Warren Sapp at Miami, 2010
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Defensive tackle, Miami, 1991–⁠94

Warren Sapp

Lettered 1992–⁠94 (school media guide)

Born
Dec 19, 1972, in Orlando, Florida

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Warren Sapp played defensive tackle at Miami (1991–⁠94). He won the 1994 Bronko Nagurski Trophy and the 1994 Lombardi Award. He finished sixth in the 1994 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 1994. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers took Sapp in the first round, No. 12 overall in the 1995 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1994
Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Lombardi Award and 4 more
Heisman vote
6th
In the 1994 vote
Drafted
No. 12
Overall, 1995 NFL Draft (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)

Honors

Team titles: National champions, 1991; Big East champions, 1991, 1992 and 1994

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 1995
Height6′1″
Weight281 lb
Arm length32¾″
Hand size9½″

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

Pro Bowls: 7 (1997–⁠2003) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 4 (1999–⁠2002) · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2 (1997–⁠98)

All-Pro teams: AP first team 1999–⁠2002; AP second team 1997–⁠98; Pro Football Writers first team 1999–⁠2002; Sporting News first team 1999–⁠2002.

Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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