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Rakeem Nunez-Roches

No. 3 on the depth chart

Is Rakeem Nunez-Roches starting?

Rakeem Nunez-Roches is listed No. 3 at NT on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers depth chart. Vita Vea is listed ahead of him at No. 1.

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Rakeem Nunez-Roches this week

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers play next in Week 6, at home against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sun, Oct 18 (CBS). Rakeem Nunez-Roches is listed No. 3 at NT going into that game.

At NT for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Vita Vea and Elijah Simmons sit ahead of him.

Rakeem Nunez-Roches's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: L 14-17 vs GB (Oct 4); L 19-23 vs CLE (Sep 20); L 27-33 at CIN (Sep 13).

Rakeem Nunez-Roches wears No. 56, is 33 years old, is listed at 6' 2", 305 lbs, has 12 years of NFL experience, came out of Southern Miss.

Is Rakeem Nunez-Roches playing this week?

Rakeem Nunez-Roches is listed No. 3 at NT for Tampa Bay Buccaneers, not the projected starter. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).

TB NT Depth

1Vita VeaStarter
2Elijah Simmons
3Rakeem Nunez-Roches

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Age
33
Height
6' 2"
Weight
305
Experience
12 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026TB311000
    2025NYG963301
    2024NYG15112202
    2023NYG131110.501
    2022TB16145200
    2021TB1153000
    2020TB1370000
    2019TB930000
    2018TB320000
    2017KC121200.500
    2016KC9145100
    2015KC340000
    Career12 yrs1169020904

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Tackles
    1
    -0.3/gm vs 2025
    Sacks
    0
    -0.3/gm vs 2025
    INT
    0
    even with 2025 per game

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    12
    Games
    116
    Tackles
    90

    #57 of 138 at DT in Sacks (2026)

    WHY THIS RATING

    Rakeem Nunez-Roches is rated 69 (Depth): production, role and draft slot rank 126th of 211 qualifying defensive linemen (outperforms 40% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.

    Rating basis
    Production + draft
    On-field production
    49th percentile
    Beats 49% of 211
    Sample
    3 + 9 games
    2026 + 2025 · 312 snaps
    Draft slot
    5% of rating
    Pick 217 · 2015 draft
    Updated
    Through week 5

    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
    1
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 14-17

    Sep 20Lvs CLETKL 0
    TKL
    0
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 19-23

    Sep 13L@ CINTKL 0
    TKL
    0
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 27-33

    Rakeem Nunez-Roches's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Rotation
    Rakeem Nunez-Roches plays 30% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 4 games).
    Snap share30%

    College

    Southern Miss

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