YaYa Diaby Does Other Things Well
June 19th, 2026
Often around the football.
Bucs outside linebacker YaYa Diaby may not have as many sacks as Joe would like to see. That doesn’t mean YaYa isn’t making plays.
True, he was drafted to get sacks do other things. And YaYa seems to do other things rather well. For example, YaYa often seems to be around the football.
Per the Bucs’ media relations, seven players since 2008 have had 12 or more tackles for loss in each of their first three seasons. They are Maxx Crosby, Aaron Donald, Lavonte David, Khalil Mack, Micah Parsons and J.J. Watt.
Oh, and YaYa.
He’s had 12, 13 and 13 tackles for loss in each season since the Bucs drafted him in 2023.
Now, if someone on the Bucs coaching staff had a revelation about the importance of an edge rusher burying quarterbacks, with the way YaYa excels at other things, the Bucs may have their hands on a special player.
