Antoine Winfield Jr.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Pos S

Updated October 8, 2026

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Model Score

84.5 MODEL

2020

78.5

2021

79.9

2022

76.6

2023

96.0

2024

70.4

2025

85.8

2026

84.5

How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →

STM Take

Super Bowl LV ring plus 2023 1st-team All-Pro plus 2023 DPOY runner-up plus the 2025 tier 1 (#6) bounce-back establishes Winfield as one of the elite safeties of his generation. The Minnesota Big Ten 2nd-round origin plus the NFL-family bloodline give him real career foundation. The 2026 question is whether Winfield earns his second 1st-team All-Pro plus DPOY consideration or whether the structural mid-career instability returns.

Winfield came out of Minnesota as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' 2nd-round pick (45th overall) in 2020, the son of three-time Pro Bowl CB Antoine Winfield Sr. He won Super Bowl LV plus earned 2023 1st-team All-Pro plus DPOY runner-up. His STTM career runs tier 7 (#50) in 2021, tier 4 (#32) in 2022, tier 2 (#12) in 2023 All-Pro, tier 8 (#80) in 2024, and tier 1 (#6) bounce-back in 2025.

Strengths

Super Bowl LV ring plus 2023 1st-team All-Pro plus 2023 DPOY runner-up plus 2025 tier 1 (#6) bounce-back establishes top-tier S résumé.
Minnesota Big Ten 2nd-round origin plus the NFL-family bloodline (Antoine Winfield Sr.) gives him the rare championship-pedigree elite career foundation.

Concerns

Career STTM volatility (tier 2 in 2023, tier 8 in 2024, tier 1 in 2025) confirms the ceiling can swing across seasons.
Tampa Bay's broader defensive identity transition compresses the structural support around Winfield.

What to watch: Whether Winfield wins his first DPOY in 2026 plus holds tier 1 (top 5), the threshold for closing the elite S career case.