Last confirmed: Iowa, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′7″ · 271 lb · Urbandale, IA
Anthony Nelson: DE · Iowa · #98.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Anthony Nelson
Bull-rushes through contact at the point of attack. Third year in the Iowa defensive front. A game that shows it: 4 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Purdue — Week 10, 2018.
Play style
Bull-rushes through contact, winning with size and length at the point of attack.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
45 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 13.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
The Des Moines Register Oct 15Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 33-7vs Northern Illinois | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 2 | W 13-3vs Iowa State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-14vs Northern Iowa | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-28vs No. 18 Wisconsin | 7 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 48-31@ Minnesota | 5 | 4 | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 0 | 3 sacks |
| Wk 7 | W 42-16@ Indiana | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 23-0vs Maryland | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-30@ No. 17 Penn State | 5 | 4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 36-38@ Purdue | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-14vs Northwestern | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 63-0@ Illinois | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 31-28vs Nebraska | 8 | 3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 8 tackles |
 Bowl | W 27-22vs No. 18 Mississippi State | 4 | 3 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 45 | 23 | 13.5 | 9.5 | — | 1 |
Week 6 · 2018
W 48-31
at Minnesota
3 sacks · 3 tackles for loss · 5 tackles
Edged out Minnesota on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
21%10 sacksTFL rate
30%14 TFLHurry rate
13%6 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
61%10 of 16 pressures45 tackles · 13.5 for loss · 9.5 sacks.
3 seasons under Kirk Ferentz — 25-14 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
| Road5g | 3.8 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.7 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.2 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirk Ferentz
Pass share
45.7%
407 pass / 484 run
Plays / game
68.5
13 games
Team sack rate
3.7%
436 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
45 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Iowa, 23 sacks — drafted at #107 overall by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
His career
He has a stat line in 37 games over 3 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Kirk Ferentz.
Where he ended up · NFL
Tampa Bay BuccaneersEntering 8th NFL season
Tampa Bay BuccaneersEntering 8th NFL season
