TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Cleveland Browns in the third round (65th overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft, April 29, 2016...Waived by Browns, Sept. 2, 2018...Claimed via waivers by Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Sept. 3, 2018...Signed by Las Vegas Raiders as an unrestricted free agent, March 27, 2020.
CAREER: Defensive end enters his sixth NFL season and second with the Raiders after spending the previous two years with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2018-19) and his first two with the Cleveland Browns (2016-17)...Appeared in 14 contests with the Silver and Black in 2020, making five starts and compiling 28 tackles (17 solo), 2.5 sacks, his first career INT and five passes defensed...Appeared in 14 games with eight starts in 2019, totaling a career-high 34 tackles (24), including eight for loss, six sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery...In 2018, played in 15 games with nine starts, recording 29 tackles (22), a career-high 6.5 sacks, two passes defensed and three forced fumbles... Appeared in 16 games with 12 starts in 2017, totaling 32 tackles (19), three sacks and five passes defensed...As a rookie in 2016, played in 14 games with three starts, compiling 20 tackles (15), 2.5 sacks and four passes defensed...Was originally drafted by the Browns in the third-round (65th overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft...Career totals include 73 regular season games played with 37 starts, totaling 143 tackles (97), 20.5 sacks, one INT, 16 passes defensed, four forced fumbles and one fumble recovery.
2020: Appeared in 14 contests with five starts, totaling 28 tackles (17 solo), 2.5 sacks, one INT and five passes defensed...In Week 10, registered his first career INT, while his 2.5 sacks ranked third-most on the team...(9/13) at Car.: Recorded two tackles (one solo) in his Raiders debut...Combined with DT Maurice Hurst to record the Raiders' first sack of the season, taking down QB Teddy Bridgewater for a loss of 10 yards in the third quarter...(9/21) vs. NO: Recorded three tackles (two)...(9/27) at NE: Tallied three tackles (one) and one pass defensed...(10/4) vs. Buf.: Recorded two tackles in a reserve role along the defensive line...(10/11) at KC: Saw limited action along the defensive line before exiting the game in the first quarter with a foot injury...(10/25) vs. TB: Posted two tackles, including one for loss...(11/1) at Cle.: Logged two tackles...(11/8) at LAC: Recorded his first full sack of the season, taking down QB Justin Herbert for a loss of eight yards in the second quarter...Finished the day with two tackles (one), one sack and one pass defensed (11/15) vs. Den.: Registered his first career INT and returned it 23 yards, while adding one pass defensed...(11/22) vs. KC: Made his first start of the season at defensive end and finished with three tackles...(11/29) at Atl.: Made his second start of the season...Recorded one tackle and one pass defensed...(12/17) vs. LAC: Start-ed at defensive end...Totaled five tackles (two), including two for loss, and one pass defensed...(12/26) vs. Mia.: Started and tallied two tackles while adding one sack...Dropped QB Tua Tagovailoa for a loss of eight yards in the third quarter...(1/3/21) at Den.: Started at defensive end and posted one tackle.
2019 (with TB): Played in 14 games, making eight starts...Finished with career-high 34 tackles (24 solo), eight tackles for loss, six sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery...(9/8) vs. SF: Started the season opener and recorded two tackles...(9/12) at Car.: Posted two tackles in the win...(9/22) vs. NYG: Registered his first sack of the season and first fumble recovery of his career...(9/29) at LAR: Recorded three tackles...(10/6) at NO: Posted two tackles...(10/13) vs. Car.: Logged four tackles for loss, the most by a Buccaneers player in a single game since 2012...(10/27) at Ten.: Recorded a sack for the second consecutive game and finished with four tackles...(11/24) at Atl.: Registered a sack by taking down QB Matt Ryan...(12/1) at Jac.: Notched a sack-fumble, which was recovered by the Buccaneers...Ended the day with three tackles...(12/15) at Det.: Posted two tackles in the win...(12/21) vs. Hou.: Logged two tackles, including a sack of QB Deshaun Watson...(12/29) vs. Atl.: Recorded four tackles, including one tackle for loss.
2018 (with TB): Appeared in 15 games with nine starts, compiling 29 tackles (22 solo), including 12 tackles for loss, a career-high 6.5 sacks, three forced fumbles and two passes defensed...Since joining the starting lineup in Week 7 to his final game in Week 16, tied for eighth in the NFL with 10 tackles for loss, tied for 14th in the NFL with 6.5 sacks and tied for eighth with two forced fumbles...(9/9) at NO: Made his Buccaneers debut...(9/16) vs. Phi.: Appeared in a reserve role along the defensive line...(9/24) vs. Pit.: Recorded one tackle for loss in a reserve role...(10/14) at Atl.: Tallied one tackle and one pass defensed...(10/21) vs. Cle.: Recorded a career-high two sacks and one pass defensed...His second sack of the contest came on Cleveland's final drive, forcing a punt...(10/28) at Cin.: Started and recorded three tackles, including one tackle for loss...(11/4) at Car.: Notched three tackles and one sack...(11/11) vs. Was.: Registered a sack for the second consecutive game...(11/18) at NYG: Posted six tackles and a half-sack...(11/25) vs. SF: Started and tallied two tackles, including one for loss, one sack and one forced fumble...(12/9) vs. NO: Recorded a strip-sack of QB Drew Brees, which was recovered by teammate DE Jason Pierre-Paul...(12/16) at Bal.: Logged three tackles, including one for loss...(12/23) at Dal.: Posted two tackles.
2017 (with Cle.): Appeared in 16 games with a career-high 12 starts, totaling 32 tackles (19 solo), three sacks and five passes defensed...(9/10) vs. Pit.: Started the season opener, recording two tackles and one sack...(9/17) at Bal.: Posted one tackle for loss...(9/24) at Ind.: Registered four tackles (two) and one pass defensed...(10/1) vs. Cin.: Notched two tackles...(10/15) at Hou.: Made his fifth consecutive start along the defensive line and recorded three tackles (one)...(10/29) vs. Min.: Tallied four tackles, one sack and two passes defensed...(11/12) at Det.: Notched one tackle in a reserve role...(11/19) vs. Jac.: Posted three tackles, including one for loss...(11/26) at Cin.: Started and recorded three tackles...(12/1) at Lac.: Logged two tackles, including one for loss...(12/10) vs. GB: Tallied two tackles and one pass defensed... (12/17) vs. Bal.: Recorded two tackles and one pass defensed...(12/24) at Chi.: Started and notched one tackle...(12/31) at Pit.: Started his ninth contest of the season and finished with two tackles, including one for loss.
2016 (with Cle.): Played in 14 games with three starts in his rookie campaign...Totaled 20 tackles (15 solo), 2.5 sacks and four passes defensed...(9/11) at Phi.: Started his NFL debut, recording three tackles, one sack and one pass defensed...(10/23) at Cin.: Recorded a season-high four tackles and posted a half-sack...(10/30) vs. NYJ: Logged a career-high three passes defensed...(11/10) at Bal.: Notched two tackles...(11/20) vs. Pit: Recorded one tackle...(11/27) vs. NYG: Posted three tackles...(12/11) vs. Cin.: Made one tackle...(12/18) at Buf.: Notched one tackle...(12/24) vs. SD: Recorded two tackles...(1/1/17) at Pit.: Registered three tackles, including one for loss in the season finale.
COLLEGE: Played in 36 games at Penn State (2011-15), making 13 starts...Totaled 65 tackles, 17.5 sacks and eight forced fumbles...Set a Penn State single-season record with a nation-leading 15.5 sacks in 2015, while also leading the FBS with six forced fumbles…Earned All-America honors as a senior…Won the Lombardi Award, Ted Hendricks Award, Lott IMPACT Trophy and the Big Ten's Nagurski-Woodson Defensive Player of the Year in 2015…Became the first Penn State player to win three national awards since Larry Johnson in 2002…Started all 13 games as a senior in 2015…Recorded a sack in 10 consecutive games, the longest such streak for a Penn State player since sacks became an official NCAA statistic in 2000…Also logged five multi-sack games… Appeared in all 13 games as a junior, notching seven tackles, one sack and one forced fumble…Appeared in 10 games as a sophomore, totaling 12 tackles, one sack and one forced fumble…Two-time Academic All-Big Ten…Graduated with a degree in biology.
PERSONAL: Attended Malvern (Pa.) Preparatory School, where he played offensive tackle and defensive end...Also lettered in basketball...Brother, Ryan, was a fourth-round pick by the New York Giants as a QB in 2013...Last name pronounced NASS-ib.
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS: TACKLES: Total – 6, two times; last: 11/18/18 vs. NYG. Solo – 6, 10/13/19 vs. Car. Sacks – 2, 10/21/18 at Cle. Fumble Recoveries – 1, 9/22/19 vs. NYG. Forced Fumbles— 1, three times; last: 12/1/19 at Jac. Interceptions – 1, 11/15/20 vs. Den. Passes Defensed – 3, 10/30/16 vs. NYJ.
