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Steelers Sign Fifth-Round DE Yahya Black & Eight UDFAs

Originally posted on NFLTradeRumors.co
By Jonathan Comeaux | Last updated May 9, 2025 6:22 PM ET

The Pittsburgh Steelers announced they signed DE Yahya Black to a four-year rookie contract on Friday.

We have signed DE Yahya Black to a four-year contract. @BordasLaw

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— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) May 9, 2025

This leaves just one remaining unsigned pick from the Steelers’ draft class.

Rd	Pick	Player	Pos.	Note
1	21	Derrick Harmon	DT
3	83	Kaleb Johnson	RB	Signed
4	123	Jack Sawyer	EDGE	Signed
5	164	Yahya Black	DT	Signed
6	185	Will Howard	QB	Signed
7	226	Carson Bruener	LB	Signed
7	229	Donte Kent	CB	Signed

Pittsburgh also signed eight undrafted free agents. The full list includes:

Iowa S Sebastian Castro
South Dakota TE J.J. Galbreath
BYU DT Blake Mangelson
Pittsburgh K Ben Sauls
Memphis WR Roc Taylor
South Alabama FB DJ Thomas-Jones
Minnesota-Duluth G Aiden Williams
Indiana WR Ke’Shawn Williams

Black, 23, was a two-year starter at Iowa. He twice earned Honorable Mention All-Big Ten honors in 2023 and 2024.

He’s projected to sign a four-year, $4,579,836 rookie contract that includes a $379,836 signing bonus.

During his college career, Black appeared in 54 games and recorded 117 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, three forced fumbles, and 10 pass defenses.

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