Chris Simms

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 97th pick

QB ·

Texas · 2004–2009

Games

3,117

Pass Yards

Pass TD

INT

Rush Yards

Rush TD

Draft Details

Year

2003

Round

Round 3

Pick

97th overall

Team

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Position

College

Texas

Chris Simms Career Stats

Primary starter for 1 season.
Ranks 6th in the 2003 draft class in passing yards (3,117).
Best statistical season: 2005 with TB (2,035 passing yards).

Passing

Season	Team	G	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	INT
2004	TB	5	42	73	467	1	3
2005	TB	11	191	313	2,035	10	7
2006	TB	3	58	106	585	1	7
2008	TEN	1	1	2	7	0	0
2009	DEN	3	5	17	23	0	1
Career		23	297	511	3,117	12	18

Rushing

Season	Team	G	Car	Rush Yds	Rush TD
2004	TB	5	7	14	0
2005	TB	11	20	31	0
2006	TB	3	4	7	1
2008	TEN	1	0	0	0
2009	DEN	3	3	-4	0
Career		23	34	48	1

G = games with at least one recorded statistic; the career games total in the summary above includes every game played.

Source: nflverse · Updated Sep 28, 2026

Chris Simms is a former quarterback out of Texas, selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with the 97th overall pick (round 3) in the 2003 NFL Draft. He played 23 regular-season games from 2004 to 2009, with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans and Denver Broncos.

Season Statistics

Season	Team	G	CMP	ATT	YDS	TD	INT	Sacked	1D
2004	TB	5	42	73	467	1	3	10	21
2005	TB	11	191	313	2,035	10	7	28	107
2005 POST	TB	1	25	38	198	0	2	3	11
2006	TB	3	58	106	585	1	7	4	28
2008	TEN	1	1	2	7	0	0	1	1
2009	DEN	3	5	17	23	0	1	5	1
2004	TB	5	42	73	467	1	3	10	21
2005	TB	12	216	351	2,233	10	9	31	118
2006	TB	3	58	106	585	1	7	4	28
2008	TEN	1	1	2	7	0	0	1	1
2009	DEN	3	5	17	23	0	1	5	1
Career		23	297	511	3,117	12	18	48	158
Career		1	25	38	198	0	2	3	11
Career		24	322	549	3,315	12	20	51	169

Season	Team	G	ATT	YDS	TD	Y/A	1D	FUM
2004	TB	5	7	14	0	2.0	1	1
2005	TB	11	20	31	0	1.6	2	1
2005 POST	TB	1	3	11	1	3.7	1	0
2006	TB	3	4	7	1	1.8	1	0
2008	TEN	1	0	0	0	—	0	0
2009	DEN	3	3	-4	0	-1.3	0	0
2004	TB	5	7	14	0	2.0	1	1
2005	TB	12	23	42	1	1.8	3	1
2006	TB	3	4	7	1	1.8	1	0
2008	TEN	1	0	0	0	—	0	0
2009	DEN	3	3	-4	0	-1.3	0	0
Career		23	34	48	1	1.4	4	2
Career		1	3	11	1	3.7	1	0
Career		24	37	59	2	1.6	5	2

Season	Team	G	TGT	REC	YDS	Y/R
2004	TB	5	0	0	0	—
2005	TB	11	1	1	-3	-3.0
2005 POST	TB	1	0	0	0	—
2006	TB	3	0	0	0	—
2008	TEN	1	0	0	0	—
2009	DEN	3	0	0	0	—
2004	TB	5	0	0	0	—
2005	TB	12	1	1	-3	-3.0
2006	TB	3	0	0	0	—
2008	TEN	1	0	0	0	—
2009	DEN	3	0	0	0	—
Career		23	1	1	-3	-3.0
Career		1	0	0	0	—
Career		24	1	1	-3	-3.0

NFL Combine Results

Height

6-4

Weight

220 lbs

40-Yard Dash

4.84s

Vertical Jump

31"

Broad Jump

103"

3-Cone Drill

7.38s

Shuttle

4.21s

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