Yahya Black
Yahya Black
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. He has spent four seasons in the Iowa defensive front. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles, 0.5 TFL against UCLA, Week 11, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Iowa, 6 sacks — drafted at #164 overall by Pittsburgh.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Kirk Ferentz.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
PittsburghEntering 2nd NFL season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirk Ferentz
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2024
W 31–14
at Minnesota
2 TOT · 1 QB HUR
How he plays
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Nose Anchor
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Noah Wright’s 2021 season.
Matches Noah on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Cameron Horsley's graduate season at Boston College (2024).
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