Career Highlights:

Has started all 91 games that he has played, totaling 764 tackles, including 93 for loss, 36 passes defensed, 18.0 sacks, 10 interceptions (2 return TDs), 17 forced fumbles, 11 fumble recoveries (1 return TD) and one safety.

Career Highlights:

Has started all 91 games that he has played, totaling 764 tackles, including 93 for loss, 36 passes defensed, 18.0 sacks, 10 interceptions (2 return TDs), 17 forced fumbles, 11 fumble recoveries (1 return TD) and one safety.

Only player in NFL history to record 450+ tackles, 15+ sacks and 10+ interceptions in first five seasons.

Has served as Buccaneers Captain from 2014-17.

Ranks first the NFL in solo tackles (547), third in total tackles (764), and second in tackles for loss (93) among all NFL players since entering the league in 2012.

David and Luke Kuechly are the only NFL players with 700+ tackles (764), 10+ sacks (18) and 10+ interceptions (10) since start of 2012 season.

Since 2012, ranks tied for second among NFL linebackers in interceptions with 10 and tied for second among linebackers with two interceptions returned for touchdowns. Also during that span, ranks tied for fourth among all players with 17 forced fumbles and tied for first with 11 opponent fumble recoveries.

Has scored 20 points (3 TDs, 1 safety) since entering the league in 2012, the third-most among all front-seven players (J.J. Watt, Karlos Dansby). Since start of 2015 season, is tied for third among all defensive players in return touchdowns with three (Aqib Talib/Reshad Jones, 4).

Since start of 2015 season, only NFL player to record 330+ tackles, 8+ sacks and 4+ interceptions, while leading the NFL with nine opponent fumble recoveries and 11 forced fumbles.

Leads all NFL players in forced fumbles since 2014 (15) and 2015 (11).

Leads all NFL players in fumble recoveries since 2012 (11), 2013 (11), 2014 (10), 2015 (9), 2016 (7), and 2017 (5).

His five fumble recoveries in 2017 are a Buccaneers single-season franchise record.

Recorded first fumble recovery return touchdown when he stripped Larry Fitzgerald, scooped the football and continued 21 yards for the score, at Arizona (10/15/17)

In 2016, tied for NFL lead, and most among linebackers, with 17 tackles for loss.

Garnered Associated Press Second-Team All-Pro honors following the 2016 season.

Named to first Pro Bowl following the 2015 season when he ranked third in the league in tackles (147) and added three sacks, three interceptions, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and 13 passes defensed (most among NFL linebackers).

Named Associated Press All-Pro First-Team following 2013 season when he ranked fifth in the NFL in both tackles (143) tackles and interceptions (5). Added a safety, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, and 10 passes defensed,

Tied for league lead with 14.5 run stuffs in 2013, according to STATS, Inc., and ranked third in the NFL in tackles for loss (20), behind Robert Quinn and J.J. Watt.

Ranked by Pro Football Focus as the No. 1 run stuffing outside linebacker and finished with the third-most quarterback pressures (sacks, QB hits, hurries) at the position.

Only NFL player with 125+ tackles and 6+ sacks in 2013.

One of only two players since 1982 to record at least 7.0 sacks and five interceptions in the same season (S Dave Duerson).

Earned NFC Defensive Player of the Week for Week 12 of 2013.

In 2012, led the Buccaneers in tackles as a rookie, posting 139 tackles, tied for the seventh-most in the NFL. Also posted 112 solo tackles, the second-most in the league.

Named to USA Today’s All-Joe Team in both 2012 & 2013.

Selected to PFW/PFWA All-Rookie Team in 2012.

Earned NFL Defensive Rookie of the Month in November 2012.

Only linebacker in Buccaneers history with two multiple-interception games.

Scored first career touchdown on a 20-yard interception return (Mark Sanchez) in win at Philadelphia (11/22/15).

Registered his first career interception (Peyton Manning) at Denver (12/2/12).

Notched his first career sack vs. Philadelphia (12/9/12).

Started in his NFL debut against Carolina (9/9/12).

2017 highlights:

Started all 13 games he played, recording a team-leading 94 tackles, including eight for loss, five forced fumbles and five fumble recoveries.

Despite missing three games, led the NFL with five opponents fumble recoveries and ranked second with five forced fumbles. The five fumble recoveries are the most ever in a single season by a Buccaneers player.

Since forced fumbles began being tracked in 1994, David is the second player ever to record five forced fumbles and five opponents fumble recoveries in the same season (also, Justin Tuck, 2010).

Led team with nine tackles, including one for loss, and one fumble recovery in Buccaneers 29-7 season-opening win vs. Chicago (9/17).

Posted seven tackles, including one for loss, before leaving the game with an ankle injury at Minnesota (9/24).

Inactive vs. New York Giants (10/1) and vs. New England (10/5) with an ankle injury.

Returned to action after missing two games with injury and scored first fumble return touchdown of his career when he stripped Larry Fitzgerald, recovered the fumble, and went 21 yards to the end zone, at Arizona (10/15). Added another forced fumble and three tackles, including one for loss.

For the second consecutive week, stripped an opponent of the football (LeSean McCoy) and recovered the fumble, at Buffalo (10/22), setting up a go-ahead Buccaneers touchdown. Also racked up a team-leading 14 tackles.

Logged three tackles vs. Carolina (10/29).

Collected seven tackles, one forced fumble (recovered by Buccaneers) and one pass defensed at New Orleans (11/5).

Led team with eight tackles, including two for loss, and a fumble recovery in win vs. New York Jets (11/12).

Recorded six tackles and a quarterback hit in win vs. Miami (11/19).

Posted six tackles, including one for loss, and one quarterback hit at Atlanta (11/26).

Led team with seven tackles at Green Bay (12/3).

Notched 13 tackles and also forced a fumble, which he recovered, vs. Detroit (12/10).

Inactive vs. Atlanta (12/18) with a hamstring injury.

Collected 11 tackles at Carolina (12/24).

Registered six tackles, including one for loss, in win vs. New Orleans (12/31).