Anthony Nelson stats
BuccaneersLinebacker · #98
Bio
- Age
- 29 yearsMar 4, 1997
- Height
- 6' 7"
- Weight
- 271 lbs
- Experience
- 8 yearsDebut 2019
- Birthplace
- Urbandale, IA
- Draft
- 2019Rd 4, Pk 107
- College
- Iowa
Bio
- Age
- 29 yearsMar 4, 1997
- Height
- 6' 7"
- Weight
- 271 lbs
- Experience
- 8 yearsDebut 2019
- Birthplace
- Urbandale, IA
- Draft
- 2019Rd 4, Pk 107
- College
- Iowa
Stats
Totals
Buccaneers- GP
- 2
- TOT
- 3
- SOLO
- 2
- AST
- 1
- SACK
- 0.0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
- FF
- 0
Ranked among NFL players who qualify (TOT, SOLO, SACK, PD, FF: 8+ games; AST: 4+ games) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · AST · SACK · INT · PD · FF
Bold marks the best figure in the NFL that season, among players with at least 4 games.
Career regular season
- GP
- 109
- TOT
- 215
- SOLO
- 120
- AST
- 95
- SACK
- 21.5
- INT
- 1
- PD
- 7
- FF
- 7
Career Postseason
- GP
- 10
- SOLO
- 10
- AST
- 5
- SACK
- 1.0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
- FF
- 0
Per game
- GP
- 2
- TOT
- 1.5
- SOLO
- 1
- AST
- 0.5
- SACK
- 0.0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
- FF
- 0
Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.
What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · AST · SACK · INT · PD · FF
Bold marks the best figure in the NFL that season, among players with at least 4 games.
Career regular season, Per game
- GP
- 109
- TOT
- 2.0
- SOLO
- 1.1
- AST
- 0.9
- SACK
- 0.2
- INT
- 0.0
- PD
- 0.1
- FF
- 0.1
Latest performance
Anthony Nelson
Sep 20 · vs CLE · L 23-19
- TOT
- 1
- SOLO
- 1
- AST
- 0
- SACK
- 0.0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Games
All gamesNext
vs MINSun, Sep 27
vs MIN since 2023
- 1
- GP
- 3
- TOT
- 2
- SOLO
- 1
- SACK
- 0
- INT
| Date | Opponent | TOT | SOLO | SACK | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Sep 20 | vs CLEL 23-19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, Sep 13 | at CINL 33-27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, Dec 21 | at CARL 23-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thu, Dec 11 | vs ATLL 29-28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, Dec 07 | vs NOL 24-20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, Nov 30 | vs ARIW 20-17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
What are Anthony Nelson's career stats?
Anthony Nelson has played 8 seasons for the Buccaneers. He has recorded 215 tackles, 21.5 sacks and 1 interceptions. His best season so far is 2022: 46 tackles and 5.5 sacks.
Best single games
- Tackles: 7 @ SF on Dec 11, 2022, L 35-7
- Sacks: 2 @ NO on Oct 26, 2025, W 23-3
Regular season only, from NFL game logs since 2019.
League leaderboards and awards
8 seasons, 5 postseasons, 2019 to 2026
Championships
- 2020 Super Bowl with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
More on Anthony Nelson
Playoff games
Anthony Nelson played 6 games across 4 NFL postseasons — 2 won, 4 lost.
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |  WSH | L 23-20 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2023 |  PHI | W 32-9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2023 |  DET | L 31-23 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2022 |  DAL | L 31-14 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | PHI | W 31-15 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2021 |  LAR | L 30-27 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 |
Totals, from NFL game logs since the 2021 postseason — earlier games are not counted.
Anthony Nelson against each club
- vs Atlanta Falcons (10)
- vs New Orleans Saints (10)
- vs Carolina Panthers (9)
- vs Philadelphia Eagles (5)
- vs Los Angeles Rams (4)
- vs San Francisco 49ers (4)
- vs Dallas Cowboys (3)
- vs Detroit Lions (3)
- vs Washington Commanders (3)
- vs Arizona Cardinals (2)
- vs Baltimore Ravens (2)
- vs Buffalo Bills (2)
- vs Chicago Bears (2)
- vs Cincinnati Bengals (2)
- vs Cleveland Browns (2)
- vs Green Bay Packers (2)
- vs Houston Texans (2)
- vs Indianapolis Colts (2)
- vs Kansas City Chiefs (2)
- vs New York Giants (2)
- vs New York Jets (2)
- vs Seattle Seahawks (2)
- vs Denver Broncos (1)
- vs Jacksonville Jaguars (1)
- vs Las Vegas Raiders (1)
- vs Los Angeles Chargers (1)
- vs Minnesota Vikings (1)
- vs New England Patriots (1)
- vs Pittsburgh Steelers (1)
- vs Tennessee Titans (1)
Similar players
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- Arnold EbiketiePHIAlike in Forced fumbles, Sacks81out of 100 on profile similarity
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