at Evangelical Christian School in Fort Myers, Florida.

Errict Rhett

Errict Undra Rhett (born December 11, 1970) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons during the 1990s and early 2000s.  Rhett played college football for the University of Florida, and was recognized as an All-American.  A second-round pick in the 1994 NFL Draft, he played professionally for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Baltimore Ravens and Cleveland Browns of the NFL.

Ronald Jones

Ronald Jones II (born August 3, 1997) is an American football running back for the Kansas City Chiefs of the NFL. He played college football at USC. He started the 2020 season as the team's starter, only relinquishing the job to Leonard Fournette after a late season COVID-19 diagnosis kept him out of the last few games of the regular season. Returning for the playoffs, he split time with Fournette in the backfield, and won Super Bowl LV with the rest of the Buccaneers at season's end. In 2021, he relinquished his primary starting role to Fournette, and while he appeared in 16 regular-season games, he production was limited. A late-season injury kept him from participating in the 2021 playoffs.

Peyton Barber

Kenneth Peyton Barber (born June 27, 1994) is an American football running back for the Washington Football Team of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Auburn Tigers. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2016.

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Thomas Jones

Thomas Jones (born August 19, 1978) is an American actor who performs as Thomas Q. Jones, and a former American football running back who played 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL).  He played college football for the University of Virginia.  He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals seventh overall in the 2000 NFL Draft, and played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in addition to the New York Jets, Chicago Bears and Kansas City Chiefs.  He retired among the top 25 leading rushers in NFL history (currently 26th, after LeSean McCoy passed him), and a member of the 10,000 yards club.
In 2013, performing under the name Thomas Q. Jones, he began an acting career. Among his credits are 2015's Straight Outta Compton, a starring role in A Violent Man, and a series regular role in the Luke Cage TV series.



Thomas Q. Jones is an actor who appeared in "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "All American," and "Straight Outta Compton."

Jerry Ellison

Jerry Ellison was a professional American football player who played running back for four seasons for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New England Patriots.

Jacquizz Rodgers

Jacquizz "Quizz" Rodgers (born February 6, 1990) is an American football running back who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Oregon State, and was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the fifth round of the 2011 NFL Draft.

Johnny Davis

Johnny Lee Davis (born July 17, 1956) is a retired American football running back who played ten seasons in the NFL (1978–1987).  Davis was a member of the 1981 San Francisco 49ers team that won Super Bowl XVI. He is a graduate of Sidney Lanier High School in Montgomery, Alabama, and the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa.

James Owens

James Owens (born July 5, 1955 in Sacramento, California), is a former professional American football player who played six seasons in the NFL for the San Francisco 49ers and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Owens competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal in the 110 meter hurdles, finishing sixth.

Reggie Cobb

Reginald John Cobb (July 7, 1968 – April 20, 2019) was a professional American football running back who played seven seasons in the National Football League.  A second-round selection in the 1990 NFL Draft, he initially played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, registering his best season in 1992 when he rushed for over a thousand yards and scored nine touchdowns.  He was later a member of the inaugural roster of the Jacksonville Jaguars.  Cobb played college football at Tennessee, where he led the SEC in touchdowns his freshman year.



Reggie Brooks

Reginald Arthur Brooks (born January 19, 1971) is a former American football running back in the National Football League.  He attended Booker T. Washington High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
He is the uncle to Minnesota Vikings Linebacker Anthony Barr.

Bobby Rainey

Bobby Gene Rainey, Jr. (born October 16, 1987) is a former American football running back and return specialist. He signed with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2012. He has also played for the Cleveland Browns, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New York Giants. He played college football at Western Kentucky.

Gary Anderson

Gary Wayne Anderson (born April 18, 1961 in Columbia, Missouri) is a former professional American football running back who played in the National Football League, the United States Football League and the Canadian Football League from 1983 to 1995.

Jerry Eckwood

Jerry Eckwood (born December 26, 1954) is a former NFL running back.  He played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1979–1981, and was a key member of the Buccaneers team that made the first playoff appearance in franchise history in 1979.  Eckwood played collegiately for the Arkansas Razorbacks from 1975–78.



Big fan of Tampa Bay football? Then check out this list of Tampa Bay Buccaneers running backs.&nbsp;It includes every starting running back from throughout ...