Anthony Nelson
#2 LB,
Buccaneers
ACTUAL 2022
98 FPTS
RANK: 259
2023 SEASON
- FPTS
RANK: -
AGE
26 yrs
HEIGHT/WEIGHT
6'7'' / 271 lbs
COLLEGE
Iowa
| SEASON | GP | FPTS | RANK |
| 2022 | 17 | 98 | 259th |
Stays with Tampa
Published: 2023-03-16
Nelson re-signed with the Buccaneers on Thursday.
Nelson was a steady contributor on the Bucs' defense in 2022, setting career highs across the board in tackles, sacks and forced fumbles during his fourth NFL season. He should remain a regular part of the team's linebacker corps next season.
Fantasy Points by Week 2022
Weekly Stats 2022
| 3 GB | Outdoor undefined° | undefined | NaNth | -1.5 | 41.5 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | undefined | undefined | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 @CAR | Outdoor undefined° | undefined | NaNth | -13.0 | 40.5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | undefined | undefined | |
| 13 NO | Outdoor undefined° | undefined | NaNth | -3.5 | 40.5 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | undefined | undefined | |
| 14 @SF | Outdoor undefined° | undefined | NaNth | 3.5 | 37.5 | 52 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | undefined | undefined | |
| 16 @ARZ | Dome undefined° | undefined | NaNth | -7.5 | 41.5 | 76 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | undefined | undefined | |
| 17 CAR | Outdoor undefined° | undefined | NaNth | -3.5 | 39.5 | 65 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | undefined | undefined | |
| 18 @ATL | Dome undefined° | undefined | NaNth | 6.0 | 40.5 | 51 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | undefined | undefined |
Performance Splits: 2020 to 2022
| Home | Outdoor | 25 | 7 | undefined | NaNth | 679 | 16 | 22 | 5 | 89% | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | undefined | undefined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Away | Outdoor | 14 | 2 | undefined | NaNth | 362 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 50% | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | undefined | undefined |
| Away | Dome | 5 | 0 | undefined | NaNth | 67 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | undefined | undefined |
| Away | Retractable Dome | 6 | 2 | undefined | NaNth | 198 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 75% | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | undefined | undefined |
Career Stats by Season: 2019 to 2022
| 2019 | 22 | TB | 9 | 1 | 15 | 679th | 152 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 23 | TB | 16 | 1 | 30 | 564th | 321 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 100% | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 24 | TB | 17 | 2 | 65 | 399th | 356 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 60% | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 25 | TB | 17 | 8 | 98 | 259th | 629 | 19 | 25 | 4 | 78% | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Career-best season in '22
Published: 2023-01-24
Nelson totaled 46 tackles (26 solo), including 5.5 sacks, three forced fumbles and one fumble recovery across 17 games during the 2022 regular season.
Nelson added three solo stops across 60 snaps in the wild-card loss to the Cowboys. The fourth-year linebacker turned in career-best tackle, sack and forced fumble totals while playing a career-high 604 snaps on defense. While Nelson is scheduled to be an unrestricted free agent at the start of the new league year in mid-March, the 2019 fourth-round pick could certainly prove to be a more cost-effective alternative for the Buccaneers than fellow free agent Lavonte David.
Another sack in Week 17
Published: 2023-01-04
Nelson registered four tackles (three solo), including a sack, during the Buccaneers' 30-24 win over the Panthers in Week 17.
Nelson pushed his sack total to 2.5 over the last three games with his takedown of Sam Darnold in the win. The 25-year-old has put some solid play on tape down the stretch while starting in place of Shaquil Barrett (IR-Achilles), and he'll head into the regular-season finale versus the Falcons averaging 4.3 tackles per contest since Week 12.