“The arrival of Bruce Arians almost guarantees the breakout will come on the offensive side of the ball for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

But the “who” is harder to discern thanks to the verifiable talents of both tight end O.J. Howard and wideout Chris Godwin. 

Really, though, we could argue Godwin broke out last year with 842 yards and seven scores. And leaning into a 6’6″, 251-pound target like Howard has a feeling of comfort to it when predicting a breakout. 

Howard only got 48 targets last year, catching 34 of them for 565 yards and five scores over 10 games. He hit the 50-yard mark in eight of those games. In theory, better quarterback play and scheme should free him up for big total numbers. 

Keep in mind opportunity, too. Adam Humphries and his 76 catches with five scores is gone, as is DeSean Jackson and his 41 and four. An offensive mind like Arians is bound to tap a mismatch creator like Howard as the fix.”

Read Bleacher Report’s full list of breakout candidates here.