Pittsburgh Steelers · DE (DL) · 8 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Iowa (2025 Round 5, Pick 164)
Yahya Black
- Combined tackles
- 166 solo · 10 ast
- Sacks & QB hits
- 12 QB hits
- Tackles for loss
- 30 forced fumbles
- Coverage
- 1 PD · 0 INTPasses defended & picks
- Defensive snaps
- 19924.9 snaps/G
- Team def. EPA / play
- −0.042Schedule-adjusted · What is EPA?
Yahya Black among the 177 qualified defensive linemen: each 2026 Downfield Score, 0 to 100.
- Anderson Jr.96.6
- Allen95.5
- Karlaftis94.1
- Hutchinson92.8
- Crosby92.7
- Simmons92.2
- Granderson91.4
- Mafe91.1
- Buckner90.4
- Black#11937.4
Downfield Score v7.0 breakdown
Each component is shrunk toward the 2026 positional mean before percentile ranking across 177 qualified DLs. Read score check & methodology · What Raw and Shrunk mean
2026 game log
Every 2026 regular-season game line for Yahya Black. Click any game to open its drive-by-drive chart and box score.
| Week | Date | Matchup | Result | Tackles | Solo | Sacks | TFL | QB hits | PD | INT | Def. snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 13, 2026 | vs ATL | W 20-13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Week 2 | Sep 20, 2026 | @ NE | L 3-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Week 3 | Sep 27, 2026 | vs CIN | W 30-27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Week 4 | Oct 1, 2026 | @ CLE | L 24-27 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| Week 5 | Oct 11, 2026 | vs IND | W 34-22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| Week 6 | Oct 18, 2026 | @ TB | W 26-19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| Week 7 | Oct 25, 2026 | @ NO | W 16-10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 |
| Week 8 | Nov 1, 2026 | vs CLE | W 27-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
College to the NFL: Iowa to Pittsburgh Steelers
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