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Vita Vea

Defensive Tackle, Tampa Bay Buccaneers · #50.

Player facts

Team: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Position: Defensive Tackle
Number: 50
Born: Feb 5, 1995 (age 31)
Birthplace: Milpitas, CA, USA
Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 347 lbs
College: Washington
Experience: 9 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	PD	STF	STFYDS
Regular Season	10	3	7	0	0	0	2	0	0
Last 5 Games	10	3	7	0	0	0	2	0	0
Career	266	157	109	35	3	3	11	42	49

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Thu, Oct 8	@ DAL	W 24-16	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	vs GB	L 17-14	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	vs MIN	L 23-16	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	2	0
Sun, Sep 20	vs CLE	L 23-19	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	@ CIN	L 33-27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Tevita Tuliʻakiʻono Tuipulotu Mosese Vaʻhae Fehoko Faletau "Vita" Vea (born February 5, 1995) is an American professional football nose tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Washington Huskies and was selected by the Buccaneers in the first round of the 2018 NFL draft. Vea won Super Bowl LV with the team over the Kansas City Chiefs, and was selected to his first Pro Bowl the following year.

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Background

College career

As a junior in 2017, Vea was the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year and won the Morris Trophy. On January 2, 2018, he declared his intention to enter the 2018 NFL draft.