The 1994 Buccaneer draft review
For 1994, the draft was reduced still further from eight rounds to seven. The Bucs
drafted 6th in the first round, and then 5th, 4th and 6th in subsequent rounds. The
4th round pick was sent to Dallas in return for S Thomas Everett.
DRAFT ANALYSIS - Not a bad draft overall with some fair offensive performance
over a couple of years but no serious stand-out excellent choices. Only one player
from the draft failed to make the final roster at some point but if only Dilfer had
become the franchise quarterback everyone hoped.
Trent Dilfer
Errict Rhett
Harold Bishop
Bernard Carter
1 - QB - Trent Dilfer - Fresno State
Tough call this one - was Trent worth the sixth overall pick? He went on to become an average NFL starter for nearly a decade and won a Super
Bowl. But every Buc fan will have been judging him against the challenge of saving the franchise. Great guy, not a great quarterback and only an
average performance for this high a choice in the draft.
2 - RB - Errict Rhett - Florida
For two years, he was the Buc running game gaining over 1,000 yards in 1994 and 1995. He then held out for half a season and never again did
anything really worthwhile in the NFL. A serious waste of a great collegiate talent.
3 - TE - Harold Bishop - Louisiana State
Played in six games and never caught a ball. But somehow Rich McKay traded him to the Browns where he was equally unspectacular, in return
for a pick that turned out to be Mike Alstott.
4 - traded to Dallas for S Thomas Everett
Played two seasons in Tampa and proved the veteran leadership in the secondary that the Bucs needed.
5 - T - Pete Pierson - Washington
Hung around on the Bucs longer than any other player from this draft and played in over 100 games even if he started only a handful. Was
signed and re-signed to the roster a couple of times in his early pro days.
6 - LB - Bernard Carter - East Carolina
Never played football in the NFL at all. Had been a defensive end in college and played only sparingly at linebacker which was the position the
Bucs tried him at. The brother of future first round pick and future Buccaneer Kevin Carter out of Florida.
7 - C - Jim Pyne - Virginia Tech
Spent four seasons with the Bucs and started at guard for two of them before moving on to play for Detroit and Cleveland as part of an eight-
year NFL career. The third generation of his family to play professional football.
Jim Pyne
Pete Pierson
