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.
Anthony Nelson
Top 33% all-time linebackersReliable Starter
Height6'7"
Weight271 lb
BornMar 4, 1997
Age29
CollegeIowaSee College Stats
ConferenceBig Ten
Rookie yr2019
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
3 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 22 | TB | 9 | — | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 153 | 23.4% | 114 | 37.1% | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 91.7 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 23 | TB | 16 | — | 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 | 24 | TB | 17 | — | 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 | 25 | TB | 17 | — | 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 | 26 | TB | 16 | — | 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 | 27 | TB | 17 | — | 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 | 28 | TB | 15 | — | 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 |
| 2026 | 29 | TB | 5 | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 89 | 29.6% | 72 | 53.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 112 | — | 192 | 106 | 86 | 30 | 47 | 22.5 | 99.5 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 39 | — | — | — | 69 | 22 | 25 | 145 | 9 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
23 career value over replacement — #2995 all-time of 4,695. 3.3/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #107 (Rd 4) · TB · 2019 · +15.3 vs expected KV-H
51actual
35.7 expected · Δ+15.3
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