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ANTHONY NELSON

#98 - LB

5 comb tck in last 2 games

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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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Anthony Nelson

Leader

STAT RANK

32 125

Combined tackles Jordyn Brooks

251 1

18 71

Solo tackles Jordyn Brooks

260 1

14 56

Assisted tackles Jamien Sherwood

244 1

3 18

Sacks Myles Garrett

78 1

11 120

Sack Yards Myles Garrett

173 1

1 5

Interceptions Kevin Byard, Nahshon Wright

56 1

3 129

Interception Yards Devin Lloyd

93 1

1 1

Interception TDs Kenny Moore II, Cody Barton, Kyle Dugger, Nahshon Wright, Isaiah Rodgers, Marcus Jones, Geno Stone, Devin Bush, John Alt

1 1

32 85

Combined tackles Tykee Smith

7 1

18 51

Solo tackles Tykee Smith

9 1

14 39

Assisted tackles Lavonte David

7 1

3 5

Sacks YaYa Diaby

2 1

11 38

Sack Yards YaYa Diaby

8 1

1 2

Interceptions Jamel Dean

5 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	11	4	32	18	14	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
2025-11-23	12	1	1	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
2025-11-16	11	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
2025-11-09	10	1	1	6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
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	-

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 Thu, Nov 13, 2025 at 4:31 PM

Nelson (illness) did not practice Thursday.

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.