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The Buccaneers have won their last two games to get themselves to 5-7 Demar Dotson Jersey , reviving some playoff hopes. There’s plenty at stake when Tampa Bay takes the field against the New Orleans Saints at Raymond James Stadium on Sunday. For starters, a win would bring the Bucs to 6-7, which keeps them in the playoff hunt for another week. A victory would also be their third straight over the Saints, and it would make for a season sweep of their division rival for the first time since 2007.As far as individual stakes go, some on the Tampa Bay roster are close to history. Others are still far away, but can inch closer to some of the franchise’s records on Sunday. Let’s check in on where things stand heading into this weekend’s crucial game.Career ReceptionsMike Evans has 375 receptions in his career, which leaves him 56 away from owning the franchise record. James Wilder (430) currently holds the top spot.Career Passing YardsJameis Winston is up to 13,577 passing yards in his career. With his 249 yards last week against the Panthers, the 24-year-old is second in team history. He needs 1,244 more yards to pass Vinny Testaverde (14,820) for the record. Career Passing TouchdownsWinston’s second touchdown pass last week was the 81st of his career, which set a new team record. Josh Freeman (80) held the old record.Career CompletionsWinston has 1,096 completions in his career, which places him fourth in the team’s record book. He needs 22 more to pass Trent Dilfer (1,117) for third. Career Passing AttemptsWith 1,776 passing attempts, Winston is still fifth in team history. He is 115 away from passing Doug Williams (1,890) for fourth.Career Rushing TouchdownsWinston has nine rushing touchdowns in his career. He is two away from passing Michael Pittman (10) for 13th all-time.Peyton Barber is inching closer to Winston. With eight touchdowns, he is tied with James Owens for 15th in franchise history. With two more, Barber passes Winston and ties Pittman for 13th.Jacquizz Rodgers has three rushing scores in his Buccaneer career. He needs one more to tie three other players for 26th.Career TacklesLavonte David is up to 612 career tackles, which still ranks him fourth in Bucs history. He needs 69 more to pass Hardy Nickerson (680) for third.Gerald McCoy is tied with Tanard Jackson (212) for 22nd all-time. He takes sole possession of 22nd with one tackle on Sunday. Career SacksMcCoy has 54 1鈦? sacks in his career. He sits in third all-time, needing 15 1鈦? more to pass Simeon Rice (69 1/2) for second. Career SafetiesLavonte David’s one career safety has him tied for the franchise record. He can own the record by himself with one more safety.Career InterceptionsWith 10 interceptions, David is tied for 17th in franchise history. One more ties him with Jermaine Phillips and Jeremiah Castille for 15th.Career Passes DefendedWith one pass defended last week, David tied Brent Grimes for seventh in franchise history. Both guys have 38 in their Tampa Bay careers, so Sunday will be a chance for one of them to get some separation. They are both five passes defended from passing John Lynch (42) for sixth.Career Fumble RecoveriesDavid is tied with Ronde Barber for first in team history with 12 fumble recoveries. One more gives him sole possession of the record.Career Forced FumblesDavid’s 18 forced fumbles have him third all-time. He is two away from taking second from Simeon Rice (19).Career Games PlayedAs long as he suits up on Sunday, Gerald McCoy will have played 120 games in his career. He’ll still be 17th in team history, but it would bring him one away from tying Chidi Ahanotu, Jimmie Giles and Lee Roy Selmon for 14th.If Demar Dotson can play on Sunday, it will be his 112th career game. That would tie him with Donald Penn for 23rd.Sunday will be Lavonte David’s 102nd career game. That gives him sole possession of 33rd.Single-Season Receiving YardsMike Evans has 1,121 yards this season. He is 302 away from breaking the single-season franchise record, which was set at 1,422 by Mark Carrier in 1989. Evans needs to average 75.5 yards per game over the final four games of the season to break the record.Single-Season Receiving TouchdownsEvans already holds the single-season record for touchdown catches. His 12 scores in 2014 and 2016 stands as the most in team history. Evans, Chris Godwin and Adam Humphries all have five this season. To break the record, one of them would have to average two touchdowns per game the rest of the way. Single-Season SacksJason Pierre-Paul has 11 1鈦? sacks this season, leaving him 5 1鈦? away from breaking Warren Sapp’s single-season record of 16 1鈦? (set in 2000). Single-Season Total Yards (Team)The Bucs have totaled 5,312 yards as a team this season. The franchise records for yards in one season is 6,014, which was set in 2015. The offense needs 703 more yards over the final four games to break the record. That averages out to just 175.75 yards per game. Single-Season Passing Yards (Team)Buccaneer quarterbacks have combined for 4,134 passing yards this season. The single-season record for team passing yards was set last year at 4,366. With 233 yards through the air on Sunday, the Bucs would have a new record. Alabama’s standout defensive tackle could be the Bucs’ first pick."Just one year removed from taking a defensive tackle in the first round of the draft, could Tampa Bay general manager Jason Licht do it again? In 2018 the Buccaneers traded down from 7th overall to 12th and drafted Vita Vea, a nose tackle out of the University of Washington. This came after signing multiple free agents along the defensive line, including Beau Allen and Mitch Unrein, and trading for edge rusher Jason Pierre-Paul. That unit was of course led by a top ten defensive tackle, the stalwart Gerald McCoy. Vea was to be paired with McCoy to showcase a formidable Womens Caleb Benenoch Jersey , pocket-collapsing interior. Now, in 2019, the Buccaneers are again picking in the top 10, this time at 5th overall. Could they choose to draft McCoy’s replacement?Quinnen Williams’ CareerWilliams was a composite four-star blue chip recruit out of Birmingham, Alabama in 2016. He redshirted for the Tide that year, and saw his first action as a reserve/rotational player in 2017, recording twenty tackles and two sacks, including 6.5 tackles for loss. That’s not surprising, as defensive tackle is one of those positions where a player’s game can take a long time to mature. A lot of players have to lose their “baby fat” from high school, and mature into their frame. At 300 lbs, it takes a lot of time and work to not only add functional strength, but also to be a “good” 300 pounds and not a “bad” 300 pounds. Not only that, but hand technique can be a difficult thing to master. That’s why most college defensive tackles have the ‘light click on’ in their redshirt junior or senior seasons. Not so for Williams.As just a redshirt sophomore in 2018, the young defensive tackle was often flat out dominant. He racked up 71 total tackles, including 45 solo, and a whopping 8 sacks. For perspective, former Nebraska and current Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh had 7.5 sacks his redshirt junior season and 12.5 his redshirt senior season, before he exhausted his college eligibility and went pro. 18.5 of Williams’ 71 tackles were tackles for loss totaling -84 yards, good for top 10 nationally. Williams won the Outland Trophy as the nation’s top interior offensive or defensive lineman, was a first team All-American, and a finalist for both the Bronco Nagurski Trophy and the Bednarik Award, which are given to the nation’s top defensive player. He obviously decided to go pro early.ProsFirst, Williams is a good, explosive athlete for the position. At 6’3 303 lbs he has a great first step and his Combine measurables back that up:He didn’t run the 3-cone or the shuttle, but tape shows that Williams also has excellent quickness and mobility throughout his hands and legs. Second, Williams’ technique is good. Really good. He plays with very good leverage and his hand technique is excellent which allows him a variety of moves in his toolbag, some of which he’ll chain together, to shed blocks. He doesn’t have heavy hands so much as quick hands. Marrying his athleticism and technique together gives him good balance and re-direction ability, which also gives him good lateral mobility as he works up or down the line of scrimmage. And because his closing speed is so explosive, that increases his tackle radius. On top of all of that, Williams has a tremendous motor and is smart with good football intelligence. He diagnoses plays quickly and puts together a plan to meet the ball-carrier. In other words, physically he’s your prototype 3-tech pass rushing defensive tackle while his advanced technique, motor, and intelligence will allow him to be an instant starter and 3-down player. It’s not hyperbole to state that Williams has a chance to be an All-Pro and a perennial Pro Bowl-type player and he seems like a lock to be a top ten pick in the 2019 NFL Draft. ConsIn terms of play strength and length, Williams is just OK. This means that interior offensive linemen with good arm length or powerful play strength might give him fits, as will double teams. He’s much more suited to a one-gap quick penetrating scheme and would only be OK in a two-gap scheme that asks him to occupy blockers. He shouldn’t be asked to play a 0 or 1-tech nose tackle role but he does possess the versatility to play elsewhere along the line of scrimmage.Why The Buccaneers Need HimWell, Gerald McCoy is on the wrong side of 30 and he has the largest non-guaranteed contract on the team. Finding his replacement means you could cut or trade him, freeing up $13 million in cap space. Or at least, $13m minus whatever his replacement costs. Regardless, that $13m represents a huge amount of opportunity cost. Getting that replacement player on a cheap rookie deal would save the team a lot of money for at least four seasons, and I’m not sure if you’ve noticed but the Bucs are cap-strapped right now. Getting some relief that can be used to fill in other holes on the roster could be a tremendous help. And the Bucs could do a lot worse with McCoy’s replacement than Williams. They are pretty similar players both athletically and in terms of play-style (they even had the exact same vertical jump measurement at the Combine). Will It Happen?It very well could. Finding McCoy’s replacement would make sense given Tampa Bay’s current cap situation, and at 5th overall the Bucs could easily have the opportunity to draftWilliams. The biggest hurdle to drafting him would be if the Bucs like former Houston defensive tackle Ed Oliver more, or if Williams is picked before the Bucs are even on the clock, something that’s well within the realm of possibility.