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TB · NT · #50

Vita Vea

Starter

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Vita Vea is the starting NT for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

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Vita Vea this week

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers play next in Week 6, at home against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sun, Oct 18 (CBS). Vita Vea is listed as the starter at NT going into that game.

At NT for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Elijah Simmons and Rakeem Nunez-Roches are next in line behind him.

Vita Vea's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: W 24-16 at DAL (Oct 8); L 14-17 vs GB (Oct 4); L 16-23 vs MIN (Sep 27).

Vita Vea wears No. 50, is 31 years old, is listed at 6' 4", 347 lbs, has 9 years of NFL experience, came out of Washington.

Is Vita Vea playing this week?

Vita Vea is expected to start at NT for Tampa Bay Buccaneers. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).

TB NT Depth

1Vita VeaStarter
2Elijah Simmons
3Rakeem Nunez-Roches

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Starting Lineup

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Age
31
Height
6' 4"
Weight
347
Experience
9 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026TB530002
    2025TB141574.502
    2024TB152210701
    2023TB142785.500
    2022TB121576.500
    2021TB14205403
    2020TB563200
    2019TB141942.503
    2018TB9184300
    Career9 yrs1021454835011

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

    2026 vs. 2025

    Tackles
    3
    -0.5/gm vs 2025
    Sacks
    0
    -0.3/gm vs 2025
    INT
    0
    even with 2025 per game

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    9
    Games
    102
    Tackles
    145

    #65 of 138 at DT in Sacks (2026)

    WHY THIS RATING

    Vita Vea is rated 75 (Solid): production, role and draft slot rank 87th of 211 qualifying defensive linemen (outperforms 59% 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
    48th percentile
    Beats 48% of 211
    Sample
    5 + 14 games
    2026 + 2025 · 977 snaps
    Draft slot
    5% of rating
    Pick 12 · 2018 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 8W@ DALTKL 2
    TKL
    2
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 24-16

    Oct 4Lvs GBTKL 0
    TKL
    0
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 14-17

    Sep 27Lvs MINTKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    2

    Final L 16-23

    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

    Vita Vea's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Starter
    Vita Vea plays 71% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share71%

    College

    Washington

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