Antoine Winfield Jr.

FS · Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Minnesota Vikings · 65 graded snaps

Replacement

Winfield was reliable flowing downhill in run support and reading a late screen, but being late over the top on a 41-yard touchdown kept his overall mark at replacement level.

Coverage6239Run defense6721Special teams605

The full breakdown

Winfield played a largely neutral contest with 59 of his 65 snaps graded at 0.0. He elevated his run defense grade to 66 through disciplined downhill fills, collecting solid tackles on runs at Q1 13:30, Q1 04:02, Q3 12:21, and Q4 01:32. In coverage, he flashed great closing burst on a swing pass tackle for just two yards at Q4 04:49 (+1.5). However, a negative mark as a single-high safety on a 41-yard touchdown pass at Q2 04:17 kept his coverage facet at 62 and his overall grade at 64.0.

Strengths

Downhill run support
Perimeter screen diagnosis

Weaknesses

Single-high deep sideline range

Plays that moved the grade

+1.5Q4 04:49, 2nd & 15Diagnosed a swing screen instantly from his deep safety spot and triggered downhill for an open-field tackle to hold the play to two yards.
-0.5Q2 04:17, 3rd & 8Broke late toward the left sideline as the single-high safety in Cover 1, giving up a 41-yard touchdown pass.
+0.5Q1 13:30, 2nd & 2Triggered downhill from deep middle run support to secure a clean open-field tackle on an outside zone run.

Every graded snap · 6 wins or losses, 59 routine

+0.5Q1 13:30 · 2 & 2 · Run defenseTriggers downhill from his deep safety alignment and makes a solid open-field tackle to limit the gain.
+0.5Q1 04:02 · 1 & 10 · Run defenseTriggers quickly from his safety spot to assist in bringing down the ball carrier.
-0.5Q2 04:17 · 3 & 8 · CoverageSingle-high safety in Cover 1; breaks towards the left sideline but is too late to make a play on the perfectly thrown deep ball.
+0.5Q3 12:21 · 1 & 10 · Run defenseReads the run from his deep safety alignment, comes downhill under control, and makes the tackle.
+1.5Q4 04:49 · 2 & 15 · CoverageReads the swing pass immediately from his safety alignment, triggering downhill to make an excellent open-field tackle on the running back for a short gain.
+0.5Q4 01:32 · 1 & 10 · Run defenseComes down aggressively from his safety spot to assist in finishing the tackle on the running back.

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