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 | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD | STF | STFYDS | KB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | TB | 9 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | TB | 16 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | TB | 17 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | TB | 17 | 46 | 26 | 20 | 5.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | TB | 16 | 40 | 21 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024 | TB | 17 | 40 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | TB | 15 | 38 | 21 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | TB | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 110 | 216 | 121 | 95 | 22.5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 18.5 | 18 | 0 |
Stats via ESPN · NFL career statistics · Through 2026
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