Professional Soccer Focus has given like to a number of Bucs gamers over the previous few weeks as they proceed to rank the highest gamers at every place group. Most just lately they ranked All-Professional security Antoine Winfield Jr. the very best security within the NFL.
Taking a look at the remainder of the defensive backfield, one present Bucs participant makes the reduce as one of many 32 greatest cornerbacks within the league. Jamel Dean clocks in at No. 18 on the listing with creator John Kosko writing, “Dean is as constant as they arrive, as he has earned a 70.0-plus protection grade in all 5 of his seasons as a professional. He recorded a career-high 18 stops in 2023 and has missed a grand whole of 15 tackles in his five-year profession.”
Bucs Wanting For Extra From Jamel Dean
Regardless of the favorable write-up, most within the Bucs entrance workplace and locker room would say it was a little bit of a disappointing season from Dean. He ranked tenth general on the identical listing final 12 months.
Bucs CB Jamel Dean – Photograph by: USA At the moment
He missed 4 video games and left one other early because of damage, maintaining with a theme that has plagued the proficient nook for a lot of his profession. Dean was additionally a lot much less efficient in protection, permitting 1.33 yards per protection rep, which was the very best mark of his profession and virtually double the 0.76 mark for his profession main into the 2023 season.
Much more memorable than the general play in the course of the common season was the would-be interception he dropped in the long run zone in the course of the NFC Divisional sport towards the Lions that proved to be a pivotal play within the consequence of the sport. All of this was following him signing a profitable extension final 12 months.
Dean spoke just lately of how the crew is searching for him to be extra of a ballhawk in 2024, saying that cornerbacks coach Kevin Ross texted him within the offseason that it wanted to be a spotlight.
#Bucs CB Jamel Dean talks about holding onto the ball for INTs this season.
CB Coach Kevin Ross would textual content him within the offseason: “You might want to begin catching balls”
Dean replied: “I do know I dropped 5 interceptions final 12 months. I’m sorry.” pic.twitter.com/2JtTS8u7GJ
— PewterReport 🏴☠️ (@PewterReport) Could 28, 2024
Former Bucs Participant Additionally Makes Checklist
Bucs CB Carlton Davis III and Panthers WR Jonathan Mingo – Photograph by: USA At the moment
Carlton Davis III, whom the Bucs simply traded to the Lions, additionally made PFF’s listing, rating twenty second general. PFF famous that his grades per their web site might not replicate the precise high quality of his play.
“Davis has typically been tasked with monitoring the opposing crew’s prime receiver, which by no means leads to excessive grades. The superior metrics look extra kindly on him, although, as he ranks 18th there over the previous two years.”
With Davis coming into the ultimate 12 months of his contract, due $14.5 million in money, and oft-injured himself, the Bucs opted to commerce him for a third-round choose and provides third-year nook Zyon McCollum an opportunity to turn into a full-time starter.
Regardless of the damage and general play struggles for Davis, he really moved up seven spots from the place he ranked on PFF’s listing final 12 months. That goes to indicate how fickle the place is general, with efficiency for many gamers who play the place various wildly from 12 months to 12 months.
