The Bucs are securing depth at cornerback and keeping one of their best special teams players on the roster by re-signing Ryan Smith on Friday, per Terez A. Paylor of Yahoo Sports.

Smith is a four-year veteran who has had a backup role at corner, but has found his role as a special teams ace over the years on the Bucs roster. Smith specializes as a gunner on the punt team and has excelled at finding the ball before it reaches the end zone and pinning their opponents deep.

Over four seasons Smith has had 113 tackles, 12 passes defended, two forced fumbles and one interception in his Bucs career. Smith also had 10 kick returns during his rookie season in 2016 for a total of 169 years.

Smith is at the young age of just 26 years old, but he is the oldest and most experienced corner on the Bucs roster that boasts a young cast of Carlton Davis, M.J. Stewart, Sean Murphy-Bunting and Jamel Dean. Smith should see most of his playing time on special teams while playing behind the other corners.