M.J. Stewart is one of my favorite players to come through the North Carolina Tar Heels football program in some time, even more so than his 6 arguably more-heralded teammates who were drafted in the 2017 event. He was consistently one of few bright spots on a defense that ranged from horrendous to mediocre during his time at UNC, and now, headed to a Tampa Bay team that ranked last in the NFL in passing yards against and net yards/attempt against, will help revolutionize the back end of the Buccaneer defense. Here’s what you should be looking out for from him:
A close second in my opinion, incidentally, is fellow Buccaneer 2nd round draftee Carlton Davis, so it’s clear what the Bucs front office is trying to value in their DBs: Guys who aren’t scared to mix it up near the line of scrimmage.