Tampa Bay Buccaneers · LB · 8 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Louisville (2023 Round 3, Pick 82)

YaYa Diaby

33.4

Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #109 of 156 qualified LBs

YaYa Diaby among the 156 qualified linebackers: each 2026 Downfield Score, 0 to 100.

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Downfield Score v7.0 breakdown

Each component is shrunk toward the 2026 positional mean before percentile ranking across 156 qualified LBs. Read score check & methodology · What Raw and Shrunk mean

Defensive snaps per team game, regressed8% weight · Raw 0.58 → Shrunk 31.26

41thpercentile

Tackles per game32% weight · Raw 0.04 → Shrunk 2.25

12thpercentile

Weighted defensive disruption per game14% weight · Raw 0.09 → Shrunk 4.99

36thpercentile

Combined tackle rate, regressed18% weight · Raw 3.5% → Shrunk 3.9%

17thpercentile

Solo tackle rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 2.4% → Shrunk 2.5%

32thpercentile

Pass-rush disruption rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 3.1% → Shrunk 2.6%

79thpercentile

Coverage disruption rate, regressed4% weight · Raw 1.0% → Shrunk 0.7%

80thpercentile

Schedule-adjusted team defensive EPA / play, regressed4% weight · Raw −0.159 → Shrunk −0.044

98thpercentile

Every 2026 regular-season game line for YaYa Diaby. 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	@ CIN	L 27-33	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	40
Week 2	Sep 20, 2026	vs CLE	L 19-23	3	1	0	1	1	1	0	37
Week 3	Sep 27, 2026	vs MIN	L 16-23	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	40
Week 4	Oct 4, 2026	vs GB	L 14-17	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	36
Week 5	Oct 8, 2026	@ DAL	W 24-16	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	34
Week 6	Oct 18, 2026	vs PIT	L 19-26	4	3	0	1	2	0	0	47
Week 7	Oct 25, 2026	@ CAR	W 43-13	3	3	3	3	3	0	0	22
Week 8	Nov 1, 2026	vs ATL	W 16-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7

Verified identity bridge linking YaYa Diaby's college regular-season tackles at Louisville to official NFL game lines.

Louisville (College tackles)

182020

332021

312022

8282nd pick
2023 Draft

TB (NFL tackles)

352023

472024

482025

162026 *

Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 4 seasons.

Season	Club	G	Tackles	Solo	Ast	Sacks	TFL	QBH	PD	INT	FF	Def. snaps
2023	TB	17	35	22	13	7.5	10	8	0	0	1	515
2024	TB	17	47	32	15	4.5	13	20	0	0	1	785
2025	TB	17	48	27	21	7	13	19	1	0	1	783
2026 (so far)	TB	8	16	11	5	3	6	6	2	1	0	263

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