Cornerback, Temple (from Presbyterian), 2014–18
Rock Ya-Sin
- Number
- No. 6
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 190 lb
- Class (2018)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Decatur, GA
- Born
- May 23, 1996, in Decatur, Georgia
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Rock Ya-Sin played cornerback at Presbyterian (2014–17) and Temple (2018). The Indianapolis Colts took Ya-Sin in round 2, No. 34 overall in the 2019 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
10tackles, career highvs. Tulsa, 2018Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Presbyterian | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | Presbyterian | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Temple | 47 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Career | 55 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 of 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: ESPN play-by-play participants, via SportsDataverse: tackles only, counted in the games whose play-by-play names tacklers (G: those games, of his team’s), so part of the season, not its total. A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Presbyterian | 6 | CB | RS | ||
| 2015 | Presbyterian | 6 | CB | Fr. | ||
| 2016 | Presbyterian | 6 | CB | So. | ||
| 2017 | Presbyterian | 6 | CB | Jr. | ||
| 2018 | Temple | 6 | CB | Sr. | 5′11″ | 190 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2018 Temple 12 games, 47 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Villanova | L 17–19 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Buffalo | L 29–36 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Sep 15 | at Maryland | W 35–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Tulsa | W 31–17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | at Boston College | L 35–45 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | vs. East Carolina | W 49–6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 13 | at Navy | W 24–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 20 | vs. Cincinnati | W 24–17 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | at UCF | L 40–52 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 10 | at Houston | W 59–49 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 17 | vs. South Florida | W 27–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | at UConn | W 57–7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 Presbyterian 1 game, 6 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Wake Forest | L 7–51 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
No box score in the source for Sep 9 vs. The Citadel; Sep 16 vs. Campbell; Sep 23 vs. Cumberland (TN); Sep 30 vs. Wofford; Oct 7 vs. Saint Francis; Oct 14 vs. Charleston Southern; Oct 28 vs. Kennesaw State; Nov 4 at Monmouth; Nov 11 at Liberty; Nov 18 vs. Gardner-Webb, so those games are not listed.
2016 Presbyterian 1 game, 2 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Central Michigan | L 3–49 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
No box score in the source for Sep 10 at Chattanooga; Sep 17 at Campbell; Sep 24 vs. Florida Tech; Oct 8 at Gardner-Webb; Oct 13 vs. Monmouth; Oct 22 at Charleston Southern; Oct 29 vs. Coastal Carolina; Nov 5 vs. Liberty; Nov 12 at Kennesaw State, so those games are not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2019 Senior Bowl (South team, lost 24–34).
| Drill | Combine 2019 | Combine or pro day 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′11¾″ | |
| Weight | 192 lb | |
| Arm length | 32″ | |
| Hand size | 9⅞″ | |
| Wingspan | 77⅜″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.51 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.50 s | |
| Vertical jump | 39½″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′0″ | |
| Bench press | 18 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.31 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.31 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
8 seasons, 81 games with a stat; latest team: Detroit Lions.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Indianapolis Colts | 15 | 58 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | Indianapolis Colts | 12 | 43 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | Indianapolis Colts | 12 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Las Vegas Raiders | 11 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Baltimore Ravens | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | San Francisco 49ers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Detroit Lions | 15 | 46 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Detroit Lions | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 81 | 247 | 0 | 2 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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