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ANTHONY NELSON

#98 - LB

9 comb tck, 3 sck, 1 int in last 2 games

Status On roster

Ht/Wt 6’7’’, 271 lbs

Experience 5 years

Debut Sep 8, 2019

Born Mar 4, 1997 (28 yrs) Urbandale, Iowa

Hometown Urbandale, Iowa

Drafted Drafted by Tampa Bay in 2019 (4/107).

College Iowa

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Leader

STAT RANK

21 93

Combined tackles Jordyn Brooks

306 1

12 55

Solo tackles Jordyn Brooks

304 1

9 47

Assisted tackles Bobby Wagner

285 1

3 11

Sacks Brian Burns

60 1

11 94

Sack Yards Brian Burns

133 1

1 4

Interceptions Kevin Byard, Tremaine Edmunds, Devin Lloyd

38 1

3 129

Interception Yards Devin Lloyd

75 1

1 1

Interception TDs Jalyx Hunt, Anthony Nelson, Jamel Dean, DaRon Bland, Cody Barton, Chau Smith-Wade, Kenny Moore II, Isaiah Rodgers, John Alt

1 1

21 66

Combined tackles Tykee Smith

9 1

12 41

Solo tackles SirVocea Dennis

9 1

9 31

Assisted tackles Lavonte David

8 1

3 3

Sacks YaYa Diaby

5 1

11 28

Sack Yards YaYa Diaby

8 1

1 2

Interceptions Jamel Dean

4 1

3 74

Interception Yards Jamel Dean

3 1

1 1

Interception TDs Jamel Dean

2025 Season Stats

	GP Games Played	GS Games Started	Comb Total Tackles	Solo Unassisted tackles	Asst Assisted Tackles	Sck Total sacks	Sck Yds Total sacks yards	Int Interceptions	Int Yds Interceptions Yards	Int Lg Longest interception return	Int TD Inteceptions returned for touchdowns	FF Forced Fumbles	FR Fumble Recoveries	Def TD Misc Defensive Touchdowns
Ytd	8	1	21	12	9	3	11	1	3	3	1	2	0	0

Game Log

Date	Week	GP Games Played	GS Games Started	Comb Total Tackles	Solo Unassisted tackles	Asst Assisted Tackles	Sck Total sacks	Sck Yds Total sacks yards	Int Interceptions	Int Yds Interceptions Yards	Int Lg Longest interception return	Int TD Inteceptions returned for touchdowns	FF Forced Fumbles	Status
2025-10-26	8	1	1	4	2	2	2	11	1	3	3	1	1	-
2025-10-20	7	1	0	5	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
2025-10-12	6	1	0	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
2025-10-05	5	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
2025-09-28	4	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-

Transactions & Injuries

Date	Description
2025-03-11	Signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a two-year contract extension.
2023-03-15	Re-signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a two-year contract.
2019-12-13	Hamstring, out.
2019-12-06	Hamstring, out.
2019-11-29	Hamstring, out.

Career Honors & Awards

League	Honor	Description
NFL	Super Bowl Super Bowl	2020 (LV - Tampa Bay)

News View More >

Rotowire Tue, Mar 11, 2025 at 3:09 PM

Neslon is in line to re-sign with the Buccaneers on a two-year, $10 million contract, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com reports.

Rotowire Thu, Jan 23, 2025 at 3:07 PM

Nelson totaled 40 tackles (25 solo), including 4.0 sacks, one pass defensed, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery across 17 regular-season games in 2024.