Yahya Black
American football player (born 2002)
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Yahya Black (born April 21, 2002) is an American professional football defensive end for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes and was selected by the Steelers in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL draft.
Black with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2025 | |||||||||||
| No. 94 – Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
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| Position | Defensive end | ||||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||||
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| Born | April 21, 2002 | ||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||
| Listed weight | 336 lb (152 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school | Marshall (MN) | ||||||||||
| College | Iowa (2020–2024) | ||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2025 (5th round, 164th overall pick) | ||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2025 | |||||||||||
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Early life
Black attended Marshall High School in Marshall, Minnesota. He was rated as a three-star recruit and commit to play college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes.[1]
College career
As a freshman, Black notched three tackles with half a tackle loss.[2] In week 4 of the 2021 season, he forced a fumble in a win over Colorado State.[3] In the 2021 season, Black totaled 18 tackles, two pass deflection, and a forced fumble.[4] He finished the 2022 season with 11 tackles with one and a half being for a loss, a sack, and two pass deflections.[5] In week 7 of the 2023 season, Black notched four tackles, a sack, a forced fumble, and a safety, in a win over Wisconsin.[6] That season, he started all 14 games for the Hawkeyes and tallied 51 tackles with five being for a loss, three and a half sacks, and five pass deflections.[7][8]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | |
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| 6 ft 5+3⁄4 in (1.97 m) | 336 lb (152 kg) | 35 in (0.89 m) | 10+1⁄4 in (0.26 m) | 6 ft 11+7⁄8 in (2.13 m) | 5.39 s | 1.88 s | 3.12 s | 4.58 s | 7.58 s | 25.5 in (0.65 m) | 8 ft 5 in (2.57 m) | |
| All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[9][10] | ||||||||||||
Black was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fifth round, as the 164th overall pick in the 2025 NFL draft.[11]
NFL career statistics
Regular season
Postseason
Personal life
In November 2025, Black married his wife, Hailiy Okins.[12]