Antoine Winfield Jr. is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Winfield in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Winfield's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Antoine Winfield Jr.

2× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 21% all-time defensive backsHigh-End Starter📈 Late Developer · 2023

Height5'9"

Weight203 lb

BornAug 16, 1998

Age27

CollegeMinnesota See College Stats

ConferenceBig Ten

Rookie yr2020

Draft2020 · Rd 2, Pick 45 · TB

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Archetype Intelligence

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A quality defensive back with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 73 · #1555 · Above Average

Worth 73 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 34% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +14.6 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+14.6

Avg surplus

peak +24

5 seasons × ~14.6 surplus ≈ VORP 73

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2020	—	TB	16	—	89	59	30	1	4	3.0	8.0	1	6	2	1	0	0	—	0.0%	1,034	97.1%	84	18.9%	39	30	0.8	147.2	13.1	6	1	1	45	7	0.1
2021	—	TB	13	—	85	59	26	4	3	2.0	9.0	2	6	2	3	0	0	—	0.0%	876	96.6%	48	18.2%	45	33	0.7	92.6	10.6	5	2	1	21	12	0.1
2022	—	TB	13	—	69	53	16	7	6	4.0	17.0	1	3	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	764	87.8%	38	14.5%	47	31	0.7	107.0	8.7	7	1	2	18	2	0.0
2023	—	TB	17	—	110	64	46	6	8	6.0	20.0	3	12	6	4	0	0	—	0.0%	1,100	97.7%	—	0.0%	48	33	0.7	102.0	11.6	12	4	2	30	7	0.1
2024	—	TB	8	—	57	31	26	2	4	2.0	8.0	0	3	0	1	1	0	—	0.0%	529	89.2%	—	0.0%	23	17	0.7	136.5	10.7	5	1	2	24	9	0.1
2025	—	TB	17	—	93	53	40	4	4	1.0	9.0	2	8	1	1	0	0	—	0.0%	1,038	99.5%	—	0.0%	58	33	0.6	94.0	12.1	6	2	3	53	4	0.0
Career		—	84	—	503	319	184	24	29	18.0	71.0	9	38	12	10	1	0	—	0.0%	5,341	94.7%	170	17.2%	260	177	—	—	—	41	11	11	191	41	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2020	22	TB	16	—	89	59	30	1	4	3.0	8.0	1	6	2	1	0	7.6
2021	23	TB	13	—	85	59	26	4	3	2.0	9.0	2	6	2	3	0	8.8
2022	24	TB	13	—	69	53	16	7	6	4.0	17.0	1	3	1	—	0	5.6
2023	25	TB	17	—	110	64	46	6	8	6.0	20.0	3	12	6	4	0	11.9
2024	26	TB	8	—	57	31	26	2	4	2.0	8.0	0	3	0	1	1	3.5
2025	27	TB	17	—	93	53	40	4	4	1.0	9.0	2	8	1	1	0	10.6
Career			84		503	319	184	24	29	—	—	9	38	12	10	1	48

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2020	22	TB	16	—	—	0.0%	1,034	97.1%	84	18.9%
2021	23	TB	13	—	—	0.0%	876	96.6%	48	18.2%
2022	24	TB	13	—	—	0.0%	764	87.8%	38	14.5%
2023	25	TB	17	—	—	0.0%	1,100	97.7%	—	0.0%
2024	26	TB	9	—	—	0.0%	529	89.2%	—	0.0%
2025	27	TB	17	—	—	0.0%	1,038	99.5%	—	0.0%
Career			85		—	—	5,341	—	170	—

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2020	22	TB	16	—	39	30	0.8	147.2	13.1	6	1	1	45	7	0.1
2021	23	TB	13	—	45	33	0.7	92.6	10.6	5	2	1	21	12	0.1
2022	24	TB	13	—	47	31	0.7	107.0	8.7	7	1	2	18	2	0.0
2023	25	TB	17	—	48	33	0.7	102.0	11.6	12	4	2	30	7	0.1
2024	26	TB	9	—	23	17	0.7	136.5	10.7	5	1	2	24	9	0.1
2025	27	TB	17	—	58	33	0.6	94.0	12.1	6	2	3	53	4	0.0
Career			85		260	177	—	—	—	41	11	11	191	41	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 63 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 63 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 6 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 63.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 63· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 61

On-field 43.5

Availability 17.5

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)

2020bestavg 59elite 702025

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 9% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

9% of the all-time Sacks leader9

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 89%.

Per-Snap Impact

Defensive Backs · proprietary · 2012+

Excellent

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:2.434See leaderboard →

Disruption/1002.434Snap share94.7%Def snaps5,341ReliableCV 0.29

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within defensive backs, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive backs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2020

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

4.45s

40-Yard

36"

Vertical

124"

Broad Jump

Postseason Career

9 playoff games

Defense

Tkl46Solo32Ast14TFL3QBHits3Sk1.0Dis7.0Int1PD3FF2FR1

College Stats

MinnesotaImported college table

College Defense

Season	School	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2016	Minnesota	—	37	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	0	2	—	—
2017	Minnesota	—	17	—	—	—	—	—	0	—	0	0	—	—
2018	Minnesota	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	0	1	—	—
2019	Minnesota	—	58	—	—	—	—	—	7	—	2	0	—	—
Career		0	122	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	9	0	2	3	—	—

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

2020 Draft Class· this player went #45

#37Kyle DuggerSAF #38Yetur Gross-MatosDE #39Robert HuntOT #40Ross BlacklockDT #41Jonathan TaylorRB #42Laviska Shenault Jr.WR #43Cole KmetTE #44Grant DelpitSAF #46KJ HamlerWR #47Marlon DavidsonDE #48Darrell TaylorDE #49Chase ClaypoolWR #50Jaylon JohnsonCB #51Trevon DiggsCB #52Cam AkersRB #53Jalen HurtsQB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Antoine inherited the Tampa Bay Buccaneers DB room from Jamel Dean (2019–2025), and handed it to Zyon McCollum (2022–2025).

Marty Carter 1991–1994John Lynch 1993–2003Charles Dimry 1994–1996Donnie Abraham 1996–2001Ronde Barber 1997–2012Dexter Jackson

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2025final season
Last recorded season with TB
2020draft
Drafted by TB — Round 2, Pick 45

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'9" / 203 lb

Frame

203 lb at 4.45s

Size-speed

36" vert / 124" broad

Explosion

Injury History

13 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2024	TB	8	W2Out· FootW3Out· FootW4Out· FootW5Out· FootW6Questionable· FootW9Questionable· FootW15Out· KneeW16Out· KneeW17Out· KneeW18Out· KneeW19Questionable· Knee
2023	TB	0	W16Questionable· Calf
2022	TB	2	W8Out· ConcussionW9Out· ConcussionW13Doubtful· AnkleW14Doubtful· AnkleW15Questionable· AnkleW16Questionable· AnkleW17Questionable· Ankle
2021	TB	3	W5Out· ConcussionW6Out· ConcussionW15Questionable· FootW16Out· FootW17Questionable· Foot
2020	TB	0	W20Questionable· Ankle

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 6-season peers. See all →

peak 67

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

C+2020

B2021

C+2022

B+2023

C2024

B2025

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.

84%

Era Translator

INT translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.

Season	Actual INT	INT/G	→ 2025 INT	→ 2025 /G
2020	1	0.1	1	0.1
2021	2	0.2	2	0.1
2022	1	0.1	1	0.1
2023	3	0.2	3	0.2
2024	0	0	0	0
2025	2	0.1	2	0.1

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries, wikipedia:college-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

73 career value over replacement — #1555 all-time of 4,642. 12.2/season above a replacement-level S.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #45 (Rd 2) · TB · 2020 · +13.2 vs expected KV-H

63actual

49.8 expected · Δ+13.2

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All-Time Rank & Honors

Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2020

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

College Defense

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2020 Draft Class· this player went #45

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography