Selmon, Sapp, Brooks best of top picks in Buccaneers history
BEST FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICK: DE Lee Roy Selmon was the first draft pick in team history, No. 1 overall in 1976 by an expansion franchise that within four seasons went from losing its first 26 games to within one victory of a Super Bowl appearance. Selmon was one of the NFL’s most dominant pass rushers and the first Tampa Bay player elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. A case also could be made for fellow Hall of Famers Warren Sapp and Derrick Brooks, picked in 1995. They formed the foundation for a defense that keyed the club’s only Super Bowl championship run. However, it's difficult to top what Selmon accomplished during a period when the Bucs were historically bad.
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