TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the first round (fifth overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft, April 25, 2019…Signed by Philadelphia Eagles as an unrestricted free agent, March 18, 2024…Released by Eagles, Oct. 8, 2024…Signed by Houston Texans as a free agent, Oct. 23, 2024…Signed by Las Vegas Raiders as an unrestricted free agent, March 31, 2025.
AT A GLANCE
• One of only three players in the NFL to record 500+ tackles and 20+ sacks since 2019. He is also one of only six players in the NFL since 1987 to record 500+ tackles and 20.0+ sacks in his first six seasons in the NFL.
• Since entering the league in 2019, has 12 takeaways (three interceptions and nine opponent fumble recoveries), tied for the 11th-most among linebackers in that span.
• Won Super Bowl LV in 2020 and earned second-team Associated Press All-Pro honors after registering career highs in tackles (140), tackles for loss (15) and sacks (9.0).
• Recorded 15 tackles in the NFC Championship Game at Green Bay (1/24/21), establishing a Buccaneers' franchise record for the most tackles in a postseason game.
• Selected to the PFWA All-Rookie Team in 2019 and became first rookie since 1970 NFL/ AFL merger to return two fumbles for touchdowns. His four fumble recoveries tied a Buccaneers rookie record (Cecil Johnson, 1977).
CAREER: Veteran linebacker joins the Silver and Black after spending the 2024 season with the Philadelphia Eagles and Houston Texans…Spent the first six seasons of his career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2019-23) after originally being drafted by the club with the fifth overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft…Career totals include 83 games played with 76 starts, 585 total tackles (379 solo), 23.0 sacks, 40 tackles for loss, 64 quarterback hits, three interceptions, six forced fumbles, nine fumble recoveries and 21 passes defensed over his six seasons in the NFL…Has also started in six postseason contests and recorded 56 tackles, six tackles for loss, four quarterback hits, four passes defensed, two interceptions and two fumble recoveries.
2024 (with Phi. And Hou.): Played in seven games with one start…Began the season on the Eagles' active roster and was inactive for four contests before being waived and signing with the Texans…Totaled 19 tackles (15 solo)…(10/27) vs. Ind.: Posted three tackles (two)…(11/10) vs. Det.: Logged three tackles (one)…(11/18) at Dal.: Notched four tackles (three)…(11/24) vs. Ten.: Recorded four tackles (three)…(12/1) at Jac.: Had one tackle…(1/5/25) at Ten.: Made his first start of the season at linebacker and registered a season-high six tackles.
2023 (with TB): Started in 13-of-14 games played and recorded 83 tackles (49 solo), nine quarterback hits, six passes defensed, five tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks and two interceptions…(9/10) at Min.: Registered a season-high 12 tackles (seven), including one tackle for loss…(9/17) vs. Chi.: Posted two tackles and one pass defensed…(9/25) vs. Phi.: Tallied seven tackles (five), one interception and one pass defensed…(10/1) at NO: Recorded five tackles (two)…(10/15) vs. Det.: Finished with seven tackles (four)…(10/22) vs. Atl.: Posted five tackles (three)…(10/26) at Buf.: Registered nine tackles (five)…(11/5) at Hou.: Totaled nine tackles (five), 1.0 sacks, two quarterback hits and one tackle for loss…(11/12) vs. Ten.: Finished with three tackles (two), 1.0 sack, two quarterback hits, one tackle for loss and one pass defensed…(11/19) at SF: Posted three tackles (two)…(11/26) at Ind.: Recorded seven tackles (four) and one quarterback hit…(12/24) vs. Jac.: Compiled four tackles (two), 0.5 sacks, one interception, two quarterback hits and two passes defensed…(12/31) vs. NO: Tallied seven tackles (five), one tackle for loss and one pass defensed…(1/7/24) at Car.: Had three tackles and one tackle for loss...Postseason: (1/15/24) vs. Phi.: Posted two tackles…(1/21/24) at Det.: Made one tackle in NFC Divisional game.
2022 (with TB): Started all 17 games and finished with 124 tackles (73 solo), eight tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, five passes defensed, two forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries...Was one of just three players with 120+ tackles and five+ sacks…Was named the NFC Defensive Player of the Month for September…(9/11) at Dal.: Recorded eight tackles, 2.0 sacks and one pass defensed…(9/18) at NO: Registered a team-high 11 tackles and added 1.0 sack, one pass defensed and one forced fumble…(9/25) vs. GB: Recorded five tackles…(10/2) vs. KC: Finished with 11 tackles, one tackle for loss and one pass defensed…(10/9) vs. Atl.: Tallied five tackles, one tackle for loss and two quarterback hits…(10/16) at Pit.: Recorded eight tackles and one pass defensed…(10/23) at Car.: Posted five tackles and one quarterback hit…(10/27) vs. Bal.: Recorded 10 tackles and one tackle for loss …(11/6) vs. LAR: Recorded four tackles and one tackle for loss…(11/13) vs. Sea.: Registered his sixth career multi-sack performance and finished with a team-high nine tackles in addition to 2.0 sacks, three quarterback hits and one forced fumble....(11/27) at Cle.: Led the team with 13 tackles…Added 0.5 sacks and one pass defensed…(12/5) vs. NO: Finished with five tackles…(12/11) at SF: Logged five tackles and one quarterback…(12/18) vs. Cin.: Recorded seven tackles and one quarterback hit…(12/25) at Ari.: Finished with nine tackles, three quarterback hits and one fumble recovery…(1/1/23) vs. Car.: Tallied seven tackles and one fumble recovery…(1/8/23) at Atl.: Posted two tackles and one fumble recovery…Marked his third straight game with at least one fumble recovery…Postseason: (1/16/23) vs. Dal.: Recorded five tackles (two) and one tackle for loss.
2021 (with TB): Started all 17 games and recorded 128 tackles (87 solo), eight tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, one fumble recovery and three passes defensed…Named a Pro Bowl selection…(9/9) vs. Dal.: Posted 10 tackles…(9/19) vs. Atl.: Tallied six tackles and three quarterback hits…(9/26) at LAR: Registered seven tackles…(10/3) at NE: Notched five tackles and two quarterback hits...(10/10) vs. Mia.: Logged eight tackles…(10/14) at Phi.: Recorded five tackles and one pass defensed…(10/24) vs. Chi.: Led the team with 10 tackles and added one fumble recovery…(10/31) at NO: Posted 10 tackles…(11/14) at Was.: Registered 18 tackles and 2.0 sacks…His 18 tackles were the most by any Buccaneers player since 2016...(11/22) vs. NYG: Recorded eight tackles and one pass defensed…(11/28) at Ind.: Logged three tackles…(12/5) at Atl.:
Registered 10 tackles…(12/12) vs. Buf.: Tallied 10 tackles and 1.5 sacks…(12/19) vs. NO: Recorded eight tackles and two tackles for loss…(12/26) at Car.: Posted four tackles…(1/2/22) at NYJ: Totaled three tackles and one quarterback hit…(1/9/22) vs. Car.: Recorded three tackles, one tackle for loss and one quarterback hit…Postseason: (1/16/22) vs. Phi.: Registered five tackles, one tackle for loss and one pass defensed…(1/23/22) vs. LAR: Recorded eight tackles, one tackle for loss, one quarterback hit and one pass defensed.
2020 (with TB): Started all 15 games he appeared in and recorded 140 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, 16 quarterback hits, 9.0 sacks, four passes defensed, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery…Ranked fifth in the NFL in tackles (140) and tied for third in tackles for loss (15)…One of two players in the NFL with at least 100 tackles and 5.0 sacks...Named a Associated Press Second-Team All-Pro Selection…Was a two-time NFC Defensive Player of the Week winner (Weeks 7 and 15)…(9/13) at NO: Tied for a game-high 11 tackles and added one pass defensed...(9/20) vs. Car.: Tallied 15 tackles, one tackle for loss, one quarterback hit and one pass defensed…His 15 tackles were the most in a single game by a Buccaneers player since 2016…(9/27) at Den.: Recorded seven tackles…(10/4) vs. LAC: Finished with four tackles and recovered a fumble…(10/8) at Chi.: Posted three tackles…(10/18) vs. GB: Led the team with 10 tackles and added three tackles for loss and one sack…(10/25) at LV: Earned NFC Defensive Player of the Week honors after recording 11 tackles and posting a career-high 3.0 sacks…(11/2) at NYG: Tied for the team lead with seven tackles and added one sack…(11/8) vs. NO: Recorded a game-high 14 tackles…(11/15) at Car.: Posted six tackles, one tackle for loss and one quarterback hit…(11/23) vs. LAR: Recorded nine tackles, one tackle for loss and one quarterback hit…(11/29) vs. KC: Led the team with 12 tackles…(12/13) vs. Min.: Logged nine tackles…(12/20) at Atl.: Totaled 12 tackles, four tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks and two passes defensed…Named NFC Defensive Player of the Week…Was the only player with at least 3.0 sacks and two pass defensed in a single game this season…(12/26) at Det.: Recorded 10 tackles, two tackles for loss, three quarterback hits and one sack…Postseason: (1/17/21) at NO: Made postseason debut and recorded 11 tackles, one interception (returned 28 yards) and one fumble recovery (returned 18 yards)..Became the first NFL player to have at least 10 tackles, one interception and one fumble recovery in a postseason game since the Robert Alford in Super Bowl LI…His two takeaways in a single game match the most by any player in Buccaneers postseason history...(1/24/21) at GB: In the NFC Championship, recorded 15 tackles, the most in a single postseason game in team history…Recovered a fumble forced by Buccaneers S Jordan Whitehead, returning it to the Green Bay eight-yard line…(2/7/21) vs. KC: In Super Bowl LV, recorded a game-high 12 tackles…Added one interception on the Chiefs final possession of the game.
2019 (with TB): Started all 13 games played and recorded 91 tackles (58 solo), four tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, one interception, three passes defensed, three forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries and a league-leading two fumble recoveries returned for touchdowns…Earned NFL Defensive Rookie of the Month for November and December…His 91 tackles ranked fourth among NFL rookies…Led all rookies with 7.0 tackles per game and tied for second among NFL rookies with three forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries…His four fumble recoveries tied for the most ever by a Buccaneers rookie (Cecil Johnson, 1977) and ranked second in the NFL…Became the first rookie since the 1970 merger with two opponent fumbles recovery touchdowns in a season…Named to PFWA All-Rookie Team…(9/8) vs. SF: Started NFL debut and recorded six tackles…(9/12) at Car.: Posted two tackles before exiting the game with a knee injury in first quarter…(9/22) vs. NYG: Inactive due to knee injury…(9/29) at LAR: Inactive due to knee injury…(10/6) at NO: Active, but did not play…(10/13) vs. Car.: Led team with nine tackles and added one tackle for loss and one pass defensed…(11/3) at Sea.: Registered a team-high 12 tackles, his first career half-sack, and two forced fumbles…(11/10) vs. Ari.: Logged six tackles…(11/17) vs. NO: Tallied a season-high 13 tackles, the fifth-most by a Buccaneers rookie since 2010…(11/24) at Atl.: Recorded a career-high two sacks in addition to his eight tackles…Became first Buccaneers rookie since 2010 record two sacks in a single game…(12/1) at Jac.: Registered first career interception and defensive touchdown (14-yard fumble return) to go along with a team-high seven tackles and two passes defensed…(12/8) vs. Ind.: Posted six tackles and one forced fumble…(12/15) at Det.: Recorded three tackles and one fumble recovery…(12/21) vs. Hou.: Tallied eight tackles and one fumble recovery…(12/29) vs. Atl.: Registered the longest fumble return in Buccaneers history with a 91-yard touchdown.
COLLEGE: Played in 38 career games with 25 starts at LSU (2016- 18), totaling 286 tackles (114 solo), 29 tackles for loss, 8.5 sacks, four forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries and one interception…Earned six career SEC Defensive player of the Week Awards and received the Charles McClendon Award in both 2017 and 2018 as LSU's Most Valuable Player…Won the Butkus Award as a junior (2018), given annually to the nation's top linebacker, after starting 12 games and recording an SEC-best 123 tackles (62)…Added 12 tackles for loss, six passes defensed, 3.0 sacks, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries…Also earned first-team All-American honors from Walter Camp, Associated Press, Sporting News and the American Football Coaches Association, as well as first-team All-SEC…Named second-team All-American and first-team All-SEC as a sophomore (2017), leading the conference in tackles per game (10.2) and ranking second in total tackles (133)…Added 14 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks and one interception…As a true freshman (2016), earned Freshman All-SEC honors after posting 30 tackles (15), three tackles for loss, one sack, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.
PERSONAL: Attended North Webster High School in Springhill, La. …Played linebacker and running back…Consensus four-start recruit per Rivals.com, ESPN.com, 247Sports.com and Scout.com…Invited to The Opening, an all-star summer prospect camp held on the Nike Campus…As a senior, recorded 31 rushing touchdowns and 1,650 yards rushing on 208 carries…Added 12 receptions for 215 yards and two touchdowns…On defense, finished with 192 tackles in 2015… Rushed for 5,031 yards and 81 touchdowns during his high school career.
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS: TACKLES: Total – 18, 11/14/21 at Was. Solo – 13, 11/14/21 at Was. Sacks – 3, two times; last: 10/25/20 at LV. Forced fumbles – 2, 11/3/19 at Sea. Fumbles recovered – 1, nine times; last: 1/8/23 at Atl. Passes defensed – 2, three times; last: 12/24/23 vs. Jac. Interceptions – 1, three times; last: 12/24/23 vs. Jac.
