The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have selected 496 players in the past 40 years of the franchise's existence. Here’s a look at the best draft picks by position for the Bucs:

OFFENSE

Quarterback: Doug Williams, first round, 1978. Vinny Testaverde might be the Bucs' all-time passing leader, but Williams led the Bucs to the 1979 NFC Championship Game, the first time the franchise had ever been to the playoffs, and he led them to the playoffs three times in four years. He later became a Super Bowl MVP with the Washington Redskins. There's a reason he's in the Buccaneers Ring of Honor despite spending just five years with the club.

Running back: James Wilder, second round, 1981, Missouri. Wilder still holds the record as the Bucs' all-time leader in rushing yards (5,957) and receptions (430). He made the Pro Bowl in 1984 and was a second-team All-Pro that season.

Fullback: Mike Alstott. Arguably the most beloved Buc in franchise history, the "A-Train" reached the Pro Bowl six times. He was the first Buc to cross the goal line in Super Bowl XXXVII and was inducted into the Buccaneer Ring of Honor in 2015.

Wide receiver: Mike Evans, first round, 2014, Texas A&M. Mark Carrier might be the Bucs' all-time leading receiver with 5,018 receiving yards and 27 touchdowns, but Evans could very well shatter that record in his fourth year, while it took Carrier six years to do so. He already has matched Carrier's touchdown production.

Tight end: Ron Hall, fourth round, 1987, Hawaii. Jimmie Giles is, by far, the Bucs' greatest tight end, but a lot of people forget that he wasn't drafted by Tampa, which means Hall gets the nod. Hall started 90 games in seven seasons for the Bucs, with his best season coming in 1988, when he had 39 receptions for 555 yards.

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Tackle: Paul Gruber, first round, 1988, Wisconsin. The only offensive lineman in the Buccaneers Ring of Honor, Gruber was named an All-Pro twice and started 183 games, a record Derrick Brooks would break in 2007.

Guard: Davin Joseph, first round, 2006, Oklahoma. When the Bucs finally decided to invest a first-round draft pick in an offensive lineman, it was a breath of fresh air. He reached the Pro Bowl twice.

Center: Tony Mayberry, fourth round, 1990, Wake Forest. Mayberry played for the Bucs from 1990 to 1999 and reached three Pro Bowls. He never missed a single start in nine straight seasons.

DEFENSE

End: Lee Roy Selmon, first round, 1976, Oklahoma. The first draft pick in franchise history and a pillar for the organization on and off the field, Selmon, aka the "Gentle Giant," reached six Pro Bowls and was the 1979 Defensive Player of the Year. No one did more for the organization or the community than Selmon, right up until his passing in 2011. Selmon was the Bucs' only Pro Football Hall of Famer until Warren Sapp was enshrined in Canton in 2013. He was also the first Buccaneer to have his number retired, in 1986.

Tackle: Warren Sapp, first round, 1995, Miami. Seven Pro Bowls, four AP first-team All-Pros, a member of the NFL's 1990s and 2000s all-decade teams, a Pro Football Hall of Famer and Buccaneers Ring of Honor member. He had a whopping 96.5 sacks (77 of which came as a Buc). Also deserving recognition here: the late David Logan, a two-time All-Pro who spent eight seasons with the Bucs and passed away at the age of 42.

Linebacker: Derrick Brooks, first round, 1995, Florida State. Brooks reached the Pro Bowl a whopping 11 times and was named an All-Pro nine times. He was named the NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 2002, the year he led the Bucs to a Super Bowl XXXVII win. In 2014, he became the Bucs' third player inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Cornerback: Ronde Barber, third round, 1997, Virginia. Barber wasn't used as a traditional cornerback -- he recorded 28 career sacks and 47 interceptions -- but he was exactly what the Bucs needed to successfully operate the Tampa-2 defense. His pick-six in the 2002 NFC Championship Game is widely regarded by Bucs fans as the greatest play in franchise history.

Safety: John Lynch, third round, 1993, Stanford. Lynch was instrumental in ushering in the Tony Dungy era in Tampa. A nine-time Pro Bowler, he reached the Pro Bowl five times with the Bucs. He holds the rare distinction of not just being in the Buccaneers Ring of Honor, but also the Denver Broncos Ring of Fame.

SPECIAL TEAMS

Kicker: Martin Gramatica, third round, 1999, Kansas State. Remember the days of "Buc Ball," when the defense carried the team and Gramatica was their only source of offense? Many games were won by "Automatica," and he remains the franchise's all-time leading scorer.

Punter: Chris Mohr, sixth round, 1989, Alabama. Mohr spent just one season with the Bucs but would go on to play 15 seasons in the NFL, and he made three appearances in the Super Bowl for the Buffalo Bills.