Defensive line, Louisville, to 2022

YaYa Diaby

Number: No. 6
Height: 6′4″
Weight: 270 lb
Class (2022): Senior
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Born: May 30, 1999

YaYa Diaby played defensive line at Louisville (to 2022). The Tampa Bay Buccaneers took Diaby in round 3, No. 82 overall in the 2023 NFL Draft.

Best season: 39; Tackles, 2021 (Louisville, 6–⁠7)
Drafted: No. 82; Round 3, 2023 NFL Draft (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)

Defense

Tackles, season by season, with his team’s record

4–⁠76–⁠78–⁠5

Season	Team	Tkl	Solo	TFL	Sacks	PD	Hur
2020	Louisville	18	10	2.5	0	0	2
2021	Louisville	39	24	3	1.5	0	7
2022	Louisville	33	20	12	8	1	4
On file (2020–⁠22)		90	54	17.5	9.5	1	13

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

Season	Team	No.	Pos	Class	Ht	Wt
2020	Louisville	6	DL	So.
2021	Louisville	6	DL	Jr.
2022	Louisville	6	DL	Sr.	6′4″	270

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

2022 Louisville 13 games, 33 tackles, 8 sacks

Date	Opponent	Result	Tkl	Solo	TFL	Sacks	PD
Sep 3	atSyracuse	L 7–⁠31	1	1	0	0	0
Sep 9	atUCF	W 20–⁠14	6	5	1.5	1.5	0
Sep 16	vs.Florida State	L 31–⁠35	6	3	2.5	1.5	0
Sep 24	vs.South Florida	W 41–⁠3	4	3	2	1	0
Oct 1	atBoston College	L 33–⁠34	1	0	0	0	0
Oct 8	atVirginia	W 34–⁠17	2	2	0	0	0
Oct 22	vs.Pittsburgh	W 24–⁠10	5	2	2.5	0.5	1
Oct 29	vs.Wake Forest	W 48–⁠21	1	1	1	1	0
Nov 5	vs.James Madison	W 34–⁠10	1	0	0	0	0
Nov 12	atClemson	L 16–⁠31	2	1	0	0	0
Nov 19	vs.NC State	W 25–⁠10	0	0	0	0	0
Nov 26	atKentucky	L 13–⁠26	2	1	1	1	0
Dec 17 ✦	vs.Cincinnati	W 24–⁠7	2	1	1.5	1.5	0

2021 Louisville 12 games, 39 tackles, 1.5 sacks

Date	Opponent	Result	Tkl	Solo	TFL	Sacks
Sep 11	vs.Eastern Kentucky	W 30–⁠3	1	0	0	0
Sep 17	vs.UCF	W 42–⁠35	6	4	0	0
Sep 25	atFlorida State	W 31–⁠23	6	2	1.5	1
Oct 2	atWake Forest	L 34–⁠37	3	2	0	0
Oct 9	vs.Virginia	L 33–⁠34	3	3	1	0
Oct 23	vs.Boston College	W 28–⁠14	3	2	0.5	0.5
Oct 30	atNC State	L 13–⁠28	1	0	0	0
Nov 6	vs.Clemson	L 24–⁠30	3	3	0	0
Nov 13	vs.Syracuse	W 41–⁠3	1	0	0	0
Nov 18	atDuke	W 62–⁠22	0	0	0	0
Nov 27	vs.Kentucky	L 21–⁠52	6	4	0	0
Dec 28 ✦	vs.Air Force	L 28–⁠31	6	4	0	0

2020 Louisville 8 games, 18 tackles

Date	Opponent	Result	Tkl	Solo	TFL
Sep 12	vs.Western Kentucky	W 35–⁠21	2	1	1
Sep 19	vs.Miami	L 34–⁠47	3	1	0
Sep 26	atPittsburgh	L 20–⁠23	4	3	1
Oct 9	atGeorgia Tech	L 27–⁠46	1	0	0
Oct 17	atNotre Dame	L 7–⁠12	1	1	0
Nov 20	vs.Syracuse	W 30–⁠0	1	1	0
Nov 28	atBoston College	L 27–⁠34	4	2	0.5
Dec 12	vs.Wake Forest	W 45–⁠21	2	1	0

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2023 Senior Bowl (National team, won 27–⁠10).

Drill	Combine 2023
Height	6′3⅜″
Weight	263 lb
Arm length	33⅞″
Hand size	10⅜″
Wingspan	80½″^W
40-yard dash	4.51 s
10-yard split	1.56 s^W
Vertical jump	37″
Broad jump	10′0″

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

4 seasons, 53 games with a stat; latest team: Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Season	Team	G	Tkl	Sacks	Int
2023	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	15	35	7.5	0
2024	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	16	47	4.5	0
2025	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	17	48	7	0
2026 (so far)	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	5	9	0	1
NFL career		53	139	19	1

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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