Who is the best defensive back in Buccaneers history? Here are the top 12, ranked by their rating in 17-0 — the free game where you draft an all-time roster and simulate whether it can go a perfect 17-0 season. Antoine Winfield Jr. (2020s) tops the list at 87.
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Best Buccaneers defensive backs ever · rating out of 100
- 1Antoine Winfield Jr.
Buccaneers · 2020s87 - 2Ronde Barber
Buccaneers · 2000s86 - 3John Lynch
Buccaneers · 2000s85 - 4Brent Grimes
Buccaneers · 2010s79 - 5Aqib Talib
Buccaneers · 2010s79 - 6Donnie Abraham
Buccaneers · 1990s78 - 7Carlton Davis
Buccaneers · 2020s78 - 8Jamel Dean
Buccaneers · 2020s77 - 9Mike Washington
Buccaneers · 1970s74 - 10Cedric Brown
Buccaneers · 1980s74 - 11Brian Kelly
Buccaneers · 2000s74 - 12Jordan Whitehead
Buccaneers · 2010s74
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