Auman: Buccaneers CB Morrison Set to Breakout in Year 2

Auman: Buccaneers CB Morrison Set to Breakout in Year 2

On Monday, FOX Sports NFL Reporter Greg Auman listed the ten players who are most likely to breakout in year 2, with Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Benjamin Morrison taking the No. 7 spot.

"Tampa Bay allowed cornerback Jamel Dean to leave for the Pittsburgh Steelers in free agency and hasn't made any significant additions at outside corner, so they're trusting that Benjamin Morrison and Zyon McCollum can be much improved, with the help of an upgraded defensive front," Auman wrote. "As much as anything, the former second-round pick must show he can stay healthy after missing seven games as a rookie with a hamstring injury."

Morrison has dealt with injuries throughout his rookie campaign, limiting him to just 10 games played and a choppy start to his NFL career.

After his return, Morrison filled in for McCollum, who went down with a hip injury in Week 15.

From that point on, Morrison and Dean took on the outside defensive back responsibilities, manning a defensive backfield of young, inexperienced corners.

Injuries have been the main concern with Morrison, who also missed 10 games due to a hip injury in his final season with Notre Dame.

In college, Morrison was a mobile corner, moving in and out of the slot and outside, while earning team captain honors.

His mobility and versatility were part of the reasons Tampa selected him in the second round of last year's draft, building a young cornerback duo of Morrison and Jacob Parrish.