ANTHONY NELSONNelson, AnthonyPosition: LB Height: 6-7 Weight: 272 Born: March 4, 1997 Urbandale, IA High School: Waukee (IA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Iowa | Redshirted |
| 2016 | Iowa | Lettered |
| 2017 | Iowa | Lettered |
| 2018 | Iowa | Lettered |
| Draft: 4th round (107th overall) 2019 Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| NFL Game Logs |
| NFL Playoff Statistics |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2019 TB NFL | 98 | LILB-LOLB | 9 | 1 |
| 2020 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2020 TB NFL | 98 | ROLB-LOLB | 16 | 1 |
| 2021 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2021 TB NFL | 98 | ROLB-LOLB | 17 | 2 |
| 2022 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2022 TB NFL | 98 | ROLB | 17 | 8 |
| 2023 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2023 TB NFL | 98 | OLB | 16 | 0 |
| 2024 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2024 TB NFL | 98 | OLB | 17 | 6 |
| 6 Years (NFL)6 Years NFL | 92 | 18 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/27/2019 | 2019 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2019 TB NFL |
| Signed | 5/10/2019 | 2019 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2019 TB NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/15/2023 | 2022 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2022 TB NFL |
| Signed | 3/16/2023 | 2023 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2023 TB NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/12/2025 | 2024 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2024 TB NFL |
| Signed | 3/13/2025 | 2025 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2025 TB NFL |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2019 TB NFL | 270 | 0 | 0.0 | 155 | 13.3 | 115 | 23.2 |
| 2020 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2020 TB NFL | 533 | 0 | 0.0 | 322 | 30.3 | 211 | 46.0 |
| 2021 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2021 TB NFL | 691 | 0 | 0.0 | 358 | 31.4 | 333 | 69.5 |
| 2022 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2022 TB NFL | 903 | 0 | 0.0 | 633 | 56.5 | 270 | 58.7 |
| 2023 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2023 TB NFL | 606 | 0 | 0.0 | 409 | 36.3 | 197 | 45.8 |
| 2024 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2024 TB NFL | 957 | 0 | 0.0 | 573 | 51.3 | 384 | 80.3 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3960 | 0 | 2450 | 1510 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2020 TB NFL | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 2021 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2021 TB NFL | 5.0 | 45.0 |
| 2022 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2022 TB NFL | 5.5 | 46.0 |
| 2023 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2023 TB NFL | 3.0 | 18.0 |
| 2024 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2024 TB NFL | 4.0 | 25.0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 18.5 | 144 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2021 TB NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2022 TB NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2024 TB NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2019 TB NFL | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2020 TB NFL | 19 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2021 TB NFL | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2022 TB NFL | 46 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2023 TB NFL | 40 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2024 TB NFL | 40 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 175 | 161 | 14 | 0 | 42 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2021 TB NFL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2022 TB NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2023 TB NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 6 | 0 | 6 | 39 | 17 | 2 | 0 |
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