Yahya Black is an American college football defensive tackle from the University of Iowa. He is a Marshall, Minnesota native, and there he attended Marshall High School. Yahya Black signed with the Iowa Hawkeyes football program in 2020 and played for them until the end of the 2024 season. His 5-year collegiate tenure saw him appear in 53 games, recording 117 tackles (51 solo), 15 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, and 3 forced fumbles. In 2024, he earned Honorable Mention All-Big Ten honors from both coaches and media. He was also named to Phil Steele’s Fourth-Team All-Big Ten, received the Hayden Fry Award for defense, and was one of eight seniors selected for the 2024 Player Council.
In 2023, he was again an Honorable Mention All-Big Ten pick by league coaches and media and made Phil Steele’s Third-Team All-Big Ten (via Iowa Hawkeyes athletics). Black was one of 329 prospects invited to the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine. At the 2025 NFL Combine, his Next Gen Stats score of 61 ranked 30th overall among the defensive tackles, according to the official NFL website.
Yahya Black's NIL deals
As of April 2025, Yahya Black is a part of multiple NIL partnerships. He has been affiliated with The Swarm Collective, an organization that helps Iowa athletes with NIL. In 2023, he announced a partnership facilitated by The Swarm Collective with Summit Agricultural Group to assist with their marketing efforts. In June 2024, Black joined an NIL meet-and-greet at the Iowa 80 Truckstop, known as the world's largest truckstop. That same month, Black entered into an NIL agreement with The IOWA Foundation, adding to his growing list of partnerships. (via On3).
Yahya Black is active on social media, having accounts on X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram (via On3).
Yahya Black's NIL tracker
According to On3's official website, the following table is an account of the NIL deals that Yahya Black has signed in his career as of April 2025:
| Date | NIL Deal |
| 6/20/24 | The IOWA Foundation |
| 6/02/24 | Iowa 80 Truckstop |
| 10/26/23 | Summit Agricultural Group |
| 2/23/23 | The Swarm Collective |
| 2/14/23 | The Swarm Collective |
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