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Yaya Diaby
Is Yaya Diaby starting?
Yaya Diaby is the starting SLB for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers depth chart · SLB No. 1 ›Yaya Diaby this week
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers play next in Week 6, at home against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sun, Oct 18 (CBS). Yaya Diaby is listed as the starter at SLB going into that game.
At SLB for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Anthony Nelson and David Walker are next in line behind him.
Yaya Diaby's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: W 24-16 at DAL (Oct 8); L 14-17 vs GB (Oct 4); L 16-23 vs MIN (Sep 27).
Yaya Diaby wears No. 0, is 27 years old, is listed at 6' 4", 270 lbs, has 4 years of NFL experience, came out of Louisville.
Is Yaya Diaby playing this week?
Yaya Diaby is expected to start at SLB for Tampa Bay Buccaneers. No injury listed (updated Oct 17, ESPN).
TB SLB Depth
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Starting Lineup
- LDE
- NT
- RDE
- WLB
- LILB
- RILBJosiah Trotter
Questionable (as of Oct 16, ESPN)
- SLBYaya DiabyThis player
- LCB
- SS
- FSAntoine Winfield Jr.
Out (as of Oct 16, ESPN)
- RCBBenjamin Morrison
Doubtful (as of Oct 16, ESPN)
- NB
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Season Stats
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TB | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | TB | 17 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | TB | 16 | 32 | 13 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | TB | 15 | 22 | 10 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 4 yrs | 53 | 86 | 38 | 19 | 1 | 3 |
Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 17, 2026.
2026 vs. 2025
Career Totals
#110 of 245 at LB in Solo Tackles (2026)
Yaya Diaby is rated 73 (Average): production, role and draft slot rank 89th of 190 qualifying linebackers (outperforms 53% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.
Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank
2026 Game Log
Oct 8W@ DALTKL 0
- TKL
- 0
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 1
- PD
- 1
Final W 24-16
Oct 4Lvs GBTKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 14-17
Sep 27Lvs MINTKL 2
- TKL
- 2
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 16-23
Sep 20Lvs CLETKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- TFL
- 1
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 1
Final L 19-23
Sep 13L@ CINTKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- TFL
- 1
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 27-33
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8 | W@ DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 4 | Lvs GB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | Lvs MIN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | Lvs CLE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 13 | L@ CIN | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Yaya Diaby's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
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