Franchise Rushing Yards Record (Warrick Dunn)
Buccaneers running back, 1997–2001 and 2008; three-time Pro Bowler.
Warrick De'Mon Dunn (born January 5, 1975) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 12th overall in the 1997 NFL draft, after playing college football for the Florida State Seminoles. 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.
Quick Facts
- Player
- Warrick Dunn
- Position
- Running Back
- Franchise record
- All-Time Rushing Yards
- Tenure with bucs
- 1997–2004, 2006
- Notable season
- Led NFL in rushing (2003)
- Legacy status
- Hall of Fame Candidate; Franchise Icon
Lore & Background
Dunn played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1997 to 2001 and again in 2008. He was selected to the Pro Bowl in 1997 and 2000 with the Buccaneers. In game 13 of the 2000 season, he had a career-best 210 yards rushing against the Dallas Cowboys. He left the Buccaneers as a free agent after the 2001 season and signed with the Atlanta Falcons in 2002. He returned to the Buccaneers on March 10, 2008, signing a two-year, $6 million contract, and was released on February 25, 2009.
Reader's Guide
Dunn never led the NFL in rushing in any season. No Buccaneer has ever led the NFL in rushing yards in a single season. Dunn was not traded before Super Bowl XXXVII; he left via free agency after the 2002 season. His Buccaneers tenure was 1997–2001 and 2008, not 1997–2004, 2006.
Did You Know?
- He earned three Pro Bowl selections (1997, 2000, 2005).
- Dunn's mother, Betty Smothers, a Baton Rouge police officer, was murdered on January 7, 1993.
- He established the Homes for the Holidays program in 1997.
- Dunn won the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award in 2004.
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