Anthony Nelson
nflLB·Tampa Bay Buccaneers·#98
6'7" · 271 lbs · Born March 4, 1997 — Urbandale, IA, USA
Background
Career
College
Iowa
Draft
2019 Rd 4, #107
Active
2019–2025
Tampa Bay Buccaneers2019-2025
NFL · Career
Career Statistics
| Season | Team | G | GS | INT | YDS | INTTD | LNG | PD | FF | FMB | FR | YDS | FRTD | SK | COMB | SOLO | AST | TFL | QBHITS | SFTY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 2021 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 0 |
| 2022 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 | 46 | 26 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 2023 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 40 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 40 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 0 |
| 2025 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 15 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 38 | 21 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Career | 107 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21.5 | 212 | 118 | 94 | 29 | 46 | 0 |
Stats via ESPN · NFL career statistics · Through 2025
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