Rakeem Nunez-Roches

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#56

Experience: 12 years

Height: 6-2

Age: 32

Weight: 305 lbs

College: Southern Mississippi

2025 SEASON

Solo
6
SCK
3
FF
0
INT
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Year

Season

Defense

Field Position

	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	PDEF
Opp 19-1 - by Yard Line	3	2	0	2	0	1
Opp 49-20 - by Yard Line	5	8	0	8	0	0
Own 1-20 - by Yard Line	4	5	2	3	1	0
Own 21-50 - by Yard Line	6	8	4	4	2	0

Game Halves

	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	TDS	YDS	AVG	LNG
1st Half	7	14	2	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2nd Half	6	9	4	5	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Home vs Road

	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	TDS	YDS	AVG	LNG
Home Games	2	10	2	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Road Games	7	13	4	9	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Margin of Victory

	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	TDS	YDS	AVG	LNG
Margin 0-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Margin 15+	1	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Point Differential

	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	PDEF
Ahead	5	9	1	8	1	1
Ahead by 1-8 Points	4	7	1	6	1	0
Ahead by 9-16 Points	3	2	0	2	0	1
Behind	5	10	4	6	2	0
Behind by 1-8 Points	3	2	1	1	1	0
Behind by 9-16 Points	3	7	3	4	1	0
Tied	9	4	1	3	0	0

Quarters

	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	PDEF
1st Quarter	6	9	0	9	0	0
4th Quarter	2	5	2	3	0	0
2nd Quarter	5	5	2	3	1	0
3rd Quarter	5	4	2	2	2	1

Stadium Surfaces

	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	TDS	YDS	AVG	LNG
Grass	4	5	2	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Turf	5	18	4	14	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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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