Player·
Anthony Nelson
Anthony Nelson
DE · TB
29 yrs
Iowa
Description
Position
DE
Team
TB
Status
ACT
Born
1997-03-04
Age
29
Height
6'7"
Weight
271 lb
College
Iowa
Draft
2019 · R4 · Pick 5 · TAM
Rookie yr
2019
Contract
ACTIVE
APY
$5.0M/yr
Total
$10.0M
Guaranteed
$5.5M
% of cap
1.8%
Term
2025–2027 (2y)
Value#71/432
9.6DEF pts per $1M APY
Career Résumé
7 seasons
Seasons7 2019–2025
Games92
Tackles201
Sacks21.5
TFL26
INT1
2026 Projection
StatFloorMedianCeilingvs ’25ΔRange
Interceptions0.000.110.891.00-0.89
Sacks0.293.629.843.00+0.62
Assist Tackles12.517.831.617.0+0.79
Solo Tackles16.320.728.921.0-0.26
Tackles for Loss2.175.1111.83.00+2.11
Floor · Median · Ceiling · assumes a full 17-game season
YearTmGSoloAstCombSkQBHTFLIntPDFFFRTDPrssHrryP→S%MTklMT%
2025TB142117383.043122014175.0%00.0%
2024TB172215374.01360110020620.0%37.0%
2023TB131719363.065010008237.5%00.0%
2022TB172320435.5640030010355.0%12.1%
2021TB13129215.01060100014435.7%14.3%
2020TB12117181.072010001367.7%314.3%
2019TB61780.0000110000111.1%
College
YearSchoolGSoloAstCombSkIntPD
2018Iowa23239.51
2017Iowa21217.54
2016Iowa15156.01
Career Milestones
league finishes · rank since 1999
StatCareerSince '99LedTop 5Top 10
Sacks21.5325th
INTs11132nd
Solo Tkl1071265th
League finishes among qualifying seasons (≥6 GP) · rank among recorded seasons since 1999 (excludes pre-1999)
Stat Profile
2025 · vs 462 peers
Sk/gQBH/gTFL/gFF/gSolo/g
Sk/g
0.269
QBH/g
0.348
TFL/g
0.240
FF/g
0.194
Solo/g
1.566
PlayerMedian (50th)
Postseason
team record · since 1999
RoundWL
Playoffs63
Conf. Championship10
Super Bowl10
NextGen Stats
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Career Highs
regular season
StatGameWhenSeason
Tackles62022 Wk14 vs SF43'22
Sacks22025 Wk8 vs NO5.5'22
TFL22021 Wk17 vs NYJ6'21
INT12025 Wk8 vs NO1'25
Athletic Profile
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Comparable Players
2025 · stat-profile similarity