VitaVea
DIDI#50Washington
6'4" • 347lbs • 31y/oDraft Eligibility:2018
- Overall Grade '17
- 92.6
- 2nd/509 - DIs
- Snap Count '17
- 491
- 168th/1481 - DIs
- Pressures '17
- 39
- 8th/509 - DIs
- Tackles '17
- 31
- 32nd/509 - DIs
Vita
Vea
DI
#50
|
Washington
Summary Bio
Summary Bio
Last updated: 10/29/2026
Vita Vea was an interior defensive lineman for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers who earned a 92.6 overall PFF defensive grade in the 2017 season, 2nd among 509 qualified interior defensive linemans. His PFF pass-rush grade of 85.7 ranked 3rd among 509 qualified interior defensive linemans. His run-defense grade of 94.4 ranked 2nd at the position.
He generated 39 total pressures as a pass rusher. That total included 3 sacks, 27 hurries, 9 hits. Against the run, he recorded 31 solo tackles.
Career
Career
Teams
Year
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
2018 - Present
Washington Huskies
2014 - 2017
Honors
Honors
Honor
Year
Pro Bowl selection
2021
PFF Grades
PFF Grades
2017
Regular
Players receive a ranking if they qualify 25% of the maximum targets, run attempts or dropbacks at the position (depending on the metric).
OVERALL GRADE
92.6
AVG
2nd/509 DIs
PASS RUSH GRADE
85.7
AVG
3rd/509 DIs
RUN DEFENSE GRADE
94.4
AVG
2nd/509 DIs
Highest Graded Games
Highest Graded Games
N/S
Not Enough Snaps
N/S
Not Enough Snaps
N/S
Not Enough Snaps
Lowest Graded Games
Lowest Graded Games
N/S
Not Enough Snaps
N/S
Not Enough Snaps
N/S
Not Enough Snaps
Grades by Game
Grades by Game
There's no Grades by Game data available for this player.
Season Stats
Season Stats
2017
Regular
Players receive a ranking if they qualify 25% of the maximum targets, run attempts or dropbacks at the position (depending on the metric).
SOLO TACKLES
31
32nd/509 DIs
SACKS
3
83rd/509 DIs
ASSISTS
6
199th/509 DIs
FORCED FUMBLES
0
117th/509 DIs
Defense
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Rank
32
nd
Solo Tackles
31
199
th
Assists
6
117
th
Forced Fumbles
0
26
th
Stops
28
83
rd
Sacks
3
7
th
Hurries
27
9
th
Hits
9
8
th
Total Pressures
39
8
th
Batted Passes
3
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