Anthony Nelson is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Nelson in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Nelson's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Anthony Nelson

Top 33% all-time linebackersReliable Starter

Height6'7"

Weight271 lb

BornMar 4, 1997

Age29

CollegeIowa See College Stats

ConferenceBig Ten

Rookie yr2019

Draft2019 · Rd 4, Pick 107 · TB

Archetype Intelligence

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A linebacker with a above-average career — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 23 · #2955 · Role Player

Worth 23 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 65% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +5.8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

4 cleared

3 replaced

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+5.8

Avg surplus

peak +7

4 seasons × ~5.8 surplus ≈ VORP 23

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2019	—	TB	6	—	8	1	7	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	153	23.4%	114	41.8%	1	1	1.0	91.7	5.0	0	0	0	11	1	0.1
2020	—	TB	11	—	16	10	6	2	7	1.0	10.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	322	29.6%	211	46.5%	4	4	1.0	109.4	-0.5	13	6	6	34	3	0.1
2021	—	TB	12	—	18	11	7	7	10	5.0	22.0	0	1	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	358	31.8%	333	69.3%	6	4	0.7	116.7	2.7	14	4	5	16	1	0.0
2022	—	TB	16	—	41	22	19	4	6	5.5	15.5	0	0	3	1	0	0	—	0.0%	633	56.4%	270	58.5%	9	7	0.8	87.0	1.2	10	3	1	17	1	0.0
2023	—	TB	13	—	33	17	16	7	6	3.0	16.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	409	38.7%	197	48.5%	8	7	0.9	87.0	2.3	8	2	3	15	0	0.0
2024	—	TB	16	—	33	20	13	6	13	4.0	23.0	0	1	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	573	52.4%	384	80.8%	9	8	0.9	85.2	1.0	20	6	10	43	3	0.1
2025	—	TB	13	—	38	21	17	3	4	3.0	10.0	1	2	2	—	1	0	—	0.0%	386	41.3%	285	71.5%	13	8	0.6	49.8	0.3	4	1	0	9	0	0.0
Career		—	87	—	187	102	85	29	46	21.5	96.5	1	7	7	2	1	0	—	0.0%	2,834	39.1%	1,794	59.5%	50	39	—	—	—	69	22	25	145	9	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2019	22	TB	6	0*	8	1	7	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	1	—	0	2.3
2020	23	TB	11	0*	16	10	6	2	7	1.0	10.0	0	1	0	—	0	4.7
2021	24	TB	12	0*	18	11	7	7	10	5.0	22.0	0	1	0	1	0	7.1
2022	25	TB	16	10*	41	22	19	4	6	5.5	15.5	0	0	3	1	0	8.4
2023	26	TB	13	0*	33	17	16	7	6	3.0	16.0	0	1	0	—	0	6.1
2024	27	TB	16	9*	33	20	13	6	13	4.0	23.0	0	1	1	—	0	7.9
2025	28	TB	13	0*	38	21	17	3	4	3.0	10.0	1	2	2	—	1	9.2
Career			87	19*	187	102	85	29	46	—	—	1	7	7	2	1	45.7

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2019	22	TB	9	0*	—	0.0%	153	23.4%	114	41.8%
2020	23	TB	16	0*	—	0.0%	322	29.6%	211	46.5%
2021	24	TB	17	0*	—	0.0%	358	31.8%	333	69.3%
2022	25	TB	17	10*	—	0.0%	633	56.4%	270	58.5%
2023	26	TB	16	0*	—	0.0%	409	38.7%	197	48.5%
2024	27	TB	17	9*	—	0.0%	573	52.4%	384	80.8%
2025	28	TB	15	0*	—	0.0%	386	41.3%	285	71.5%
Career			107	19*	—	—	2,834	—	1,794	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2019	22	TB	9	0*	1	1	1.0	91.7	5.0	0	0	0	11	1	0.1
2020	23	TB	16	0*	4	4	1.0	109.4	-0.5	13	6	6	34	3	0.1
2021	24	TB	17	0*	6	4	0.7	116.7	2.7	14	4	5	16	1	0.0
2022	25	TB	17	10*	9	7	0.8	87.0	1.2	10	3	1	17	1	0.0
2023	26	TB	16	0*	8	7	0.9	87.0	2.3	8	2	3	15	0	0.0
2024	27	TB	17	9*	9	8	0.9	85.2	1.0	20	6	10	43	3	0.1
2025	28	TB	15	0*	13	8	0.6	49.8	0.3	4	1	0	9	0	0.0
Career			107	19*	50	39	—	—	—	69	22	25	145	9	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 51 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 51 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 7 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 50.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 51· confidence 96%

What builds the career mark of 49

On-field 33.4

Availability 15.6

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)

2019bestavg 472025

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 11% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

11% of the all-time Sacks leader11

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 92%.

Per-Snap Impact

Linebackers · proprietary · 2012+

Above average

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:3.934See leaderboard →

Disruption/1003.934Snap share39.1%Def snaps2,834ReliableCV 0.38

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within linebackers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average linebackers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2019

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

LB · 2019 class

4.82s

40-Yard

Low · 15th pct

Pos 15thAll 33thClass Pos 13thClass All 36th

35.5"

Vertical

Above avg · 67th pct

Pos 67thAll 69thClass Pos 52thClass All 64th

118"

Broad Jump

Below avg · 49th pct

Pos 49thAll 55thClass Pos 37thClass All 54th

18 reps

Bench

Low · 16th pct

Pos 16thAll 33thClass Pos 21thClass All 36th

6.95s

3-Cone

Strong · 78th pct

Pos 78thAll 75thClass Pos 69thClass All 82th

4.23s

Shuttle

Above avg · 68th pct

Pos 68thAll 68thClass Pos 56thClass All 69th

Postseason Career

9 playoff games

Defense

Tkl13Solo8Ast5TFL1QBHits5Sk1.0Dis7.0

College Stats

IowaImported college table

College Defense

Season	School	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2016	IOWA	33	15	—	—	—	6.0	6.0	—	—	2	0	—	—
2017	IOWA	41	21	—	—	—	7.5	7.5	—	—	2	0	—	—
2018	IOWA	45	23	—	—	—	9.5	9.5	—	—	0	1	—	—
Career		119	59	—	—	—	23.0	23.0	0	0	4	1	—	—

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

2019 Draft Class· this player went #107

#99Mike EdwardsSAF #100Will GrierQB #101Yodny CajusteOT #102Alexander MattisonRB #103Hakeem ButlerTE #104Ryan FinleyQB #105C.J. Gardner-JohnsonSAF #106Maxx CrosbyDE #108Julian LoveSAF #109Khari WillisS #110Mitch WishnowskyP #111Kendall SheffieldDB #113Justice HillRB #114Dru SamiaG #115Christian MillerLB #116Amani HookerSAF

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Anthony inherited the Tampa Bay Buccaneers LB room from Shaquil Barrett (2019–2024), and handed it to Joe Tryon-Shoyinka (2021–2024).

Hardy Nickerson 1993–1999Lonnie Marts 1994–1996Derrick Brooks 1995–2008Alshermond Singleton 1997–2002Shelton Quarles 1997–2006Jamie Duncan

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2025final season
Last recorded season with TB
2019draft
Drafted by TB — Round 4, Pick 107

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'7" / 271 lb

Frame

271 lb at 4.82s

Size-speed

35.5" vert / 118" broad

Explosion

18 reps

Bench power

Injury History

6 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2024	TB	0	W13Questionable· Not injury related - personal matter
2023	TB	0	W6Doubtful· ConcussionW7Questionable· Concussion
2019	TB	6	W10Out· HamstringW11Out· HamstringW12Out· HamstringW13Out· HamstringW14Out· HamstringW15Out· Hamstring

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 7-season peers. See all →

peak 53

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

F2019

C2020

C2021

C+2022

C+2023

C+2024

C+2025

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.

91%

Era Translator

Tackles translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.

Season	Actual Tackles	Tackles/G	→ 2025 Tackles	→ 2025 /G
2019	8	1.3	15+7	0.9
2020	16	1.5	22+6	1.3
2021	18	1.5	23+5	1.4
2022	41	2.6	41	2.4
2023	33	2.5	43+10	2.5
2024	33	2.1	37+4	2.2
2025	38	2.9	50+12	2.9

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries, wikipedia:college-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

23 career value over replacement — #2955 all-time of 4,642. 3.3/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #107 (Rd 4) · TB · 2019 · +14.2 vs expected KV-H

51actual

36.8 expected · Δ+14.2

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2019

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

College Defense

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2019 Draft Class· this player went #107

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography