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Player Dossier
2020-2024Iowa
Yahya Black
DL • 6'5" • 317 lbs • Marshall, MN, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Yahya Black shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
78
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Iowa
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Iowa
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Michigan
Player Story
Yahya Black built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a defensive lineman from Marshall, MN wearing No. 94, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Yahya Black's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Navy
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2025
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2025
- Selection
- Round 5 · Pick 28
- Overall
- No. 164
- NFL Team
- Pittsburgh Steelers
Yahya Black, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Iowa. Yahya Black shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 115
- TFL
- 13.5
- Sacks
- 5.5
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 9
Quick Answers
Yahya Black quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Iowa · DL
- Career Tackles
- 115
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 43 games
- Best season
- 2023 Regular Season · Iowa
- Top game
- Michigan
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Lake Nona · Navy
- High school pipeline
- Lake Nona · 13 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2025 · Round 5 · Pick 28 · Pittsburgh Steelers
- Latest roster
- No. 94 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 34 tackles · DL 127th (top 13%) · Big Ten 156th (top 20%) · National 1,221st (top 20%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Iowa | 2 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 19.4 |
| 2021 Postseason | Iowa | 8 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 12 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Iowa | 8 | 16 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| 2022 Postseason | Iowa | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 22.8 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Iowa | 7 | 9 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 22.8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Iowa | 13 | 50 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 57.9 |
| 2024 Postseason | Iowa | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 57.4 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Iowa | 13 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 57.4 |
Related Context
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Yahya Black played DL for Iowa. Across 5 tracked seasons, Yahya Black recorded 115 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Iowa.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Iowa paired 14 primary output with 26.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 20.1 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: Missouri
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · Iowa
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
20.1
Usage
6.9
Consistency
66.4
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. Illinois State: 1. Iowa State: 1. Troy: 1.5. Minnesota: 1. Ohio State: 0. Washington: 1. Michigan State: 1. Northwestern: 1. Wisconsin: 2. UCLA: 0.5. Maryland: 0. Nebraska: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Missouri: 3 by 32.5. Illinois State: 1 by 14.2. Iowa State: 4 by 26.7. Troy: 4 by 31.7. Minnesota: 2 by 18.3. Ohio State: 4 by 16.7. Washington: 1 by 14.2. Michigan State: 3 by 22.5. 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
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Wins0.9 · Games = 8 · +0.0 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · Games = 5 · -0.0 vs Wins
Game Log
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13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Missouri
Best efficiency game
32.5 vs Missouri
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 12/30 | @ MissouriSplash game | L 24-27 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | vs Nebraska | W 13-10 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Maryland | W 29-13 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | @ UCLA | L 17-20 | 4 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | vs WisconsinSplash game | W 42-10 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Northwestern | W 40-14 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Michigan State | L 20-32 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Washington | W 40-16 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Ohio State | L 7-35 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Minnesota | W 31-14 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Troy | W 38-21 | 4 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Iowa State | L 19-20 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Illinois State | W 40-0 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Yahya Black story
Yahya Black built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a defensive lineman from Marshall, MN wearing No. 94, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Yahya Black's career was his defensive production: 115 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, and 9 passes defended across 43 career games in the available record. That gives Yahya Black's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Iowa
2020-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Iowa | 0.5 | 8.8 | 1.9 | — |
| 2021 Postseason | Iowa | 2 | 11.9 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Iowa | 2 | 11.9 | 1.6 | 0 |
| 2022 Postseason | Iowa | 3.5 | 11 | 4.9 | 1.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Iowa | 3.5 | 11 | 4.9 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Iowa | 14 | 26.8 | 6.7 | 10.5 |
| 2024 Postseason | Iowa | 12 | 20.1 | 6.9 | -2 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Iowa | 12 | 20.1 | 6.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Michigan
Week 14 · L 0-26 · Conference game
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
83.6 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.
#2
@ Wisconsin
Week 7 · W 15-6 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#3
vs Michigan State
Week 5 · W 26-16 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
#4
@ Missouri
Week 1 · L 24-27 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#5
vs Wisconsin
Week 10 · W 42-10 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · Iowa
14 primary output · 26.8 efficiency · 6.7 usage
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#2
2024 Postseason · Iowa
57.4
12 primary · 20.1 efficiency · 6.9 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Iowa
57.4
12 primary · 20.1 efficiency · 6.9 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
7
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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