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Rakeem Nunez-Roches

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers · DT

Rakeem Nunez-Roches recorded 116 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 12 rostered seasons with Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New York Giants, Kansas City Chiefs.

▶Best highlights

1.9

tackles/gm

6

playoff games

12

indexed seasons

116

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Rakeem Nunez-Roches's most significant indexed performances.

Divisional Round
2021
LOS ANGELESRAMS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
JAN 23, 2022

Los Angeles Rams vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Divisional Round · Jan 23, 2022

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2022
DALLASCOWBOYS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
JAN 16, 2023

Dallas Cowboys vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Wild Card · Jan 16, 2023

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2021
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
JAN 16, 2022

Philadelphia Eagles vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Wild Card · Jan 16, 2022

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2020
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
JAN 17, 2021

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs New Orleans Saints

Divisional Round · Jan 17, 2021

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2020
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
JAN 9, 2021

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Washington Commanders

Wild Card · Jan 9, 2021

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Rakeem Nunez-Roches's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 6 total tackles

Regular Season
2025
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
NEW YORKGIANTS
NOV 2, 2025

San Francisco 49ers vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Nov 2, 2025

6 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 sack

Regular Season
2025
NEW YORKGIANTS
DETROITLIONS
NOV 23, 2025

New York Giants vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 23, 2025

2 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 tackles for loss

Divisional Round
2021
LOS ANGELESRAMS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
JAN 23, 2022

Los Angeles Rams vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Divisional Round · Jan 23, 2022

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 quarterback hits

Wild Card
2022
DALLASCOWBOYS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
JAN 16, 2023

Dallas Cowboys vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Wild Card · Jan 16, 2023

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2021
CAROLINAPANTHERS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
JAN 9, 2022

Carolina Panthers vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Jan 9, 2022

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Rakeem Nunez-Roches's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2013–2017

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KCNUNEZ-ROCHES—Rakeem Nunez-Roches
KCSMITH11Alex Smith
KCCHARLES25Jamaal Charles

Structure and speed end the playoff drought

Kansas City Chiefs · Reid builds the platform

Andy Reid immediately restored winning, developed Kelce and Tyreek Hill, and created the environment for a young quarterback to take over.

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Franchise era

2014–2019

02
TBNUNEZ-ROCHES—Rakeem Nunez-Roches
TBEVANS13Mike Evans
TBDAVID54Lavonte David

Evans becomes the constant

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · Building an offense

Evans and David produced elite careers through losing seasons while the franchise assembled pieces that would become vital to a sudden contender.

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Franchise era

2020–2022

03
TBNUNEZ-ROCHES—Rakeem Nunez-Roches
TBBRADY12Tom Brady
TBEVANS13Mike Evans

A veteran quarterback turns potential into a title

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · Brady brings another banner

Brady chose Tampa Bay, attracted veteran help and led three road playoff wins before routing Kansas City in the franchise's home stadium.

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Franchise era

2013–present

04
NYGNUNEZ-ROCHES—Rakeem Nunez-Roches
NYGBECKHAM13Odell Beckham Jr.
NYGBARKLEY26Saquon Barkley

One playoff breakthrough amid repeated resets

New York Giants · Searching after the champions

The title core aged, Beckham supplied a spectacular interlude and changing front offices struggled to construct a durable successor.

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Franchise era

2023–present

05
TBNUNEZ-ROCHES—Rakeem Nunez-Roches
TBMAYFIELD6Baker Mayfield
TBEVANS13Mike Evans

The veterans outlast expectations

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · The Baker Mayfield continuation

Mayfield revived his career and helped the remaining title core keep winning the division after Brady's retirement.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 202012 NFL seasons116 career games90 career solo tackles9 career sacksCollege: Southern MississippiDrafted by: KCDraft pick: 217Jersey: 566 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Oct 18, 2015Most recent: Oct 4, 2026

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history