Steelers' Yahya Black: Available to play in Week 4
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Black (personal) is active for Thursday's game against Cleveland, Teresa Varley of the team's official site reports.
Black carried a questionable designation but has since been cleared for action in Week 4. The 24-year-old logged 54 defensive snaps combined in the first three games of the 2026 campaign, accumulating four total tackles (one solo).
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Steelers' Yahya Black: Receives questionable tag for Thursday
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The Steelers added Black to their injury report and list him as questionable for Thursday's game against the Browns due to a personal matter.
Black's status for Thursday's game will be clarified when the Steelers release their inactive list 90 minutes prior to the 8:15 p.m. ET kickoff. The 24-year-old has filled a rotational role along the Steelers' defensive line this season, logging no more than 40 percent of the snaps in any of the team's three contests while accruing four tackles.
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Steelers' Yahya Black: Heads to Steel City
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The Steelers selected Black in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft, 164th overall.
Black started all 27 games at Iowa over his fourth and fifth college seasons and accumulated 85 tackles, 12.0 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks. The 23-year-old has modest athleticism but a massive frame (6-foot-6, 336 pounds) that anchors well in the trenches. The Steelers have 2023 second-round pick Keeanu Benton as their likely starting nose tackle this season, so Black will aim to rotate in as a run stuffer.
