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By: Nathan Beaucage | 10 hours ago (February 7, 2019)
Though the Baltimore
Ravens are a team devoid of superstars, their players are still finding
themselves represented on many media year-end lists. On Monday, Pro Football Focus revealed that
Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey and guard Marshal Yanda made their annual Top 101 players list at No. 97 and No. 99, respectively.
In only his second
season as a pro, Humphrey made his first appearance on the list this year. Here
is what PFF had to say about the Baltimore cornerback:
“The second-year
cornerback out of Alabama improved on his stellar rookie season with an overall
grade of 80.0 in 2018,” wrote the PFF analysis team. “His 52.5% catch rate
allowed was the seventh-best in the league this season, and his 22.5% forced
incompletion rate was third-best.”
In mid-January, PFF
also named Humphrey as the No. 13 cornerback in all of football.
Unlike Humphrey, the veteran Yanda is no stranger
to this list, with seven appearances in 12 seasons.
“Yanda battled back from his 2017 ankle injury to log the
most snaps among guards in the 2018 regular season at 1,162,” wrote PFF. “Including
the postseason, he earned the fourth-highest overall grade among guards at
75.2, allowing just 15 total pressures and zero sacks.”
At age 34, Yanda still continues to play at a
high level. He allowed no sacks this season — keeping alive his sackless streak that spans back to Week 7 of the 2015
season — and ceded only three quarterback hits and 12
hurries. Yanda also
notched his seventh Pro Bowl appearance and fifth second-team All-Pro
selection.
