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Yahya Black
DE · PIT · 2025–2026
Born April 21, 2002 · College Iowa · Drafted 2025, round 5, pick 164 (PIT) · 6-5, 330 lb
Defence
Counting stats from the play-by-play credits (QB hits from 2006, tackles for loss and passes defensed from 2009).
| Season | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Tackles for loss | INT | Passes defensed | Forced fumbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | PIT | 11 | 28 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 playoffs | PIT | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | PIT | 6 | 17 | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | PIT | 17 | 45 | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Playing time
Scrimmage snaps from 2016, in the games he played (share: of his team’s snaps in those games). A season’s snaps appear after its playoffs, when the data is published. Who was on the field: NFL Next Gen Stats via nflverse (2016–22) and FTN Data via nflverse (2023 on), CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.
| Season | Team | G | Offensive snaps | Share of the offence’s snaps | Defensive snaps | Share of the defence’s snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | PIT | 17 | – | – | 404 | 35.4 |
| 2025 playoffs | PIT | 1 | – | – | 29 | 42.6 |
Game logs
2026 game log (6 games)
2025 game log (12 games)
2025 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-09-07 | @ NYJ | W 34–32 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2025-09-14 | vs SEA | L 17–31 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2025-09-21 | @ NE | W 21–14 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2025-10-26 | vs GB | L 25–35 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2025-11-09 | @ LAC | L 10–25 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2025-11-16 | vs CIN | W 34–12 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2025-11-23 | @ CHI | L 28–31 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2025-11-30 | vs BUF | L 7–26 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2025-12-07 | @ BAL | W 27–22 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2025-12-21 | @ DET | W 29–24 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | 2025-12-28 | @ CLE | L 6–13 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2026-01-12 | vs HOU | L 6–30 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |