Position: Guard Name Marshal Yanda | Weight: 305 lb (138 kg) Height 1.91 m High school: Anamosa (IA) Children Graham Yanda | |
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Date of birth: (1984-09-15) September 15, 1984 (age 31) NFL draft: 2007 / Round: 3 / Pick: 86 Spouse Shannon Hunt Yanda (m. 2011) Current team Balti Ravens (#73 / Tackle, Guard) Similar People John Harbaugh, Jim Caldwell, Randy Brown | ||
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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.
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- Top 100 players of 2015 marshal yanda
- 37 marshal yanda g ravens top 100 nfl players of 2016
- Early years
- College career
- Professional career
- Personal life
- References
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.
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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. 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.
Yanda was consecutively ranked #1 guard by Pro Football Focus in 2014, 2015, and 2016. He was ranked 37th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2016., and 43rd in 2017. Yanda is the highest-ranking guard four years running.
Yanda was named to his sixth straight Pro Bowl in recognition of his accomplishments in the 2016 season.
On September 17, 2017, Yanda left the game with an ankle injury. X-rays tested positive, revealing that his ankle was broken, which prematurely ended his 2017 season.
Personal life
Yanda married Shannon Hunt Yanda in 2011. The couple have three children.