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Vita Vea
DT · TB · 2018–2026
Born February 5, 1995 · College Washington · Drafted 2018, round 1, pick 12 (TB) · 6-4, 347 lb
Pro Bowl ×2 (2021, 2024)
Receiving
| Season | Team | G | Targets | Rec | Yds | TD | Catch % | EPA/target | Stabilised EPA/target | Target share % | aDOT | Rec EPA | Rec WPA (wins) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | TB | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | +1.330 | 0.2 | 1.0 | +1.3 | +0.03 |
Defence
Counting stats from the play-by-play credits (QB hits from 2006, tackles for loss and passes defensed from 2009).
| Season | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Tackles for loss | INT | Passes defensed | Forced fumbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | TB | 9 | 28 | 3.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | TB | 14 | 35 | 2.5 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | TB | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 playoffs | TB | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | TB | 14 | 33 | 4.0 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 playoffs | TB | 2 | 4 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | TB | 12 | 31 | 6.5 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 playoffs | TB | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | TB | 14 | 43 | 5.5 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 playoffs | TB | 2 | 3 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | TB | 15 | 42 | 7.0 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 playoffs | TB | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | TB | 14 | 34 | 4.5 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | TB | 9 | 18 | 1.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career | TB | 106 | 274 | 36.0 | 83 | 49 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
Honours
Honours: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), matched to players through Wikidata (CC0). Awards and All-Pro teams are the Associated Press’s; Pro Bowl selections include replacements.
| Season | Honours |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Pro Bowl |
| 2024 | Pro Bowl |
Playing time
Scrimmage snaps from 2016, in the games he played (share: of his team’s snaps in those games). A season’s snaps appear after its playoffs, when the data is published. Who was on the field: NFL Next Gen Stats via nflverse (2016–22) and FTN Data via nflverse (2023 on), CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.
| Season | Team | G | Offensive snaps | Share of the offence’s snaps | Defensive snaps | Share of the defence’s snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | TB | 13 | – | – | 480 | 58.8 |
| 2019 | TB | 16 | 6 | 2.1 | 741 | 66.6 |
| 2020 | TB | 5 | – | – | 222 | 70.0 |
| 2020 playoffs | TB | 2 | 3 | 4.7 | 62 | 43.4 |
| 2021 | TB | 16 | 3 | 2.4 | 605 | 56.2 |
| 2021 playoffs | TB | 2 | – | – | 62 | 45.6 |
| 2022 | TB | 14 | – | – | 532 | 59.3 |
| 2022 playoffs | TB | 1 | – | – | 43 | 64.2 |
| 2023 | TB | 15 | – | – | 597 | 61.8 |
| 2023 playoffs | TB | 2 | – | – | 84 | 66.1 |
| 2024 | TB | 16 | 3 | 2.1 | 697 | 67.3 |
| 2024 playoffs | TB | 1 | 1 | 2.1 | 49 | 69.0 |
| 2025 | TB | 17 | 2 | 1.5 | 756 | 73.8 |
Game logs
2026 game log (9 games)
2026 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-09-13 | @ CIN | L 27–33 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2026-09-20 | vs CLE | L 19–23 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2026-09-27 | vs MIN | L 16–23 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 2026-10-04 | vs GB | L 14–17 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2026-10-08 | @ DAL | W 24–16 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2026-10-18 | vs PIT | L 19–26 OT | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2026-10-25 | @ CAR | W 43–13 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2026-11-01 | vs ATL | W 16–0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2026-11-08 | @ CHI | L 24–27 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 game log (14 games)
2025 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-09-07 | @ ATL | W 23–20 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2025-09-15 | @ HOU | W 20–19 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2025-09-21 | vs NYJ | W 29–27 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2025-09-28 | vs PHI | L 25–31 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2025-10-12 | vs SF | W 30–19 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2025-10-20 | @ DET | L 9–24 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2025-10-26 | @ NO | W 23–3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 2025-11-09 | vs NE | L 23–28 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2025-11-30 | vs ARI | W 20–17 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2025-12-07 | vs NO | L 20–24 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2025-12-11 | vs ATL | L 28–29 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2025-12-21 | @ CAR | L 20–23 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | 2025-12-28 | @ MIA | L 17–20 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2026-01-03 | vs CAR | W 16–14 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 game log (16 games)
2024 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024-09-08 | vs WAS | W 37–20 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2024-09-15 | @ DET | W 20–16 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 2024-09-29 | vs PHI | W 33–16 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2024-10-03 | @ ATL | L 30–36 OT | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2024-10-13 | @ NO | W 51–27 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2024-10-21 | vs BAL | L 31–41 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2024-10-27 | vs ATL | L 26–31 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2024-11-04 | @ KC | L 24–30 OT | 10 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2024-11-10 | vs SF | L 20–23 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2024-11-24 | @ NYG | W 30–7 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2024-12-01 | @ CAR | W 26–23 OT | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2024-12-08 | vs LV | W 28–13 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2024-12-22 | @ DAL | L 24–26 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2024-12-29 | vs CAR | W 48–14 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2025-01-05 | vs NO | W 27–19 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2025-01-12 | vs WAS | L 20–23 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 game log (16 games)
2023 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2023-09-10 | @ MIN | W 20–17 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2023-09-17 | vs CHI | W 27–17 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2023-09-25 | vs PHI | L 11–25 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2023-10-01 | @ NO | W 26–9 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2023-10-15 | vs DET | L 6–20 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2023-10-22 | vs ATL | L 13–16 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2023-11-05 | @ HOU | L 37–39 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2023-11-12 | vs TEN | W 20–6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2023-11-19 | @ SF | L 14–27 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2023-12-03 | vs CAR | W 21–18 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2023-12-17 | @ GB | W 34–20 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2023-12-24 | vs JAX | W 30–12 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2023-12-31 | vs NO | L 13–23 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2024-01-07 | @ CAR | W 9–0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2024-01-15 | vs PHI | W 32–9 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| P20 | 2024-01-21 | @ DET | L 23–31 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 game log (13 games)
2022 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2022-09-11 | @ DAL | W 19–3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2022-09-18 | @ NO | W 20–10 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2022-09-25 | vs GB | L 12–14 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2022-10-02 | vs KC | L 31–41 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2022-10-09 | vs ATL | W 21–15 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2022-10-16 | @ PIT | L 18–20 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2022-10-23 | @ CAR | L 3–21 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2022-10-27 | vs BAL | L 22–27 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2022-11-06 | vs LA | W 16–13 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2022-11-27 | @ CLE | L 17–23 OT | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2022-12-05 | vs NO | W 17–16 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2023-01-01 | vs CAR | W 30–24 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2023-01-16 | vs DAL | L 14–31 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 game log (16 games)
2021 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2021-09-19 | vs ATL | W 48–25 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 2021-09-26 | @ LA | L 24–34 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2021-10-10 | vs MIA | W 45–17 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2021-10-14 | @ PHI | W 28–22 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2021-10-24 | vs CHI | W 38–3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 2021-10-31 | @ NO | L 27–36 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2021-11-14 | @ WAS | L 19–29 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2021-11-28 | @ IND | W 38–31 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2021-12-05 | @ ATL | W 30–17 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2021-12-12 | vs BUF | W 33–27 OT | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | 2021-12-19 | vs NO | L 0–9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2021-12-26 | @ CAR | W 32–6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2022-01-02 | @ NYJ | W 28–24 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2022-01-09 | vs CAR | W 41–17 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2022-01-16 | vs PHI | W 31–15 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P20 | 2022-01-23 | vs LA | L 27–30 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 game log (6 games)
2019 game log (14 games)
2019 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Targets | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Rec EPA | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2019-09-08 | vs SF | L 17–31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2019-09-12 | @ CAR | W 20–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2019-09-22 | vs NYG | L 31–32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2019-09-29 | @ LA | W 55–40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2019-10-06 | @ NO | L 24–31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2019-10-13 | vs CAR | L 26–37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2019-10-27 | @ TEN | L 23–27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2019-11-03 | @ SEA | L 34–40 OT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2019-11-10 | vs ARI | W 30–27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 2019-11-17 | vs NO | L 17–34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2019-11-24 | @ ATL | W 35–22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1.3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | 2019-12-08 | vs IND | W 38–35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2019-12-21 | vs HOU | L 20–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2019-12-29 | vs ATL | L 22–28 OT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 game log (9 games)
2018 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 2018-10-21 | vs CLE | W 26–23 OT | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2018-10-28 | @ CIN | L 34–37 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2018-11-11 | vs WAS | L 3–16 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2018-11-25 | vs SF | W 27–9 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2018-12-02 | vs CAR | W 24–17 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2018-12-09 | vs NO | L 14–28 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2018-12-16 | @ BAL | L 12–20 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2018-12-23 | @ DAL | L 20–27 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2018-12-30 | vs ATL | L 32–34 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |