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Lavonte David

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers · OLB

Lavonte David recorded 215 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 14 rostered seasons with Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

▶Best highlights

7.3

tackles/gm

10

playoff games

14

indexed seasons

215

career games

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to Lavonte David's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
LV
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
FEB 7, 2021

Kansas City Chiefs vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Super Bowl LV · Feb 7, 2021

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2020
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
JAN 9, 2021

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Washington Commanders

Wild Card · Jan 9, 2021

9 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2023
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DETROITLIONS
JAN 21, 2024

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Detroit Lions

Divisional Round · Jan 21, 2024

11 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2024
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
JAN 12, 2025

Washington Commanders vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Wild Card · Jan 12, 2025

8 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2018
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
BALTIMORERAVENS
DEC 16, 2018

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Baltimore Ravens

Regular Season · Dec 16, 2018

11 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Lavonte David's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 15 total tackles

Regular Season
2015
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
HOUSTONTEXANS
SEP 27, 2015

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Sep 27, 2015

15 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 sacks

Regular Season
2024
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
SEP 29, 2024

Philadelphia Eagles vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Sep 29, 2024

7 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 3 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2023
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
NOV 19, 2023

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Nov 19, 2023

6 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 3 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2024
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
DEC 15, 2024

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Los Angeles Chargers

Regular Season · Dec 15, 2024

12 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 forced fumbles

Regular Season
2017
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
ARIZONACARDINALS
OCT 15, 2017

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Oct 15, 2017

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Lavonte David's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2005–2013

01
TBDAVID54Lavonte David
TBBARBER20Ronde Barber
TBWILLIAMS24Cadillac Williams

Intermittent winners give way to another reset

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · After the first title

Tampa Bay won two more divisions but could not rebuild the champion's core as the roster cycled through young quarterbacks.

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Franchise era

2014–2019

02
TBDAVID54Lavonte David
TBEVANS13Mike Evans
TBWINSTON3Jameis Winston

Evans becomes the constant

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · Building an offense

Evans and David produced elite careers through losing seasons while the franchise assembled pieces that would become vital to a sudden contender.

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Franchise era

2020–2022

03
TBDAVID54Lavonte David
TBBRADY12Tom Brady
TBEVANS13Mike Evans

A veteran quarterback turns potential into a title

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · Brady brings another banner

Brady chose Tampa Bay, attracted veteran help and led three road playoff wins before routing Kansas City in the franchise's home stadium.

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Franchise era

2023–present

04
TBDAVID54Lavonte David
TBMAYFIELD6Baker Mayfield
TBEVANS13Mike Evans

The veterans outlast expectations

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · The Baker Mayfield continuation

Mayfield revived his career and helped the remaining title core keep winning the division after Brady's retirement.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 2020Pro Bowl selection · 2015First-team All-Pro · 201314 NFL seasons215 career games1,033 career solo tackles43 career sacksCollege: Nebraska; Fort Scott CCDrafted by: TBDraft pick: 58Jersey: 5410 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 9, 2012Most recent: Jan 3, 2026

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history