Antoine Winfield

Although his per-snap tackle rate wasn't high at a glance, Winfield was effective as a rookie starter and clearly possesses unique upside, certainly on the real field. It's impressive that Winfield earned a three-down role immediately as a second-round pick, and more impressive yet that he did so on one of the league's best defenses. Winfield probably would have blazed well past 100 tackles on most other defenses. The Tampa Bay defense remains strong and Winfield probably won't get to pad his stats quite yet, but he'll likely be one of the league's best defenders for a long time.

The Buccaneers hope Winfield, a 2020 second-round pick, is the answer to some of the back-end problems that have plagued their secondary under multiple coaches and coordinators in recent seasons. The former Golden Gopher couldn't kick his college career into high gear until his senior season, as injuries curtailed both his sophomore and junior campaigns after four games each. Winfield made up for it in 2019 by logging a full 13 games and nabbing seven interceptions, including one pick-six. That type of playmaking ability should give him the inside track to the starting strong safety job right from the onset, especially considering the lack of turnovers and impact defensive plays overall that once again defined the Buccaneers defense in 2019.