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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2022Louisville
YaYa Diaby
DL • 6'4" • 270 lbs • Atlanta, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
YaYa Diaby shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
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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
97
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · Louisville
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Louisville
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Florida State
Player Story
YaYa Diaby built his college career from 2020 through 2022 as a defensive lineman from Atlanta, GA wearing No. 6, spending time with Louisville. The clearest part of YaYa Diaby's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Florida State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2006
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2023
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 19
- Overall
- No. 82
- NFL Team
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
YaYa Diaby, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · Louisville. YaYa Diaby shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 90
- TFL
- 17.5
- Sacks
- 9.5
- QB hurries
- 13
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
YaYa Diaby quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Louisville · DL
- Career Tackles
- 90
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 33 games
- Best season
- 2022 Postseason · Louisville
- Top game
- Florida State
- Recruit profile
- 5-star · Hun School · Florida State
- High school pipeline
- Hun School · 51 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2023 · Round 3 · Pick 19 · Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 33 tackles · DL 131st (top 14%) · ACC 128th (top 22%) · National 1,208th (top 21%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Louisville | 8 | 18 | 2.5 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 27.7 |
| 2021 Postseason | Louisville | 12 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 43.2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Louisville | 12 | 33 | 3 | 1.5 | 7 | - | 0 | 43.2 |
| 2022 Postseason | Louisville | 13 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | - | - | 0 | 66.9 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Louisville | 13 | 31 | 10.5 | 6.5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 66.9 |
Related Context
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YaYa Diaby played DL for Louisville. Across 3 tracked seasons, YaYa Diaby recorded 90 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Louisville.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason
Louisville paired 25 primary output with 29.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 29.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2022 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Florida State
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Postseason · Louisville
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.9
Efficiency
29.8
Usage
9.3
Consistency
60.4
Best Game by takeover score
Florida State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Cincinnati: 3. Syracuse: 0. UCF: 3. Florida State: 4. South Florida: 4. Boston College: 0. Virginia: 0. Pittsburgh: 4. Wake Forest: 2. James Madison: 1. Clemson: 0. NC State: 2. Kentucky: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Cincinnati: 2 by 38.3. Syracuse: 1 by 4.2. UCF: 6 by 55. Florida State: 6 by 65. South Florida: 4 by 56.7. Boston College: 1 by 4.2. Virginia: 2 by 8.3. Pittsburgh: 5 by 60.8. Wake Forest: 1 by 24.2. James Madison: 1 by 14.2. Clemson: 2 by 8.3. NC State: 0 by 20. Kentucky: 2 by 28.3
Split Comparison
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Wins2.4 · Games = 8 · +1.2 vs Losses
Losses1.2 · Games = 5 · -1.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Florida State
Best efficiency game
65 vs Florida State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/17 | vs CincinnatiSplash game | W 24-7 | 2 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/26 | @ KentuckySplash game | L 13-26 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | vs NC StateSplash game | W 25-10 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | @ Clemson | L 16-31 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs James Madison | W 34-10 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | vs Wake ForestSplash game | W 48-21 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/23 | vs PittsburghSplash game | W 24-10 | 5 | 2 | — | 2.50 | 0.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Virginia | W 34-17 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Boston College | L 33-34 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs South FloridaSplash game | W 41-3 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/16 | vs Florida StateSplash game | L 31-35 | 6 | 3 | — | 2.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/9 | @ UCFSplash game | W 20-14 | 6 | 5 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/4 | @ Syracuse | L 7-31 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
YaYa Diaby story
YaYa Diaby built his college career from 2020 through 2022 as a defensive lineman from Atlanta, GA wearing No. 6, spending time with Louisville. The clearest part of YaYa Diaby's career was his defensive production: 90 tackles, 17.5 tackles for loss, 9.5 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 33 career games in the available record. That gives YaYa Diaby's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Louisville
2020-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Louisville | 4.5 | 15 | 5.5 | — |
| 2021 Postseason | Louisville | 11.5 | 23.1 | 6.1 | 7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Louisville | 11.5 | 23.1 | 6.1 | 0 |
| 2022 Postseason | Louisville | 25 | 29.8 | 9.3 | 13.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Louisville | 25 | 29.8 | 9.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Florida State
Week 3 · L 31-35 · Conference game
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
88.3 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 88.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Pittsburgh
Week 8 · W 24-10 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#3
@ Florida State
Week 4 · W 31-23 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
86.7 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.7 takeover score.
#4
vs South Florida
Week 4 · W 41-3
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Havoc Plays
85.6 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 85.6 takeover score.
#5
@ UCF
Week 2 · W 20-14
3
Havoc Plays
76.7 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 76.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Postseason · Louisville
25 primary output · 29.8 efficiency · 9.3 usage
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#2
2022 Regular Season · Louisville
66.9
25 primary · 29.8 efficiency · 9.3 usage
#3
2021 Postseason · Louisville
43.2
11.5 primary · 23.1 efficiency · 6.1 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
12
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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