No. 7: Buccaneers' best draft class

ESPN Stats & Information has ranked all NFL players drafted in the modern draft (1967-2008) based on their performance during their NFL careers -- regardless of how they fared with the team that drafted them.

TOP TEAM DRAFT CLASSES (in seed order)

• About the rankings
• The Tournament bracket
• Best player countdown: #50-12
• Best Draft years of all-time
• Positions: WR | LB | DL | RB | QB | OL
• Top historical picks from slots 1-5
• Best-ever picks at slots No. 6 -10
• Top NFL coaches - Is Belichick the best?
• Top college coaches - Who preps picks best?
• Top value picks - Brady or Montana?
• NFL Draft by state
• Best non-BCS picks
• Best-ever pick from every school
• 32. Houston Texans (2006)
• 31. Jacksonville Jaguars (1995)
• 30. Carolina Panthers (2001)
• 29. Cleveland Browns (1978)
• 28. Philadelphia Eagles (1988)
• 27. Green Bay Packers (1990)
• 26. Seattle Seahawks (1990)
• 25. New York Jets (1977)
• 24. Kansas City Chiefs (1967)
• 23. Arizona Cardinals (1971)
• 22. Denver Broncos (1983)
• 21. Atlanta Falcons (1991)
• 20. New Orleans Saints (1993)
• 19. New England Patriots (1977)
• 18. Indianapolis Colts (1969)
• 17. Cincinnati Bengals (1980)
• 16. San Diego Chargers (1975)
• 15. Tennessee Titans (1983)
• 14. Washington Redskins (1981)
• 13. Chicago Bears (1981)
• 12. St. Louis Rams (1971)
• 11. Oakland Raiders (1968)
• 10. Detroit Lions (1989)
• 9. Minnesota Vikings (1967)
• 8. Miami Dolphins (1983)
• 7. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1995)
• 6. New York Giants (1981)
• 5. San Francisco 49ers (1981)
• 4. Baltimore Ravens (1996)
• 3. Buffalo Bills (1985)
• 2. Dallas Cowboys (1975)
• 1. Pittsburgh Steelers (1974)

NFL DRAFT COVERAGE

• NFL Draft Central | Kiper Index Page
• McShay: Seven-round mock draft
• Kiper: Four-round mock draft
• Kiper Rankings: Off. | Def. | Top Juniors

INSIDER DRAFT COUNTDOWN

• Plugging Holes: NFC E | S | N | W
• Plugging Holes: AFC E | S | N | W
• Why INT rate is the key stat for QBs
• Tuesday With Mel: QB shuffle (4/21)