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Lavonte David, a linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, will eventually have to slow down. Time and age both play a significant part.
Gordon McGuinness of PFF continues to rank 34-year-old David as one of the best in the game, ranking him sixth heading into his 13th season in his ranking of the Top 32 linebackers in the NFL before the 2024 season.
“David, 34, is coming off his lowest season-long PFF coverage grade since 2015,” McGuinness said. We had to search all the way back to 2022 to locate him among the top five, but even in that case, his 68.6 rating was still within the top 25 for the position. His 88.0 PFF coverage grade was second among linebackers.
Only New Orleans Saints linebacker Deviarro Davis was ranked lower than David.
David has been one of the NFL’s best players for more than ten years.
David recently concluded a season in which he recorded 134 tackles—a level of play that NFL linebackers shouldn’t sustain into their mid-30s—despite missing two games due to a groyne injury. He also contributed to his team’s third consecutive NFC South Division victory.
David has amassed more than 100 tackles in ten seasons. He assisted in leading the Buccaneers to a Super Bowl victory after the 2020 season. He has also been chosen for one Pro Bowl and three NFL All-Star teams.
Briana Dix of Buccaneers.com wrote when David signed a new contract in March, “David was the lone player in the NFL in 2023 with 100-plus tackles, 15+ tackles for loss, and 3.0-plus sacks.” “His 17 tackles for loss in the prior season rank as the second-most by a player 33 years of age or older in a single season since data became available in 2008.” David continued to play brilliantly throughout the postseason, leading the club in tackles (18), sacks, quarterback hits, and forced fumbles.
Buccaneers Require Help in ’24 Using Edge Rushers
Bucs general manager Jason Licht made two moves in the summer to solidify the heart of the defence: he signed safety Antoine Winfield to a four-year, $84.1 million contract, which made him the highest-paid defensive back in NFL history.
Unfortunately, neither David nor Winfield are edge rushers—a position in which the Bucs could really benefit from their help.
