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Yaya Diaby

Linebacker, Tampa Bay Buccaneers · #0.

Player facts

Team: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Position: Linebacker
Number: 0
Born: May 30, 1999 (age 27)
Birthplace: Atlanta, GA, USA
Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 270 lbs
College: Louisville
Experience: 4 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS
Regular Season	9	5	4	0	0	0	1	1	1.0	1	2	2.5	11
Last 5 Games	9	5	4	0	0	0	1	1	1.0	0	2	2.5	0
Career	151	98	53	19	3	3	1	1	1.0	1	3	29.5	79

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Thu, Oct 8	@ DAL	W 24-16	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1.0	0	0	1	0
Sun, Oct 4	vs GB	L 17-14	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	vs MIN	L 23-16	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	vs CLE	L 23-19	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	0
Sun, Sep 13	@ CIN	L 33-27	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

YaYa Diaby (born May 30, 1999) is an American professional football outside linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Georgia Military Bulldogs before transferring to the Louisville Cardinals.

From Wikipedia’s article on YaYa Diaby, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Diaby attended North Clayton High School in College Park, Georgia. He is of Guinean descent.

College career

Diaby attended Georgia Military College for two years before transferring to the University of Louisville. He had 77 tackles and seven sacks at Georgia Military. In Diaby's first year at Louisville in 2020, he started seven of eight games, recording 18 tackles. In 2021, he had 39 tackles and 1.5 sacks. In 2022, Diaby had 37 tackles and nine sacks. After the season, he entered the 2023 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on YaYa Diaby, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.¹