| New York Life Protection Index Analysis |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Season | Rank | Protection Index | Previous Protection Index | Change | Offensive Linemen Drafted |
| 2010 | 20 | 57.1 | 52.0 | 5.1 | |
| 2009 | 25 | 52.0 | 63.0 | -11.0 | |
| 2008 | 17 | 63.0 | 50.1 | 12.9 | Jeremy Zuttah (G) - Rutgers |
| 2007 | 26 | 50.1 | 52.7 | -2.6 | Arron Sears (G) - Tennessee |
| 2006 | 23 | 52.7 | 41.8 | 10.9 | Davin Joseph (G) - Oklahoma, Jeremy Trueblood (T) - Boston College |
| 2005 | 25 | 41.8 | 46.5 | -4.7 | Dan Buenning (G) - Wisconsin |
| 2004 | 21 | 46.5 | 62.7 | -16.2 | Jeb Terry (G) - North Carolina |
| 2003 | 8 | 62.7 | 44.7 | 18.0 | Sean Mahan (G) - Notre Dame |
| 2002 | 27 | 44.7 | 49.1 | -4.4 | |
| 2001 | 19 | 49.1 | 36.0 | 13.1 | Kenyatta Walker (T) - Florida |
| 2000 | 26 | 36.0 | 38.1 | -2.1 | Cosey Coleman (G) - Tennessee |
| 1999 | 29 | 38.1 | 51.1 | -13.0 | |
| 1998 | 15 | 51.1 | 42.2 | 8.9 | Todd Washington (C) - Virginia Tech |
| 1997 | 21 | 42.2 | 40.0 | 2.2 | Jerry Wunsch (T) - Wisconsin, Frank Middleton (G) - Arizona |
| 1996 | 26 | 40.0 | 35.4 | 4.6 | Jason Odom (T) - Florida |
| 1995 | 27 | 35.4 | 59.8 | -24.4 | Steve Ingram (G) - Maryland |
| 1994 | 12 | 59.8 | 50.2 | 9.6 | |
| 1993 | 20 | 50.2 | N/A | N/A | |
