Tampa Bay Buccaneers · EDGE RoomEDGE
#56 Rakeem Nuñez-Roches
Exp 11 yrs NFLAge 33Ht / Wt 6'2" · 307 lbCollege Southern Mississippi
Depth-chart placement
Current role
LDE2Placement
BackupRoom
EDGEExperience
YR 12Last change
Updated 2026-07-29EDGE room context
View full depth chart →Rakeem Nuñez-Roches holds the LDE · Backup spot in Tampa Bay Buccaneers’s edge room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:
Rakeem Nuñez-Roches played 9 games in 2025 with a 41% snap share.
Production
2025 seasonLatest season · 2025
3
Sacks
1
Passes defended
Background & career
Rakeem Nunez-Roches is a 33-year-old defensive lineman standing 6'2" and weighing 307 pounds. Originally drafted by Kansas City in the sixth round (217th overall) of the 2015 NFL Draft out of Southern Mississippi, he has 11 years of NFL experience. Nunez-Roches rejoined the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as a free agent on April 7, 2026. In 2025, he recorded 3.0 sacks and 1 pass defended. Over his career, he has played in 53 regular season games with 16 starts, accumulating 62 tackles (6 for loss), 1.5 sacks, and 1 fumble recovery.
Southern Mississippi2011 – 2014
Chiefs2015 – 2017Buccaneers2018 – 2022
Giants2023 – 2025Buccaneerspresent
CollegeSouthern MississippiDraftRound 6 · No. 217 overall · 2015 · KCAcquiredAcquired from Kansas City Chiefs · drafted thereHometownDANGRIGA, Belize
Southern MississippiDraftRound 6 · No. 217 overall · 2015 · KCAcquiredAcquired from Kansas City Chiefs · drafted thereHometownDANGRIGA, Belize