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Defensive line, Washington, 2014–17
Vita Vea
- Number
- No. 50
- Height
- 6′5″
- Weight
- 340 lb
- Hometown
- Milpitas, CA
- Born
- Feb 5, 1995, in Milpitas, California
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Vita Vea played defensive line at Washington (2014–17). The Tampa Bay Buccaneers took Vea in the first round, No. 12 overall in the 2018 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Honors
Team titles: Pac-12 champions, 2016
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Washington | 39 | 22 | 6.5 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | Washington | 44 | 31 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Career | 83 | 53 | 12 | 8.5 | 5 | 2 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 8 of 13 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: ESPN play-by-play participants, via SportsDataverse: tackles only, counted in the games whose play-by-play names tacklers (G: those games, of his team’s), so part of the season, not its total. A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Washington | 50 | DL | ||
| 2015 | Washington | 50 | DL | ||
| 2016 | Washington | 50 | DL | ||
| 2017 | Washington | 50 | DL | 6′5″ | 340 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2017 Washington 12 games, 44 tackles, 3.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Rutgers | W 30–14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Montana | W 63–7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Fresno State | W 48–16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at Colorado | W 37–10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at Oregon State | W 42–7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs. California | W 38–7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 28 | vs. UCLA | W 44–23 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Oregon | W 38–3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | at Stanford | L 22–30 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Utah | W 33–30 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs. Washington State | W 41–14 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Penn State | L 28–35 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 Washington 14 games, 39 tackles, 5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs.Rutgers | W 48–13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Idaho | W 59–14 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Portland State | W 41–3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at Arizona | W 35–28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs.Stanford | W 44–6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | atOregon | W 70–21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs.Oregon State | W 41–17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | atUtah | W 31–24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 5 | atCalifornia | W 66–27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. USC | L 13–26 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Arizona State | W 44–18 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | atWashington State | W 45–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2 | vs.Colorado | W 41–10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Alabama | L 7–24 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2018 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′4″ |
| Weight | 347 lb |
| Arm length | 32⅝″ |
| Hand size | 10″ |
| Wingspan | 76¼″W |
| 40-yard dash | 5.10 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.77 sW |
| Bench press | 41 reps |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
9 seasons, 102 games with a stat; latest team: Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Pro Bowls: 2 (2021, 2024)
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 9 | 25 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 14 | 35 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 2020 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 14 | 31 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 12 | 31 | 6.5 | 0 |
| 2023 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 14 | 42 | 5.5 | 0 |
| 2024 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 15 | 37 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 14 | 33 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 102 | 254 | 35 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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