Rakeem Nunez-Roches

DL

Experience: 12 years

Height: 6-2

Age: 32

Weight: 307 lbs

College: Southern Mississippi

2025 SEASON

Solo

6
SCK

3
FF

0
INT

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Recent Games

WK	OPP	RESULT	TKL	AST	COMBINED	SOLO	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	FF
1	@Commanders	L 6 - 21	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	@Cowboys	L 37 - 40
3	Chiefs	L 9 - 22
4	Chargers	W 21 - 18
5	@Saints	L 14 - 26	1	4	5	1	0	0	0	0
6	Eagles	W 34 - 17	0	4	4	0	0	0	0	0
7	@Broncos	L 32 - 33	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
8	@Eagles	L 20 - 38	2	1	3	2	1	0	0	0
9	49ers	L 24 - 34	2	4	6	2	1	0	0	0
10	@Bears	L 20 - 24	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
11	Packers	L 20 - 27
12	@Lions	L 27 - 34	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	0
13	@Patriots	L 15 - 33	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
15	Commanders	L 21 - 29
16	Vikings	L 13 - 16
17	@Raiders	W 34 - 10

Career Stats

Defense Career

SEASON	TEAM	G	GS	TKL	AST	COMBINED	SOLO	SCK	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TDS	FF	OPP FR
2015	Kansas City Chiefs	7	0	4	0	4	4	0	0						0
2016	Kansas City Chiefs	11	5	14	9	23	14	1	0						0
2017	Kansas City Chiefs	16	11	13	11	24	12	0.5	0						0
2018	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	0	2	0	2	2	0	0						0
2019	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	16	0	5	4	9	3	0	0						0	1
2020	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	16	11	7	13	20	7	0	0						0
2021	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	16	1	5	12	17	5	0	0						1
2022	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	17	10	19	14	33	14	2	0						0
2023	New York Giants	16	4	14	12	26	11	0.5	1						0
2024	New York Giants	15	15	14	38	52	11	2	2						0
2025	New York Giants	9	5	6	17	23	6	3	1						0
TOTAL		142	62	103	130	233	89	9	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1

Biography

ACQUIRED:

Rejoined Tampa Bay as a free agent on April 7, 2026.

ACQUIRED BY BUCS:

Rejoined Tampa Bay as a free agent on April 7, 2026.

ORIGINALLY ENTERED NFL:

Originally entered the NFL as a sixth-round pick (217th overall) of the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2015 NFL Draft.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

Played for Kansas City (2015-17) and spent time in the 2018 offseason with the Indianapolis Colts.

Has played in 53 career regular season games, with 16 starts, registering 62 tackles (six for loss), 1.5 sacks and one fumble recovery.

Registered first career sack against Oakland (12/8/16).

Made first career start at Carolina (11/13/16), recording four tackles (two for loss) and a sack.

Made NFL debut at Minnesota (10/18/15).

2019 HIGHLIGHTS:

Saw action in all 16 games in a reserve role, recording nine tackles and a fumble recovery, while adding depth to the NFL's top-ranked run defense.

Played in a reserve role in season opener vs. San Francisco (9/8) and win at Carolina (9/12).

Recorded first career fumble recovery vs. New York Giants (9/22).

Logged two tackles, including one for loss, in win at Los Angeles Rams (9/29).

Registered one tackle at New Orleans (10/6).

Posted one tackle vs. Carolina (10/13).

Played in a reserve role at Tennessee (10/27) and at Seattle (11/3).

Played in a reserve role in win vs. Arizona (11/10).

Notched one tackle in a reserve role vs. New Orleans (11/17).

Posted one tackle and a quarterback hit in win at Atlanta (11/24).

Saw action in a reserve role in wins at Jacksonville (12/1), vs. Indianapolis (12/8) and at Detroit (12/15).

Registered one tackle vs. Houston (12/21).

Logged one tackle vs. Atlanta (12/29).

COLLEGE/PERSONAL/COMMUNITY:

Started 24-of-31 games at Southern Miss (2011-14), recording 105 tackles (22.0 for loss), 4.0 sacks, a forced fumble and a blocked field goal.

Declared for the NFL draft following his redshirt junior season.

Named first-team All-Conference USA following his redshirt junior year (2014), starting all 11 games, with 58 tackles and 3.0 sacks.

Took a medical redshirt in 2013.

Honorable mention All-Conference USA as a sophomore (2012), starting 11-of-12 games, with 37 tackles and one sack.

Earned Conference USA All-freshman team honors in 2011.

Majored in biological sciences.

Attended Central High School (Phenix City, Alabama).

Son of Stephanie Worthy and Bobby Smith

His wife serves in the Air Force, while his father and three cousins served in the Army and an additional cousin serves in the Navy.

A native of Dangriga, Belize.

Nunez-Roches, along with the defensive lineman hosted the 8th annual "D-Line Delivers Christmas". Local families were surprised with a tour of AdventHealth Training Center, dinner with D-Line, and a shopping spree at Target.

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Rakeem Nuñez-Roches on Salute to Service, Giving Back to the Community | Slice

Defensive lineman Rakeem Nuñez-Roches joins team reporter Casey Phillips to discuss why the Salute to Service game is special to him.

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Rakeem Nunez-Roches on Facing Former Team: 'Dream Come True' | Super Bowl LV Press Conference

DT Rakeem Nunez-Roches spoke to the media on Thursday in advance of Super Bowl LV between the Chiefs and the Buccaneers.

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Rakeem Nunez-Roches: 'Don't Count the Plays, Make the Plays Count' | Press Conference

Defensive lineman Rakeem Nunez-Roches spoke to the media on Tuesday ahead of the Week 6 matchup.

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2021 Buccaneers Free Agent Focus: Rakeem Nunez-Roches

DL Rakeem Nunez-Roches, who has played on three straight one-year contracts, stepped up into a starting role for the Buccaneers in 2020 and was part of a very strong run defense

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Bucs Re-Sign Two More Defenders

S Andrew Adams and DL Rakeem Nunez-Roches each signed one-year deals with the Bucs on Tuesday, joining several other players from a rising defense who have been retained in the last two weeks

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2019 Roster Reset: Defensive Linemen

Tampa Bay's defensive line has been redefined this year and it recently had a significant change in personnel, but how well it provides pressure up the middle will impact the overall defensive play-calling.

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