First-Year Raider Evaluations: Rock Ya-Sin

Las Vegas Raiders cornerback Rock-Ya-Sin was limited by injury but still had a productive first season with the team.

Rock Ya-Sin showed streaky signs of value in his first season as a Las Vegas Raider.

Ya-Sin played the first three seasons of his NFL career with the Indianapolis Colts, who selected him with the 34th overall pick of the 2019 NFL Draft before being traded to the Silver and Black last off-season.

Ya-Sin was a part of the Yannick Ngakoue exchange.

Unfortunately, the cornerback's history of injuries with Indianapolis followed him to Las Vegas, as he missed six games due to a knee injury (Week 4 and the final five games of the regular season).

Even so, Ya-Sin made his time on the field count when he was available, finishing with 45 combined tackles, seven passes defensed, and a quarterback hit in 11 games.

Ya-Sin started his first game as a Raider in Week 1 when he posted six combined tackles in the season-opening loss to the Los Angeles Chargers.

The following week against the Houston Texans, Ya-Sin recorded only one tackle but added three passes defensed in another loss for the team.

Ya-Sin then registered six combined tackles again the next week against the New Orleans Saints while adding a pass defensed. He would have a third straight six-tackle game before falling back under the radar in Weeks 10 to 13.

His foot injury against the Chargers would ultimately end his 2022-23 season.

When healthy, Ya-Sin can give you decent numbers, but he still needs to improve in the main area he's supposed to thrive in, and that's his coverage.

Ya-Sin finished the season with an 82.6 passing rating allowed when targeted.

The 2023 NFL Draft will go from April 27-29 and be held at Union Station in Kansas City, Mo. The NFL Scouting Combine is Feb. 28-March 6, 2023, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind. March 7, 2023, before 4 p.m. EST is the club's deadline to designate Franchise or Transition Players.

March 13-15 is the free agent negotiation period. Starting at 12 p.m. EST on March 13 and ending at 3:59:59 p.m. EST on March 15, clubs are permitted to contact and enter into contract negotiations with the certified agents of players who will become Unrestricted Free Agents upon the expiration of their 2022 Player Contracts at 4 p.m. EST on March 15.

The 2023 NFL Year and Free Agency period begins at 4 p.m. EST on March 15. The Raiders are expected to be significant players in the free-agent market this season.

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