Ranking the Top 5 Buccaneers running backs of all time
By Ryan Heckman
When Ronald Jones is in your top 10 rushers of all-time, you know the position has never been one of immense strength. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have had many running backs come through over the years, yet the majority of them have proved to be replaceable.
In this team's history, there have only been 18 total players to rush for over 1,000 career yards, and not all of them were running backs.
Looking at the greatest of them all, though, we attempted to put them into a sensible order. Let's count down our top five Bucs running backs of all-time.
5. Cadillac Williams
The guy who owns the title of best name absolutely goes to Cadillac Williams. The former Auburn product was drafted fifth overall back in 2005 by the Bucs and would go on to rush for 3,677 yards and 20 touchdowns during his career in Tampa Bay. That's good for no. 5 all-time on the leaderboard.
Williams began his career with his only 1,000-yard season, going for 1,137 yards and a career-high six touchdowns as a rookie. After that initial season, many thought the Bucs had the next big thing in the NFL, as Williams looked every bit of a breakout, future star.
But, his rookie year would prove to be his best. From there, he dropped down to 798 rushing yards and one touchdown in Year 2. In the next two seasons, Williams would see injuries start to take over and would only play a combined 10 games. Those two seasons also saw Williams rush for just 441 yards in total.
When it was all said and done, Williams spent six seasons in Tampa before finishing his career with one year in St. Louis.