During the preseason, the trio of defensive backs Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht selected in the 2018 NFL Draft looked fantastic.
Carlton Davis, M.J. Stewart and Jordan Whitehead all made impact plays in August, each moving up the depth chart with the regular season looming. For the first time in a long time, the future appeared bright for the Tampa Bay secondary.
The sky-high expectations for Carlton Davis and company have been brought back down to Earth. Through five weeks, teams gashed the defensive backfield. The Bucs allowed a league-worst 355.