Heading into the 2016 season, Jacquies Smith was set to have a big impact for the Buccaneers. The young defensive end had shown flashes of big-play ability in 2014 and 2015. The team had signed Robert Ayers and drafted Noah Spence, making its defensive line look much stronger than it had been in a very long time. Then, Smith went down in the first quarter of the first game of the season. From there, the Tampa Bay defensive line was okay, but very inconsistent.
Now, heading into the 2017 season, Smith is looking to make his way back.