Player Profile

Yahya Black

DL • 6'5" • 317 lbs • Marshall, MN, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Yahya Black shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.6 disruption score.

Usage Score

6.5

Efficiency

18.6

Consistency

53.3

Season Value

24.5

Career Arc

Season-by-season value trend

Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · Iowa

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Quick Facts

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
8
Primary stop by seasons
Iowa
Best season by value score
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · Iowa
Peak game by takeover score
Peak game by takeover score: Wisconsin

Yahya Black, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · Iowa. Yahya Black shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.6 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason

Iowa paired 10 primary output with 18.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 18.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Wisconsin

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Season Explorer

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2024 Postseason · Iowa

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

0.8

Efficiency

18.6

Usage

6.5

Consistency

53.3

Best Game by takeover score

Missouri

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Missouri: 2. Unknown: 1. Iowa State: 1. Troy: 1.5. Minnesota: 0. Ohio State: 0. Washington: 1. Michigan State: 0. Northwestern: 1. Wisconsin: 2. UCLA: 0.5. Maryland: 0. Nebraska: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Missouri: 3 by 32.5. Unknown: 1 by 14.2. Iowa State: 4 by 26.7. Troy: 4 by 31.7. Minnesota: 2 by 8.3. Ohio State: 4 by 16.7. Washington: 1 by 14.2. Michigan State: 3 by 12.5. Northwestern: 3 by 22.5. Wisconsin: 2 by 28.3. UCLA: 4 by 21.7. Maryland: 1 by 4.2. Nebraska: 2 by 8.3

Split Comparison

Wins0.8 · n=7 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · n=5 · -0.1 vs Wins
First Half0.9 · n=7 · +0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.6 · n=6 · -0.3 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Wisconsin

Best efficiency game

32.5 vs Missouri

Result
Mon 12/30@ MissouriSplash gameL 24-2732200
Sat 11/30vs NebraskaW 13-1022000
Sat 11/23@ MarylandW 29-1311000
Sat 11/9@ UCLAL 17-20420.5000
Sat 11/2vs WisconsinW 42-1022110
Sat 10/26vs NorthwesternW 40-1431100
Sat 10/19@ Michigan StateL 20-3231000
Sat 10/12vs WashingtonW 40-1610001
Sat 10/5@ Ohio StateL 7-3541000
Sat 9/21@ MinnesotaW 31-1420000
Sat 9/14vs TroyW 38-21421.5000
Sat 9/7vs Iowa StateL 19-2043001
Sat 8/31vs Unknown11100

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Iowa

    2020-2024

    Opening stop

Season Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonIowa0.58.81.9
2021 PostseasonIowa211.91.61.5
2021 Regular SeasonIowa211.91.60
2022 PostseasonIowa3.51151.5
2022 Regular SeasonIowa3.51150
2023 Regular SeasonIowa1225.37.48.5
2024 PostseasonIowa1018.66.5-2
2024 Regular SeasonIowa1018.66.50

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Wisconsin

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 56.6 takeover score.

#2

Michigan

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 55.8 takeover score.

#3

Wisconsin

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 50.1 takeover score.

#4

Kentucky

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 49.7 takeover score.

#5

Missouri

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 49.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2024 Postseason · Iowa

10 primary output · 18.6 efficiency · 6.5 usage

24.5

#2

2024 Regular Season · Iowa

24.5

10 primary · 18.6 efficiency · 6.5 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Iowa

17.9

12 primary · 25.3 efficiency · 7.4 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2025 · Rating 0.81

Lake Nona · Orlando, FL

Committed To
Navy
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2025

Career Facts

1

Career teams

8

Seasons tracked

115

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 43 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
8
Career tackles
115