Is Antoine Winfield Jr. starting?
Antoine Winfield Jr. is the starting FS for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Currently listed Out.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers depth chart · FS No. 1 ›Antoine Winfield Jr. this week
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers play next in Week 7, on the road against the Carolina Panthers on Sun, Oct 25 (Fox). Antoine Winfield Jr. is listed as the starter at FS going into that game.
At FS for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Ifeatu Melifonwu is next in line behind him.
Antoine Winfield Jr.'s 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: L 14-17 vs GB (Oct 4); L 16-23 vs MIN (Sep 27); L 19-23 vs CLE (Sep 20).
Antoine Winfield Jr. wears No. 31, is 28 years old, is listed at 5' 9", 203 lbs, has 7 years of NFL experience, came out of Minnesota.
Is Antoine Winfield Jr. playing this week?
Antoine Winfield Jr. is listed Out (inactive) and is not expected to play (updated Oct 18, ESPN).
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers Starting Lineup
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- RDE
- WLB
- LILB
- RILB
- SLB
- LCB
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- FSAntoine Winfield Jr.This player
Out (as of Oct 18, ESPN)
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Out (as of Oct 18, ESPN)
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Season Stats
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TB | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | TB | 17 | 53 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 2024 | TB | 8 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | TB | 17 | 64 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| 2022 | TB | 13 | 53 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | TB | 13 | 59 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2020 | TB | 16 | 62 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Career | 7 yrs | 88 | 337 | 22 | 18 | 9 | 38 |
Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 18, 2026.
2026 vs. 2025
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#44 of 125 at SAF in Interceptions (2026)
Antoine Winfield Jr. is rated 77 (Solid): production, role and draft slot rank 97th of 261 qualifying defensive backs (outperforms 63% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.
Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank
2026 Game Log
Oct 4Lvs GBTKL 5
- TKL
- 5
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 14-17
Sep 27Lvs MINTKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 16-23
Sep 20Lvs CLETKL 2
- TKL
- 2
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 19-23
Sep 13L@ CINTKL 7
- TKL
- 7
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 27-33
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4 | Lvs GB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | Lvs MIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | Lvs CLE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | L@ CIN | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Antoine Winfield Jr.'s 2026 game-by-game stat log.
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