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Turnover-prone Jameis Winston heads into Year 6: 'If I eliminate those, I'ma be the best'

If it weren’t for all those interceptions, Tampa Bay Buccaneers fifth-year quarterback Jameis Winston said he believes he’d be the best.

And while it seems obvious that avoiding costly turnovers would increase his stock, it’s also obvious that is a tall order because Winston, whose rookie contract is up, has played five seasons. There’s a long way to go from 30 interceptions and seven pick-sixes in a season.

Winston: ‘I’ma be the best’ without INTs

It’s been up and down for Winston in his five seasons with Tampa Bay. The 25-year-old has thrown 121 touchdowns in that span, but also 88 interceptions — the most in the NFL since 2015, his rookie year after being taken No.