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Friday, February 08, 2019

G Marshal Yanda selected to Pro Football Focus's Top 101 list



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.


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