Rock Ya-Sin
Abdurrahman Ibn "Rock" Ya-Sin[1] (born May 23, 1996) is an American football cornerback for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Presbyterian, before transferring to Temple. He was drafted by the Colts in the second round of the 2019 NFL Draft.
No. 26 – Indianapolis Colts | |||||||||||||||
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Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Born: | Decatur, Georgia | May 23, 1996||||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight: | 192 lb (87 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school: | Southwest Dekalb High School (Decatur, GA) | ||||||||||||||
College: | Presbyterian Temple | ||||||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2019 / Round: 2 / Pick: 34 | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||
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High school career
Ya-Sin attended Southwest DeKalb High School in Decatur, Georgia.[2] He was ranked as a two-star recruit and committed to Presbyterian on February 5, 2015.[3]
College career
After Presbyterian decided to move to a non-scholarship conference in the FCS, Ya-Sin transferred mid-year to Temple.[4][5] After recording 44 tackles, two tackles-for-loss, two interceptions, and 12 pass breakups, Ya-Sin was selected to play in the 2019 Senior Bowl.[6][7]
Professional career
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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5 ft 11 3⁄4 in (1.82 m) |
192 lb (87 kg) |
32 in (0.81 m) |
9 7⁄8 in (0.25 m) |
4.51 s | 4.31 s | 7.31 s | 39.5 in (1.00 m) |
10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) |
18 reps | |||
All values from NFL Combine[8] |
Ya-Sin was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the second round (34th overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft.[9] In week 11 against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Ya-Sin recorded his first career interception off a pass thrown by Nick Foles in the 33–13 win.[10] Ya-Sin was named to Pro Football Focus’ All-Rookie Team.[11]
References
- "Rock Ya-Sin - Football". Temple University Athletics.
- Brugler, Dane. "Meet the Prospect: The unlikely journey of Temple cornerback..." The Athletic.
- "Abdurrahman Yasin, 2015 Cornerback - Rivals". n.rivals.com. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
- Narducci, Marc. "Temple's Rock Ya-Sin already generating NFL talk". https://www.philly.com. External link in
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(help) - "Rock Ya-Sin - Football". Temple University Athletics. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
- "Football's Rock Ya-Sin Selected to Play in the 2019 Reese's Senior Bowl". Temple University Athletics. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
- Bowen, Les. "Rock Ya-Sin showed Temple that he could hit the ground running; Senior Bowl week seems built for the cornerback prospect". https://www.philly.com. External link in
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(help) - "Abdurrahman Ya-Sin Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
- Teope, Herbie (April 26, 2019). "Colts select former Temple CB Rock Ya-Sin at No. 34". NFL.com.
- "Colts overpower Jaguars with strong ground game in 33-13 win". www.espn.com. November 17, 2019. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
- "Bobby Okereke, Rock Ya-Sin, Chase McLaughlin Named To Pro Football Focus' All-Rookie Team". www.colts.com. Retrieved 2020-03-26.