The depth chart breakdown series rolls on as we cover the young group of safeties for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2019 and where they fit in.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers fielded an absolutely atrocious secondary last year, and the safety group was a big part of that. Chris Conte is now gone after an ACL injury last year and no new deal in free agency, and the Buccaneers brought in a ton of fresh blood for the safety room.
Head coach has gone on record to say that he believes the secondary is fixed, and if this is true, then that means the Buccaneers have found their combination of safeties and corners that they feel comfortable fielding. The group is extremely young, but Tampa Bay has a ton of potential in the back level of their defense as well.
New defensive coordinator Todd Bowles loves to utilize safeties in a variety of packages and has coached players like Tyrann Matheiu, Tony Jefferson, and Jamal Adams to a Pro Bowl level. With all of the young talent the Buccaneers added to the group this offseason, it will be exciting to see how Bowles deploys these heat seeking missiles in Raymond James Stadium in 2019.
There are a ton of opportunities to be had and Bowles may use more than three of them regularly; keep an eye on this position group in camp as it could be one of the more interesting battles. Here is a breakdown of the depth and potential of the safeties for the Buccaneers for the upcoming season.