The knock on Tampa Bay defensive tackle Gerald McCoy in his first two seasons was that he couldn’t stay on the field.
Arm injuries ended each of McCoy’s first two seasons prematurely and there was talk the former No. 3 overall draft choice was a bust.
Funny, but McCoy, who was selected to his first Pro Bowl, barely came off the field in 2012. He took part in 939 of Tampa Bay’s 1,078 defensive plays. McCoy’s 87.11 playing-time percentage ranked second among all NFL defensive tackles. Only San Francisco’s Ray McDonald had a higher percentage (90.85).
Here’s a look at the rest of the playing-time percentages for Tampa Bay’s defensive players.
Safety Mark Barron 99.63
Safety Ronde Barber 99.35
Linebacker Lavonte David 98.24
Defensive end Michael Bennett 83.68
Cornerback E.J. Biggers 74.03
Defensive tackle Roy Miller 73.64
Linebacker Mason Foster 68.55
Defensive end Daniel Te'o-Nesheim 67.72
Cornerback Leonard Johnson 53.99
Cornerback Eric Wright 45.92
Safety Ahmad Black 38.68
Linebacker Quincy Black 27.18
Defensive end Da'Quan Bowers 26.16
Defensive tackle Gary Gibson 25.97
Cornerback Brandon McDonald 19.56
Defensive end Adrian Clayborn 16.33
Defensive back Danny Gorrer 16.32
Linebacker Adam Hayward 13.82
Linebacker Dekoda Watson 11.60
Cornerback Anthony Gaitor 11.41
Defensive end Aaron Morgan 11.05
Defensive tackle Corvey Irvin 7.7
Cornerback LeQuan Lewis 6.75
Defensive end Lazarius Levingston 3.34
Linebacker Markus White 1.74
Cornerback Myron Lewis 1.11
Safety Keith Tandy 0.65
Safety Cody Grimm 0.37
Linebacker Najee Goode 0.28
Linebacker Jacob Cutrera 0.09
