
However, his athleticism makes it easy to get excited about his potential. While some late-round cornerbacks in his class blossomed (Tariq Woolen, DaRon Bland), McCollum spent a lot of time as a backup and had growing pains regarding his tackling and coverage. Tampa Bay thought highly of Zyon McCollum, trading what would have been a fourth-rounder this year to select him in the fifth round last year. While those two have their own question marks regarding durability, it gets murkier beyond them from an experience-level standpoint. Ditto for Dean, someone who only became a full-time starter in 2022.
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Although both are solid starters and worth their respective paydays, neither played all 17 games last year.ĭavis appeared in 13 games and has not played a full season since being drafted in 2018.

Both are 26, and each will be a starting outside cornerback for the next couple of seasons. Cornerback:īucs CB Jamel Dean – Photo by: Cliff Welch/PRĪt cornerback, the Bucs have one of the best duos in Davis and Dean. So where does that leave the secondary? Let’s take a look at the current depth chart at cornerback first, with the presumed starters in bold and presumed backups unbolded. Where Does The Bucs’ Depth Chart Stand At Cornerback? That is a lot of production on paper, and it is unclear where it will come from yet. Should Ryan not re-sign, between the four of them, that means replacing 31 starts, 213 combined tackles, and six of the team’s 10 interceptions last season, which was far few too for the team’s liking. Logan Ryan is still a free agent and could return, but his full-time starter days are behind him. The Bucs did well to re-sign Dean to a market-friendly contract, but it meant saying goodbye to many defensive backfield members, including two from the Super Bowl LV-winning squad.Ĭornerback Sean Murphy-Bunting (Titans) and safeties Mike Edwards (Chiefs), and Keanu Neal (Steelers) have all moved on to new teams.
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With the cap situation leaving them in a difficult spot, it was always going to be impossible to bring back everyone. and Mike Edwards – Photo by: Cliff Welch/PR Bucs Ss Logan Ryan, Antoine Winfield, Jr.
