This is a 2025 photo of Rakeem Nuñez-Roches of the New York Giants NFL football team. This image reflects the New York Giants active roster as of June 16, 2025 when this image was taken. (AP Photo)

Rakeem Nunez-Roches

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Experience: 11 years

Height: 6-2

Age: 32

Weight: 305 lbs

College: Southern Mississippi

Biography

Has played in 133 regular-season games with 57 starts and eight postseason games with four starts for Kansas City, Tampa Bay, and the Giants…Started at nose tackle in the Buccaneers' Super Bowl LV victory against the Chiefs…Career totals include 210 tackles (97 solo), 19 quarterback hits, 17 tackles for loss, 6.0 sacks, 3 passes defensed, 1 forced fumble and 1 fumble recovery…In the playoffs, he has 10 tackles, 2 tackles for loss and 5 quarterback hits.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Has played in 133 regular-season games with 57 starts and eight postseason games with four starts for Kansas City, Tampa Bay, and the Giants…Started at nose tackle in the Buccaneers' Super Bowl LV victory against the Chiefs…Career totals include 210 tackles (97 solo), 19 quarterback hits, 17 tackles for loss, 6.0 sacks, 3 passes defensed, 1 forced fumble and 1 fumble recovery…In the playoffs, he has 10 tackles, 2 tackles for loss and 5 quarterback hits.
In 2024, started all 15 games in which he played…Collected a career-high 52 tackles (14 solo), 2.0 sacks, 2 stops for loss, 6 quarterback hits, and 2 passes defensed.
In 2023, played in 16 regular-season games with four starts…Recorded 26 tackles, 1 quarterback hit, 1 pass defensed, 1 tackle for loss, and a half-sack.
In 2022, played in all 17 regular-season games with 10 starts and played in one postseason game for Tampa Bay…Totaled 33 tackles (19 solo), 5 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, 3 quarterback hits, 1 forced fumble and 1 fumble recovery.
In 2021, played in 16 games with one start and played in two postseason games…Recorded 17 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 1 quarterback hit and 1 forced fumble, plus 4 tackles, 2 forced fumbles and 1 quarterback hit in the playoffs.
In 2020, played in all 16 regular-season games with 11 starts and started all four postseason games for the Super Bowl-winning Bucs…Tallied 20 tackles and 3 quarterback hits…Added 3 tackles and 1 quarterback hit in the playoffs.
In 2019, played in 16 games for Tampa Bay and recorded 9 tackles and a fumble recovery, while adding depth to the NFL's top-ranked run defense.
In 2018, played in three games in his first season at Tampa Bay, recording 2 solo tackles.
In 2017, played in 16 games with 11 starts in his final season with Kansas City…Totaled 23 tackles (14 solo), a half-sack and 1 quarterback hit.
In 2016, played in 11 games with five starts for Kansas City…Tallied 23 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack and 3 quarterback hits…Also played in one postseason game.
As a rookie in 2015, played in seven games for Kansas City and recorded 4 tackles.

COLLEGE

Played in 31 games in four seasons at Southern Mississippi.
As a redshirt junior in 2014, started all 11 games and recorded 58 tackles (32 solo) with a team-high 14.0 tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks...Credited with 7 quarterback hurries and a blocked kick.
In 2013, started first two games of the season before being sidelined with a season-ending injury...Received a medical redshirt.
In 2012, played in all 12 games with 11 starts on the interior defensive line…Tallied 37 tackles (22 solo) with 6 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack, forced one fumble and blocked 1 kick...Named honorable mention All-Conference USA.
In 2011, played in six games and was selected to the conference's all-freshman team.

OFF-THE-FIELD ACTIVITY

Ahead of Thanksgiving, visited the Community Kitchen located at the Food Bank for New York City in Harlem to hand out turkeys and meals for people in need… Joined the Hillside High School football team to organize and sort donation items at the Community Food Bank of New Jersey…. Represented Marla's House of Hope during Week 13 of the NFL season for My Cause My Cleats… After the team practice in Germany prior to the Sunday game, met with the 120 students that participated in the NFL Flag clinic… Met with members from the Wounded Warriors Project during their visit to the Quest Diagnostics Training Center to watch practice and enjoy a day with the Giants.

PERSONAL

Born in Dangriga, Belize…Full name is Rakeem Nathan Nunez-Roches…Prefers to be called "Nacho"…Son of Nancy Nunez...Majored in biological sciences and minored in chemistry.
Tallied 132 career tackles, 17.0 sacks and 4 forced fumbles...Selected second-team all-area by the Opelika-Auburn News and was an Alabama Top 50 player, ranking No. 39, by the Tuscaloosa News...In 2010, helped team finish 9-2 and capture the Region 3 6A Championship…Earned All-State accolades in basketball and voted best pitcher in baseball.

MAIN TRANSACTIONS

Originally a 6th-round (217th pick overall) draft choice by the Kansas City Chiefs in 2015
Waived by Kansas City on 9/17/16 and signed to their practice squad on 9/20/16
Waived by Kansas City on 5/8/18.
Signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on 10/2/18
Signed as a free agent by the New York Giants on 3/17/23.

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Recent Games

WK	OPP	RESULT	TKL	AST	COMBINED	SOLO	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	FF
13	@Cowboys	L 20 - 27	1	3	4	1	0	0	1	0
14	Saints	L 11 - 14
15	Ravens	L 14 - 35
16	@Falcons	L 7 - 34	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
17	Colts	W 45 - 33	2	0	2	2	1	0	0	0
18	@Eagles	L 13 - 20	1	3	4	1	0	0	0	0
1	Vikings	L 6 - 28	3	2	5	2	0	0	0	0
2	@Commanders	L 18 - 21	1	3	4	1	0	0	0	0
3	@Browns	W 21 - 15	0	5	5	0	0.5	0	0	0
4	Cowboys	L 15 - 20	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
5	@Seahawks	W 29 - 20	2	1	3	2	0.5	0	1	0
6	Bengals	L 7 - 17	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
7	Eagles	L 3 - 28	3	2	5	1	0	0	0	0
8	@Steelers	L 18 - 26	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
9	Commanders	L 22 - 27	0	5	5	0	0	0	0	0
10	@Panthers	L 17 - 20	1	3	4	1	0	0	0	0
12	Buccaneers	L 7 - 30	0	4	4	0	0	0	0	0

Career Stats

Defense Career

SEASON	TEAM	G	GS	TKL	AST	COMBINED	SOLO	SCK	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TDS	FF	OPP FR
2015	Kansas City Chiefs	7	0	4	0	4	4	0	0						0
2016	Kansas City Chiefs	11	5	14	9	23	14	1	0						0
2017	Kansas City Chiefs	16	11	13	11	24	12	0.5	0						0
2018	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	0	2	0	2	2	0	0						0
2019	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	16	0	5	4	9	3	0	0						0	1
2020	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	16	11	7	13	20	7	0	0						0
2021	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	16	1	5	12	17	5	0	0						1
2022	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	17	10	19	14	33	14	2	0						0
2023	New York Giants	16	4	14	12	26	11	0.5	1						0
2024	New York Giants	15	15	14	38	52	11	2	2						0
TOTAL		133	57	97	113	210	83	6	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1