Marshal Yanda

Marshal Yanda

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Yanda during a Baltimore Ravens practice, August 2012.
No. 73 Baltimore Ravens
Position: Guard
Personal information
Date of birth: (1984-09-15) September 15, 1984
Place of birth: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight: 305 lb (138 kg)
Career information
High school: Anamosa (IA)
College: Iowa
NFL Draft: 2007 / Round: 3 / Pick: 86
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016
Games played: 144
Games started: 133
Player stats at NFL.com

Marshal John Yanda (born September 15, 1984) is an American football guard for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Iowa, and was drafted by the Ravens in the third round of the 2007 NFL Draft.

With six consecutive Pro Bowl selections since 2011, the longest active streak amongst guards, Yanda is widely considered to be among the best offensive linemen in football.[1][2][3]

Early years

Yanda attended Anamosa High School in Iowa and was a letterman in football, basketball, and track & field. In football, he was a two-time first team all-conference selection.

College career

Yanda played for the Iowa Hawkeyes football team while attending the University of Iowa, where he was an economics major. He was selected as a third-team All-American by The NFL Draft Report in 2006 and earned second-team All-Big Ten honors from the league's coaches in recognition of his contributions on the field. Yanda's first two college football seasons were played for North Iowa Area Community College.

Professional career

Yanda was selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the third round (86th overall) in the 2007 NFL Draft. During his rookie year in 2007, Yanda played all 16 games with 12 starts. In 2008, Yanda was limited to five starts. In 2009, Yanda played all 16 games with nine starts. In 2010, Yanda started all 16 games for the first time of his career. On July 26, 2011, the Ravens re-signed Yanda to a five-year, $32 million contract.[4] In 2011, Yanda again started all 16 games and was chosen to represent the AFC in the 2011 Pro Bowl. In 2012, Yanda started 14 games and won his first championship ring as the Ravens won Super Bowl XLVII against the San Francisco 49ers. In the 2013 and 2014 seasons, Yanda played all 16 games each season.

On October 16, 2015, the Ravens signed Yanda to a four-year contract extension worth $32 million.[5]

Yanda was consecutively ranked #1 guard by Pro Football Focus in 2014, 2015, and 2016.[6][7][8] He was ranked 37th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2016.[9], and 43rd in 2017. Yanda is the highest-ranking guard four years running.[3]

Yanda was named to his sixth straight Pro Bowl in recognition of his accomplishments in the 2016 season.[10]

Personal life

Yanda married Shannon Hunt Yanda in 2011. The couple have three children.

References

  1. ↑ https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2015/01/08/2014-pff-offensive-line-rankings/4/
  2. ↑ http://espn.go.com/blog/baltimore-ravens/post/_/id/14446/ravens-guard-marshal-yanda-is-nfls-top-rated-lineman
  3. 1 2 NFL (2017-05-29), #43: Marshal Yanda (G, Ravens) | Top 100 Players of 2017 | NFL, retrieved 2017-05-31
  4. ↑ "Recent News on Marshal Yanda". Rotoworld. Retrieved 2011-12-31.
  5. ↑ "Marshal Yanda and Ravens agree on 4-year $32 million deal". Retrieved October 16, 2015.
  6. ↑ https://www.profootballfocus.com/pffs-top-101-of-2014-no-5-marshal-yanda/
  7. ↑ https://www.profootballfocus.com/pro-pffs-all-pro-team/
  8. ↑ https://www.profootballfocus.com/pro-2016-pff-all-pro-team/
  9. ↑ NFL Top 100 Players of 2016 - No. 37 Marshal Yanda
  10. ↑ "NFL announces 2017 Pro Bowl rosters". NFL.com. December 20, 2016.
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