Yaya Diaby

ROLB1

Season

Tackles

16▼ 32 vs '25

91st of 109 LBs

Stops

16▼ 28 vs '25

68th of 109 LBs

Yards per run tackle

−0.4▼ 2.1 vs '25

2nd of 109 LBs

Missed tackle rate

6.3%▼ 3.0 vs '25

47th of 109 LBs

Coverage

7 targets

57.1 cmp% · 7.3 y/tgt · 1 int

Ranks compare against the 109 qualifying linebackers on the 2026 leaderboard.

Week-by-week

Tackles by game, dashed line = 2025 per-game average

	Usage		Tackling				Pass rush			Coverage
Game	Defensive snapsSnaps played on defense (Pro Football Reference snap counts).	Snap shareShare of the team's defensive snaps played, in the games the player appeared in.	TacklesSolo plus assisted tackles.	StopsTackles (solo or shared) that end a play the offense failed on, i.e. one with negative EPA. From play-by-play.	Tackles for lossTackles behind the line of scrimmage.	Missed tacklesMissed tackles (Pro Football Reference).	SacksSacks (half sacks count 0.5).	QB hitsHits on the quarterback.	PressuresHurries, QB hits and sacks combined (Pro Football Reference).	Targets allowedPasses thrown at the defender in coverage (Pro Football Reference).	Completion % allowedCompletions allowed per target in coverage.	Yards per target allowedReceiving yards allowed per target in coverage.	InterceptionsInterceptions made.	Passes defendedPasses broken up or intercepted.
Wk 1 @ CINL	40	61.5	1	1	1	0	0.0	0	0	0	–	–	0	0
Wk 2 vs CLEL	37	63.8	3	3	1	1	0.0	1	1	2	50.0	3.0	0	1
Wk 3 vs MINL	40	67.8	2	2	0	0	0.0	0	1	0	–	–	0	0
Wk 4 vs GBL	36	60.0	2	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	2	50.0	8.0	0	0
Wk 5 @ DALW	34	56.7	1	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	100.0	27.0	1	1
Wk 6 vs PITL	47	58.8	4	4	1	0	0.0	2	2	1	100.0	2.0	0	0
Wk 7 @ CARW	22	39.3	3	3	3	0	3.0	3	3	1	0.0	0.0	0	0
Season	256	58.4	16	16	6	1	3.0	6	7	7	57.1	7.3	1	2

2026 linebackers who qualify · dashed lines mark the group average

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Rookie deal · signed 2023 with Buccaneers

$5.5Mover 4 years

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2026 · now

Year 4 of 4

Career rates are weighted by volume, not averaged across seasons

	Overall			Tackling				Pass rush			Coverage
Season	GamesGames played.	Defensive snapsSnaps played on defense (Pro Football Reference snap counts).	Snap shareShare of the team's defensive snaps played, in the games the player appeared in.	TacklesSolo plus assisted tackles.	StopsTackles (solo or shared) that end a play the offense failed on, i.e. one with negative EPA. From play-by-play.	Tackles for lossTackles behind the line of scrimmage.	Missed tackle rateMissed tackles as a share of tackle attempts (Pro Football Reference).	SacksSacks (half sacks count 0.5).	QB hitsHits on the quarterback.	PressuresHurries, QB hits and sacks combined (Pro Football Reference).	Targets allowedPasses thrown at the defender in coverage (Pro Football Reference).	Passer rating allowedNFL passer rating on throws into the defender's coverage, computed from completions, yards, touchdowns and interceptions allowed.	InterceptionsInterceptions made.	Passes defendedPasses broken up or intercepted.	Forced fumblesFumbles forced.	Defensive touchdownsTouchdowns scored on defense.
2026	7	256	58.4	16	16	6	6.3	3.0	6	7	7	40.5	1	2	0	0
2025	17	783	75.0	48	44	13	9.3	7.0	19	32	10	99.6	0	1	1	0
2024	17	785	70.2	47	45	13	5.9	4.5	20	32	7	83.0	0	0	1	0
2023	17	515	45.7	35	30	10	7.1	7.5	8	14	8	87.5	0	0	1	0
Career	58	2,339	62.8	146	135	42	7.4	22.0	53	85	32	80.5	1	3	3	0