Bucs cornerback Carlton Davis got paid this offseason, but that hasn’t suppressed his hunger to improve. After receiving a three-year, $45 million contract, Davis knows where he needs to step up his game. It starts with making more turnovers, turning his league-leading 48 pass breaks up since 2019 into interceptions.

Through three days of camp, the fifth-year corner is doing just that. He has two interceptions so far in training camp, crediting it to taking more chances and attacking the ball.

“Just getting more comfortable with the defense and taking chances,” Davis told PewterReport.com. “Being aggressive. Not being so defensive, even though I play defense. I don’t want to have that defensive attitude. I want to have more of an offensive attitude when it comes to attacking the ball and getting the ball back. Just being more in attack mode.”

Davis, who has yet to make a Pro Bowl in his young career, has shut down some of the game’s top receivers. But at the cornerback position, it’s all about getting the ball back for your offense. Dallas corner Trevon Diggs was named a First-Team All-Pro and Pro Bowl selection based off his league-leading 11 interceptions. But when you watched him closely, he gave up a lot of big plays in coverage.

While Davis has proven to be a true shutdown corner, until he can create more turnovers on defense, he won’t receive the league-wide recognition. That could change this season, though. With the additions up front, Davis thinks they will play a big role in helping him be more”offensive” on defense.

“Having pressure on the quarterback always gives the DBs a chance to cover less, but also get some bad balls out that gives us a chance to make some plays,” Davis said.

Those additions haven’t gone unnoticed by Davis and while players aren’t in pads yet,  the pressure the front seven has created has led to six interceptions through the first three days of camp. There have been a few dropped picks for the defense as well. If Davis can continues to make plays on the ball, he could find himself finally in the Pro Bowl conversation.