Antoine Winfield

Antoine Winfield

27-Year-Old SafetyS
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Winfield had a letdown of a season after becoming the highest-paid defensive back in NFL history. He suffered a foot injury in Week 1, which he later aggravated in the middle of the season, and was unable to deliver the explosive plays we've come to expect from him. For example, he failed to intercept a pass and failed to force a fumble, both of which were first for his career. He also tallied his lowest sack total (2.0) since 2021. Now healthy, Winfield should bounce back to his prior form, making him a strong IDP selection. However, it is worth noting that he has a growing history of injury, having been limited to 13 games or fewer in three of his five pro seasons. Read Past Outlooks
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Signed a four-year, $84.1 million contract with the Buccaneers in May of 2024.
Another productive season in '25
STampa Bay Buccaneers
January 12, 2026
Winfield registered 93 tackles (53 solo), including 1.0 sacks, eight defensed passes, including two interceptions, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery across 17 games during the 2025 regular season.
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It was another season of across-the-board IDP production for the veteran safety, who tied the second-highest snap count of his career (1,034) and got back on the board in the interception column after going without a pick for the first time in his career during an injury-shortened 2024 campaign. Winfield's tackle total was the third highest of his career, while his eight pass breakups were second only to the 12 he compiled in the other 17-game season of his NFL tenure to date, the 2023 campaign. He'll once again slot into the starting strong safety role in 2026 as one of the leaders of a talented Buccaneers defense.
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Measurables Review View College Player Page
How do Antoine Winfield's measurables compare to other safeties?
This section compares his draft workout metrics with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average.
Height
5' 9"
 
Weight
203 lbs
 
40-Yard Dash
4.45 sec
 
Vertical Jump
36.0 in
 
Broad Jump
124 in
 
Hand Length
9.50 in
 
Arm Length
30.13 in
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Since stepping foot on an NFL field for the first time in 2021, Winfield has emerged as one of the most well-rounded safeties in the league. He took another step forward in 2023, tallying career-high marks in tackles, sacks, passes defensed, interceptions and both forced and recovered fumbles. His sacks in particular look to be sustainable, as he found himself playing in the box at the highest rate of his career last season. This offseason, Winfield landed a four-year, $84.1 million contract in the offseason - the highest figure ever for a defensive player. Needless to say, he'll be the leader of the Buccaneers defense for the foreseeable future. The only thing that has slowed Winfield down to this point in his career is injuries, as he was limited to 13 games in both 2021 and 2022.
Winfield remains an enticing fantasy option after the biggest names at DB are off the board. The Minnesota product has missed four games to injury each of the last two seasons, but when he's on the field his production has been excellent. His tackle rate in 2022, translated to 1,000 snaps, would have put him in triple digits, and he added a career-high four sacks to his ledger. Those sacks may not be repeatable as he transitions back to free safety, but coach Todd Bowles seems to value his versatility, and Tampa Bay doesn't have a lot of talent at safety to challenge his workload.
Winfield has already been a good IDP in both of his first two NFL seasons, producing a 1,000- snap rate of 97 tackles, three sacks and two interceptions, and there’s hope that he might get better yet in his age-24 season. More specifically, it wouldn’t surprise if Winfield went on an interception spree soon, especially with Tom Brady back to keep Tampa Bay in the lead and opponents throwing.
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.
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Registers seven stops vs. Miami
STampa Bay Buccaneers
December 29, 2025
Winfield logged seven tackles (two solo) during the Buccaneers' 20-17 loss to the Dolphins on Sunday.
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Struggles in loss
STampa Bay Buccaneers
December 23, 2025
Winfield registered two tackles during Tampa Bay's loss to the Panthers on Sunday.
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Racks up 13 stops in Week 15 loss
STampa Bay Buccaneers
December 11, 2025
Winfield posted 13 tackles (eight solo) in Thursday's loss to Atlanta.
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Logs five stops vs. NOLA
STampa Bay Buccaneers
December 8, 2025
Winfield tallied five tackles (four solo) and a pass defense during the Buccaneers' 24-20 loss to the Saints on Sunday.
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Secures interception in win
STampa Bay Buccaneers
December 1, 2025
Winfield recorded seven total tackles (four solo) and an interception in Sunday's 20-17 win over the Cardinals.
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Dealing with leg injury
STampa Bay Buccaneers
August 13, 2025
Winfield missed practice Wednesday with a lower leg injury, Scott Smith of the team's official site reports.
ANALYSIS
The talented safety didn't have an injury designation for Saturday night's preseason opener against the Titans, but he unsurprisingly was held out along with many other defensive starters. Therefore, the leg injury appears to be a new concern, and head coach Todd Bowles didn't elaborate on how much time Winfield could be in line to miss.
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