Buccaneers safety and Super Bowl LV champion, a 2023 first-team All-Pro and Pro Bowl staple.
Antoine Winfield Jr. has made three Pro Bowls and a first-team All-Pro since 2023. The son of three-time Pro Bowler Antoine Winfield Sr., he is one of the most versatile safeties in football, equally effective in the box and over the top. Tampa won the NFC South for the third straight year in 2025 with him as the defensive backbone.
Path to the league
Minnesota product taken 45th overall by Tampa Bay in 2020. Made the All-Rookie team. Won Super Bowl LV in his first season. Broke out in 2023 with 6 INTs, 6 forced fumbles, 6 sacks (only safety ever with 6-6-6 line).
Career highlights
Super Bowl LV champion. 3x Pro Bowl. 2023 First-team All-Pro. Only safety ever with 6 INTs, 6 sacks and 6 forced fumbles in a season. 3x NFC South Champion (2023-2025). $84M extension (2024).
2025 season recap
3 INTs, 88 tackles, 2 sacks. Tampa went 10-7 and won the NFC South. Winfield's tackle production led the team. The Bucs' deep playoff hopes ended in the Divisional Round against Detroit, but he was named All-Pro second team again.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Antoine Winfield Jr.
- Pro Football Reference: Antoine Winfield Jr.
Statistics
2025 season and career2025 Season · Defense
17 games played▶Defense · career
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | SACK | INT | FF | FR | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | buccaneers | 17 | 93 | 53 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2024 | buccaneers | 9 | 60 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023 | buccaneers | 17 | 122 | 76 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
| 2022 | buccaneers | 13 | 80 | 64 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | buccaneers | 13 | 88 | 62 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 2020 | buccaneers | 16 | 94 | 64 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Safety
- Group
- defense
- College
- Minnesota
- Hometown
- The Woodlands, TX, USA
- Age
- 27
- Status
- active
