#22

Yasir Abdullah

Former linebacker at Louisville. 2022: 59 tackles, 14.5 tackles for loss, 9.5 sacks.

LB · Louisville · Sr. · #22

6′1″ · 242 lb · Miramar, FL

CFB Index 95 · #4 of 548 LBsHigh confidenceAll-Conf 1st teamJacksonville — drafted 2023, Rd 5, Pick 1, #136 overall

Recruiting

3★

OLB recruit

No. 813 nationally · Signed with Louisville

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former linebacker at Louisville. 2022: 59 tackles, 14.5 tackles for loss, 9.5 sacks.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Louisville in 2018.
Drafted round 5 by the Jacksonville in 2023.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Louisville, 206 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2022) — drafted at #136 overall by Jacksonville.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

20186 games

Signed with Louisville3-star out of Miami Carol City

202112 games

The role got bigger.

All-ACCsecond

202213 games

All-ACCfirst

2023

Drafted by Jacksonvilleround 5, pick 136

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#813 national

CFB

College

Louisville

2018–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

R5 · #136

Jacksonville · 2023

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

3 honors · 1 category

🥈

ALL-ACC · 1ST TEAM

All-ACC 1st team (2022)

Coaching lineage · 2018–2022

2 coaches

2018

Lorenzo Ward

Louisville

2019–2022

Scott Satterfield

Louisville

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Lorenzo Ward → Scott Satterfield. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

JacksonvilleEntering 4th NFL season

#136Rd 5 · Pick 1

JacksonvilleEntering 4th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2018Louisville2-10HC: Lorenzo Ward · Balanced

2019Louisville8-5HC: Scott Satterfield · Run-heavy

2020Louisville4-7HC: Scott Satterfield · Run-leaning

2021Louisville6-7HC: Scott Satterfield · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2022Louisville8-5HC: Scott Satterfield · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

95All-America level #4 of 548?

High confidence8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: sacks (99th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (99th percentile).

Box-score production (8)

Sacks#16 / 2755 · 99th pct

9.5

Tackles for loss#19 / 2755 · 99th pct

14.5

QB hurries#51 / 2755 · 98th pct

Tackles#379 / 2755 · 86th pct

Passes defended#354 / 2755 · 85th pct

Solo tackles#455 / 2755 · 83rd pct

Interceptions#124 / 811 · 73rd pct

Forced fumbles#58 / 737 · 46th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2022 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	5.7	1.5	1.1	0.6
Road6g	3.2	0.7	0.3	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	3.4	1.1	0.6	0.3
Weeks 8+6g	5.8	1.2	0.9	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Jeff Brohm

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

All-Conference 1st team

First team in his league at the position.

our read the All-Conference 1st team honor is earned — and the box score backs it up emphatically: #4 of 548 FBS linebackers by CFB Index Score.2022 profile

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

95 · #4 of 548 LBs

Three-star recruit. Now #4 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	Louisville	59	32	14.5	9.5	4	2	--
2021	Louisville	61	43	17.5	10.0	3	--	--
2020	Louisville	33	18	7.0	3.0	--	--	--
2019	Louisville	45	26	4.0	1.0	--	1	--
2018	Louisville	8	3	0.0	0.0	1	--	--
Career		206	122	43.0	23.5	8	3	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 16 · 2022

W 24–7

vs Cincinnati

2 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 SACKS

With M. Turner — 160 rush yds (31 car) · J. Jordan — 115 rush yds (9 car) · 2 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 7-31@ Syracuse	2	2	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	W 20-14@ UCF	4	3	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	L 31-35vs Florida State	8	3	2.0	0.5	1	1	Season-high 8 tackles
Wk 4	W 41-3vs South Florida	5	2	1.0	1.0	—	1
Wk 5	L 33-34@ Boston College	2	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	W 34-17@ Virginia	1	1	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 8	W 24-10vs Pittsburgh	7	4	2.0	1.0	1	2
Wk 9	W 48-21vs Wake Forest	7	6	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 10	W 34-10vs James Madison	4	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	L 16-31@ Clemson	6	4	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 12	W 25-10vs NC State	7	3	3.0	2.5	—	0	2.5 sacks
Wk 13	L 13-26@ Kentucky	4	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Bowl	W 24-7vs Cincinnati	2	1	1.5	1.5	—	0
Total		59	32	14.5	9.5	2	4