Yaya Diaby holds the ROLB · Starter spot in Tampa Bay Buccaneers’s edge room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Yaya Diaby played 17 games in 2025 with a 75% snap share.

Yaya Diaby is a 6'3", 270-pound outside linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, entering his fourth season after being selected 82nd overall in the 2023 NFL Draft. The Louisville product earned NFC Defensive Player of the Week honors in Week 18 of 2024, capping a strong year in which he recorded 7.0 sacks and 1.0 pass defensed. Over his three completed seasons in Tampa Bay, Diaby has appeared in 34 games with 24 starts, amassing 12.0 career sacks, 92 tackles (25 for loss), and three fumble recoveries. He led all 2023 rookies in tackles for loss with 12 and finished that season ranked third among first-year players with 7.5 sacks.

Louisvillethrough 2022

Buccaneers2023 — present

CollegeLouisvilleDraftRound 3 · No. 82 overall · 2023 · TBHometownAtlanta, GA