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Anthony Nelson
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Anthony Nelson is listed No. 2 at SLB on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers depth chart. Yaya Diaby is listed ahead of him at No. 1.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers depth chart · SLB No. 2 ›Anthony Nelson this week
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers play next in Week 6, at home against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sun, Oct 18 (CBS). Anthony Nelson is listed No. 2 at SLB going into that game.
At SLB for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Yaya Diaby sits ahead of him, and David Walker is next in line behind him.
Anthony Nelson's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: L 14-17 vs GB (Oct 4); L 16-23 vs MIN (Sep 27); L 19-23 vs CLE (Sep 20).
Anthony Nelson wears No. 98, is 29 years old, is listed at 6' 7", 271 lbs, has 8 years of NFL experience, came out of Iowa.
Is Anthony Nelson playing this week?
Anthony Nelson is listed No. 2 at SLB for Tampa Bay Buccaneers, not the projected starter. No injury listed (updated Oct 17, ESPN).
TB SLB Depth
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Starting Lineup
- LDE
- NT
- RDE
- WLB
- LILB
- RILBJosiah Trotter
Questionable (as of Oct 16, ESPN)
- SLB
- LCB
- SS
- FSAntoine Winfield Jr.
Out (as of Oct 16, ESPN)
- RCBBenjamin Morrison
Doubtful (as of Oct 16, ESPN)
- NB
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Season Stats
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TB | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | TB | 14 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | TB | 17 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | TB | 13 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | TB | 17 | 23 | 4 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | TB | 13 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | TB | 12 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | TB | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | 8 yrs | 96 | 111 | 27 | 22.5 | 1 | 7 |
Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 17, 2026.
2026 vs. 2025
Career Totals
#122 of 245 at LB in Solo Tackles (2026)
Anthony Nelson is rated 61 (Depth): production, role and draft slot rank 149th of 190 qualifying linebackers (outperforms 22% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.
Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank
2026 Game Log
Oct 4Lvs GBTKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 14-17
Sep 27Lvs MINTKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- TFL
- 1
- SACK
- 1
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 16-23
Sep 20Lvs CLETKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 19-23
Sep 13L@ CINTKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 27-33
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4 | Lvs GB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | Lvs MIN | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | Lvs CLE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | L@ CIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Anthony Nelson's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
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