Dean led the league in forced incompletions with four on ten targets, while allowing five catches for 51 yards. His workload was heavy, but he produced disruptive plays. Week 1 data flags him as a potential high-volume, high-leverage CB in fantasy/predictive models moving forward.

Dean anchors the TB secondary but the restructure nudges the club toward a proactive rebuild. The move signals a shift in the Bucs’ long-term plan, keeping leadership in the locker room while incentivizing outside help to elevate the group.

Dean is noted for a solid game but with inconsistency. Harris’s potential draft could bolster TB’s CB depth and challenge Dean for a starting role in the future, impacting TB’s secondary fantasy value and defensive upside.

Dean is a cornerstone when healthy, tasked with anchoring the outside and slowing top receivers. His health and consistency drive the unit’s ceiling and fantasy potential for TB corners and the defense as a whole.

Dean is a stabilizing starter for TB, leaving the back end thinner behind him. Isaac’s potential return would provide experienced depth behind Dean and McCollum, potentially easing rotation and injury risk at cornerback while keeping Dean’s role intact as a primary defender.