This year’s rookie class has been a significant part of the Buccaneers’ plans through the first five games of the season. Each of the team’s top four picks – Jameis Winston, Donovan Smith, Ali Marpet and Kwon Alexander – have started all five games. Winston has been nominated for the NFL’s Rookie of the Week award twice this season while Kwon Alexander was voted as the winner in Week 3. Smith has shown flashes; in Week 4, he was graded by Pro Football Focus as the NFL’s second-best offensive tackle. Marpet has had his moments as well; in Week 5, PFF graded him as the NFL’s third-best run-blocking guard.
3 Takeaways From Bucs' First 5 Games
