Tampa Bay Buccaneers · DT (DL) · 8 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Washington (2018 Round 1, Pick 12)

Vita Vea

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57.3

Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #59 of 177 qualified DLs

Combined tackles: 166 solo · 10 ast
Sacks & QB hits: 14 QB hits
Tackles for loss: 10 forced fumbles
Coverage: 2 PD · 0 INTPasses defended & picks
Defensive snaps: 34843.5 snaps/G
Team def. EPA / play: −0.165Schedule-adjusted · What is EPA?

Vita Vea among the 177 qualified defensive linemen: each 2026 Downfield Score, 0 to 100.

Anderson Jr.96.6
Allen95.5
Karlaftis94.1
Hutchinson92.8
Crosby92.7
Simmons92.2
Granderson91.4
Mafe91.1
Buckner90.4
Vea#5957.3

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Downfield Score v7.0 breakdown

Each component is shrunk toward the 2026 positional mean before percentile ranking across 177 qualified DLs. Read score check & methodology · What Raw and Shrunk mean

Defensive snaps per game, regressed25% weight · Raw 0.76 → Shrunk 38.71

81thpercentile

Pass-rush disruption per game28% weight · Raw 0.02 → Shrunk 0.58

48thpercentile

Weighted defensive disruption per game15% weight · Raw 0.07 → Shrunk 3.54

49thpercentile

Pass-rush disruption rate, regressed13% weight · Raw 1.7% → Shrunk 1.6%

47thpercentile

Sack rate per opponent pass play, regressed7% weight · Raw 0.3% → Shrunk 0.3%

36thpercentile

Combined tackle rate, regressed8% weight · Raw 3.5% → Shrunk 3.4%

48thpercentile

Schedule-adjusted team defensive EPA / play, regressed4% weight · Raw −0.165 → Shrunk −0.039

99thpercentile

2026 game log

Every 2026 regular-season game line for Vita Vea. Click any game to open its drive-by-drive chart and box score.

Week	Date	Matchup	Result	Tackles	Solo	Sacks	TFL	QB hits	PD	Def. snaps
Week 1	Sep 13, 2026	@ CIN	L 27-33	0	0	0	0	1	0	44
Week 2	Sep 20, 2026	vs CLE	L 19-23	2	0	0	0	0	0	36
Week 3	Sep 27, 2026	vs MIN	L 16-23	4	1	0	0	1	2	48
Week 4	Oct 4, 2026	vs GB	L 14-17	2	0	0	0	1	0	46
Week 5	Oct 8, 2026	@ DAL	W 24-16	2	2	0	0	0	0	39
Week 6	Oct 18, 2026	vs PIT	L 19-26	3	1	0	0	0	0	66
Week 7	Oct 25, 2026	@ CAR	W 43-13	1	1	1	1	1	0	29
Week 8	Nov 1, 2026	vs ATL	W 16-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	40

College to the NFL: Washington to Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Verified identity bridge linking Vita Vea's college regular-season tackles at Washington to official NFL game lines.

Washington (College tackles)

352016

382017

1212th pick
2018 Draft

TB (NFL tackles)

252018

352019

102020

312021

312022

422023

372024

332025

162026 *

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Career NFL seasons

Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 9 seasons.

Season	Club	G	Tackles	Solo	Ast	Sacks	TFL	QBH	PD	FF	Def. snaps
2018	TB	13	25	18	7	3	4	4	0	0	493
2019	TB	16	35	19	16	2.5	4	12	3	0	749
2020	TB	5	10	6	4	2	3	3	0	0	223
2021	TB	16	31	20	11	4	5	12	3	0	607
2022	TB	14	31	15	16	6.5	7	13	0	1	539
2023	TB	15	42	27	15	5.5	8	9	0	2	607
2024	TB	16	37	22	15	7	10	13	1	0	705
2025	TB	17	33	15	18	4.5	7	13	2	0	764
2026 (so far)	TB	8	16	6	10	1	1	4	2	0	348

Compare Vita Vea with top defensive linemen

Launch a head-to-head Tale of the Tape against another 2026 DL.

Vita Vea vs. Will Anderson Jr. (HOU)Score 57.3 vs. 96.6 Vita Vea vs. Zach Allen (DEN)Score 57.3 vs. 95.5 Vita Vea vs. George Karlaftis (KC)Score 57.3 vs. 94.1 Vita Vea vs. Aidan Hutchinson (DET)Score 57.3 vs. 92.8 Vita Vea vs. Maxx Crosby (LV)Score 57.3 vs. 92.7 Vita Vea vs. Jeffery Simmons (TEN)Score 57.3 vs. 92.2