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PIT · LDE · #94

Yahya Black

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Yahya Black is the starting LDE for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

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Yahya Black this week

The Pittsburgh Steelers play next in Week 6, on the road against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sun, Oct 18 (CBS). Yahya Black is listed as the starter at LDE going into that game.

At LDE for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Gabriel Rubio and Derrick Harmon are next in line behind him.

Yahya Black's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: W 34-22 vs IND (Oct 11); L 24-27 at CLE (Oct 1); W 30-27 vs CIN (Sep 27).

Yahya Black wears No. 94, is 24 years old, is listed at 6' 5", 336 lbs, has 2 years of NFL experience, came out of Iowa.

Is Yahya Black playing this week?

Yahya Black is expected to start at LDE for Pittsburgh Steelers. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).

PIT LDE Depth

1Yahya BlackStarter
2Gabriel Rubio
3Derrick Harmon

Pittsburgh Steelers Starting Lineup

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Age
24
Height
6' 5"
Weight
336
Experience
2 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026PIT431000
    2025PIT12100001
    Career2 yrs16131001

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Tackles
    3
    -0.1/gm vs 2025
    Sacks
    0
    even with 2025 per game
    INT
    0
    even with 2025 per game

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    2
    Games
    16
    Tackles
    13

    #91 of 103 at DE in Sacks (2026)

    WHY THIS RATING

    Yahya Black is rated 60 (Depth): production, role and draft slot rank 171st of 211 qualifying defensive linemen (outperforms 19% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.

    Rating basis
    Production + draft
    On-field production
    17th percentile
    Beats 17% of 211
    Sample
    4 + 12 games
    2026 + 2025 · 560 snaps
    Draft slot
    30% of rating
    Pick 164 · 2025 draft
    Updated
    Through week 5

    Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank

    2026 Game Log

    Oct 11Wvs INDTKL 0
    TKL
    0
    TFL
    1
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 34-22

    Oct 1L@ CLETKL 2
    TKL
    2
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 24-27

    Sep 27Wvs CINTKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 30-27

    Sep 13Wvs ATLTKL 0
    TKL
    0
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 20-13

    Yahya Black's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Rotation
    Yahya Black plays 37% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share37%

    College

    Iowa

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