Marshal Yanda: A HOFer in every sense of the word

 

 

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2026 NFL Pro Bowl AFC, NFC rosters: The league's top players

 

NFL Nation

Dec 23, 2025, 10:37 AM ET

The rosters are set for the 2026 NFL Pro Bowl Games, and the Baltimore Ravens, Denver Broncos, San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks lead the way with each having six players chosen.

 

The Pro Bowl Games rosters are determined by a combination of votes from fans, coaches and players.

 

The Pro Bowl Games include a skills competition and a 7-on-7 flag football game scheduled for Feb. 3 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco (6:30 p.m. ET, ESPN).

 

Here's a team-by-team look at the players chosen for this season's games, with the number of times each player has been honored. This file was updated with the takeaways from each NFL Nation reporter and a did-you-know fact.

 

Baltimore Ravens (6)

Pro Bowlers: WR Zay Flowers (2), S Kyle Hamilton (3), C Tyler Linderbaum (3), FB Patrick Ricard (6), LB Roquan Smith (4), P Jordan Stout (1)

 

The Ravens' six Pro Bowl selections are their fewest since 2021, which is also the last time Baltimore didn't reach the playoffs. This also marks the first time since 2022 that quarterback Lamar Jackson, who has 18 touchdown passes and six interceptions, didn't receive a Pro Bowl invitation. Stout becomes only the second punter in Ravens history to make the Pro Bowl, joining Sam Koch who went to the Pro Bowl in 2015. Linderbaum is the first Baltimore offensive lineman to go to three consecutive Pro Bowls since guard Marshal Yanda went to six straight (2011 to 2016). Flowers, who made his second Pro Bowl, remains the only Ravens player to make the Pro Bowl as a wide receiver in the team's 30-year history. Hamilton is the only defensive back in Ravens history to make the Pro Bowl three times in his first four seasons in the NFL.

 

Did you know? Ricard joined a select group by becoming one of seven Ravens to be selected to six or more Pro Bowls. Of those previous six, three are in the Hall of Fame (Jonathan Ogden, Ray Lewis and Ed Reed) and two others are semifinalists for this year's Hall of Fame class (Terrell Suggs and Yanda). The only undrafted player who has made more Pro Bowls for the Ravens than Ricard is kicker Justin Tucker (seven). -- Jamison Hensley

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Seth Walder

Jun 18, 2025, 06:45 AM ET

Right guards (2)

Marshal Yanda

Teams: Ravens (2007-19)
Résumé since 2000: 166 starts, one-time Super Bowl champion, seven-time All-Pro

Yanda's distinguished career with the Ravens included two first-team All-Pro selections. While we don't have advanced blocking metrics for the majority of his career, his numbers were astounding near the tail end. He finished first among guards in run block win rate in both 2018 and 2019 and first in pass block win rate in 2019. -- Walder

PFF honors Ravens legends in a way that perfectly captures their dominance

 

Baltimore is in a class of their own.

By Matt Sidney | May 19, 2025

The Baltimore Ravens have had tons of talented players rock the purple and black in the franchise's 30 seasons as a member of the National Football League. From Hall of Famers and All-Pros to breakout stars and draft-day gems, this is a team that’s built its identity on finding value and turning talent into culture.

Pro Football Focus' Jonathon Macri reinforced that point with its latest All-2000s roster, a list highlighting the best players of the past 25 seasons. The roster wasn’t assembled based on name recognition—although the names are pretty recognizable. It leaned on PFF’s game-by-game grading system, identifying the highest-performing players since 2000.

And what do you know? The Ravens showed up big time, placing five players on or around the list—more than every other team not named the New England Patriots, and further proof that Baltimore knows how to scout, develop, and sustain greatness as well as anyone.

Five Ravens players make PFF's All-2000s team

Derrick Henry | Running Back

It only took one season in Baltimore for Derrick Henry to vault to the top of PFF’s running back rankings. His 2024 campaign was the best-graded of his career, and per Macri, it gave him the highest career PFF grade (96.8) of any RB in history. Henry averaged a ridiculous 6.0 yards per carry and led the league in rushing grade (93.5), powering an offense that scored a franchise-record 62 touchdowns. Henry parlayed his success into a two-year, $30 million deal this offseason.

Marshal Yanda | Right Guard

Across 13 seasons in Baltimore, Yanda defined consistency and dominance. His 93.6 career PFF grade makes him the only guard to rank top-five in overall, run-blocking, and pass-blocking grades. He allowed one sack over his best pass-blocking season (2016) and was never below a 72.2 grade for a single year. Simply put: a wall.

Ray Lewis | Linebacker

Though Lewis’ career began before PFF’s full grading system, his dominance still shows up in the data. His 91.4 overall grade in 2009 was the best among linebackers that season and remains tied for the third-highest of all time at the position. Lewis remains the Ravens’ emotional cornerstone. Lewis is a Hall of Famer and widely regarded as the best linebacker in the modern era.

Ed Reed | Safety

Like Lewis, Ed Reed only played part of his career under PFF’s lens, but what they captured was special. His 93.4 coverage grade in 2009 was the third-best ever for a safety, and his 19.3% forced incompletion rate ranks second among all safeties graded since 2006. You didn’t throw his way unless you liked to live on the edge. To no one's surprise, Reed is in the HoF with Lewis, a fitting ending for a duo that terrorized opposing offenses for years.

Eric Weddle | Saftey (honorable mention)

While he made the list as an honorable mention, Weddle was deservedly included in the exercise. He may not have played his whole career in Baltimore, but his three-season stint from 2016–2018 was incredibly productive. He earned three Pro Bowl nods and anchored a top-tier defense with smarts, consistency, and elite communication. He remains one of the most respected veterans the Ravens ever signed.

Former Ravens Terrell Suggs, Marshal Yanda among Pro Football Hall of Fame semifinalists

 

Finalists for 2025 class will be announced later this year

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - NOVEMBER 17: Marshal Yanda #73 of the Baltimore Ravens looks on prior to the game against the Houston Texans at M&T Bank Stadium on November 17, 2019 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Todd Olszewski/Getty Images)

 

By Brian Wacker | bwacker@baltsun.com

UPDATED: November 20, 2024 at 4:38 PM EST

 

Former Ravens stars Terrell Suggs and Marshal Yanda moved closer to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Wednesday.

Both are among 25 modern-era semifinalists for the Class of 2025, the Hall of Fame announced. Suggs and Yanda have a chance to join Ray Lewis, Ed Reed and Jonathan Ogden in being enshrined as first-ballot selections.

Other semifinalists who also played for Baltimore include Anquan Boldin, Steve Smith Sr., Willie Anderson and Earl Thomas. Former Ravens defensive tackle Haloti Ngata did not make the cut from last month’s list of 50 that had been whittled down from 167 initial nominees.

Suggs ranks eighth all-time in sacks with 139 over 17 seasons, all but one of which he spent with the Ravens. Drafted 10th overall out of Arizona State by Baltimore in 2003, the outside linebacker was also the NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 2011 with a career-high 14 sacks and seven forced fumbles and the league’s Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2003 with a dozen sacks.

He was also an All-Pro in 2011, selected to seven Pro Bowls and won two Super Bowl titles, including one with the Ravens during the 2012 season and another with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2019 in the final year of his career.

Suggs, 42, was arrested in Arizona earlier this year after allegedly threatening to kill another driver and pulling out a gun at a Starbucks drive-through in what was the latest incident in a long list of legal troubles, but the Hall of Fame explicitly instructs voters to consider only what players do on the field.

 

Yanda, meanwhile, was a two-time All-Pro and selected to the Pro Bowl in eight of his nine seasons at right guard. He was also named to the NFL 2010s All-Decade Team and, like Suggs, helped Baltimore win its second championship in 2012.

He spent his entire 13-year career with the Ravens before retiring in 2019.

Smith, who was with Baltimore for his final three years in the league from 2014 to 2016, was a two-time All-Pro and five-time Pro Bowl selection and ranks eighth on the all-time receiving yards list (14,731). Boldin, who played for the Ravens from 2010 through 2012 and was a three-time Pro Bowl selection before his arrival, was also a key contributor to Baltimore’s title run and ranks 14th in the NFL in career receiving yards (13,779).

The list of 25 nominees will be cut to 15 finalists later this year, with between four and eight being selected for induction into the class of 2025.

Have a news tip? Contact Brian Wacker at bwacker@baltsun.com, 410-332-6200 and x.com/brianwacker1.

Originally Published: November 20, 2024 at 1:30 PM EST

The Hall of Fame Case for Marshal Yanda

 

Oct 23, 2024 at 02:20 PM

Clifton Brown

BaltimoreRavens.com Staff Writer

Marshal Yanda is the best guard ever to wear a Ravens uniform and he remained the best right up to his final game.

Years from now, people will watch tape of Yanda at the end of his brilliant 13-year career and still see someone who embodied what it meant to play with passion and excellence. He made the Pro Bowl for the eighth time in his final season in 2019, when the Ravens put together the best regular season (14-2) in franchise history.

Eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame for first time in his career, Yanda is one of the 50 modern-era candidates. His case to be a first-ballot Hall of Famer is as strong as one of his lead blocks. Yanda was elite from the beginning of his career to the end. He was too prideful to have it any other way.

"I watched guys as they got older lose a little bit more each year," Yanda said at his retirement press conference in 2020. "By the end, they were almost like a liability. In the back of my mind, I never wanted to be like that."

Awards

• NFL 2010's All-Decade Team
• Eight-time Pro Bowler
• Two-time first team All-Pro
• Five-time second team All-Pro
• Super Bowl Champion (2012)
• Ravens Meritage Ring of Honor

Stats

• Yanda is one of just three guards in history to win a Super Bowl and be selected to at least eight Pro Bowls. Larry Allen and Alan Faneca are the others, and both are in the Hall of Fame.
• Yanda's 191 games played for the Ravens are the most of any offensive lineman in franchise history. Yanda had six seasons in which he never missed a game.
• Yanda was part of an offensive line that helped the Ravens set an NFL all-time rushing record for a season (3,296 yards) in 2019.
• Yanda has the second-highest career Pro Football Focus grade in franchise history (93.0), trailing only Jonathan Ogden (95.3), the Ravens' first Hall of Fame inductee.

Signature Plays

Fourth-and-29

When the Ravens converted a fourth-and-29 during their improbable victory over the Chargers in 2012, Yanda blocked two defensive linemen on the play. He initially took on the Chargers' defensive tackle, then moved to his right to ward off the defensive end who was stunting to the inside. Joe Flacco had enough time to toss a short pass over the middle to Ray Rice, who did the rest by scampering for a first down.

A Key Block in Overtime During Mile High Miracle

In addition to the Ravens' victory in Super Bowl XLVII, perhaps the most memorable game of Yanda's career was the "Mile High Miracle," a double-overtime thriller won by the Ravens on their way to capturing the Super Bowl.

It was the coldest game Yanda ever played in and he looked like the Abominable Snowman by the time it was over, with icicles hanging off his face and eyebrows. Despite the frigid temperature, Yanda maintained his ritual of spraying water in his face and sniffing smelling salts prior to every offensive series.

On the Ravens' final drive in double-overtime, Yanda followed Rice downfield and helped him get a first down by shoving Rice and a Broncos' defender past the line to gain. That play helped set up Justin Tucker's game-winning field goal.

First Snap Ever Playing Left Guard in 2016

Yanda's pain tolerance and ability to play with injuries were legendary. In 2016, Yanda suffered a torn labrum but instead of undergoing season-ending surgery, he moved from right guard to left guard to lessen the impact of the injury. In a November game against the Dallas Cowboys, Yanda played left guard for the first time since high school and dominated from the first play. Running back Terrance West ran behind Yanda for an 18-yard touchdown in the first quarter.

Quotes

"That I gave it everything I had every single play. That there was no backing down. That I was a tough, physical player. Football was very important to me. Every year I enjoyed it more, and I respected it more, and I wanted to be a better player every single year. I can think of the offseasons trying to eat better every single year, trying to sleep better, trying to do more therapy, trying to take care of my body more. Every year it was more important to me. [It] didn't matter about the contracts and the money. I was obsessed with this game and being great and wanting to be the best." – Yanda on how he wanted to be remembered by teammates

"When you think about who you would want as a teammate, Marshal is at the top of the list. His effort every day to be the best at his craft was amazing to watch. Every time he stepped on the field, you knew you were getting everything he had. Marshal is one of the best players in franchise history. In my mind, he truly is a certain Hall of Famer." – Ray Lewis, Former Ravens LB and Pro Football Hall of Famer

"Marshal Yanda was the teammate who defined accountability. He was the part of the engine that made the offense go and was always a leader with his actions. I love Marshal Yanda. I love him for being a great man and love him for coming to play football every day." – Ed Reed, Former Ravens S and Pro Football Hall of Famer

Marshal Yanda to Serve as Honorary Captain

 

Football October 31, 2024

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Former University of Iowa and Super Bowl Champion offensive lineman Marshal Yanda will serve as honorary captain when the Hawkeyes entertain border-rival Wisconsin on Saturday on Duke Slater Field at Kinnick Stadium. Kickoff is set for 6:34 p.m. (CT) and the game will be televised on NBC.

Following two years at North Iowa Area Community College, Yanda transferred to the University of Iowa to play his final two seasons in 2005 and 2006.

The Anamosa, Iowa, native was a second-team All-Big Ten selection, Most Valuable Player on offense and winner of the Iron Hawk Award as a senior 2006. Yanda was then selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the third round of the NFL Draft in 2007, having an illustrious 13-year professional career (2007-13).

Yanda played all 13 seasons in the NFL with the Ravens, including winning a Super Bowl in 2012. He was selected to eight Pro Bowls, was a first-team All-Pro twice (2014, 2015) and five-time second-team All-Pro (2011, 2012, 2016, 2018, 2019). Yanda was inducted into the Ravens’ Ring of Honor in 2022 and was recognized on the NFL’s 2010s All-Decade Team.

Yanda was the ninth recipient of Iowa’s ANF Wall of Honor in 2021, which salutes former University of Iowa football players who exemplify the tenacity, work ethic and character of the Iowa farmer.

Yanda will accompany the Iowa captains to midfield for Saturday’s pregame coin toss. He will also be with the Hawkeyes in the locker room before and after the game.

 

Marshal Yanda: Hall of Fame Class of 2025

 

ESPN News Services

Sep 18, 2024, 02:03 PM ET

Two-time Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning, former Defensive Players of the Year Luke Kuechly and Terrell Suggs, and postseason kicking hero Adam Vinatieri are among the first-time nominees for the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2025.

The Hall announced 167 modern era candidates for the class Wednesday that included 16 players who became eligible this year, including two-time All-Pro guard Marshal Yanda.

A screening committee will reduce the list of nominees to 50 players next month. Then the full 50-person selection committee will cut the list down to 25 semifinalists and then 15 finalists for the annual meeting before the Super Bowl that will produce the new class. Players must get 80% of votes to get in. Under the Hall of Fame's bylaws, between three to five players can get in as modern era candidates.

There will also be three senior candidates, grouped with one coach and contributor. At least one and no more than three of those finalists will get in based on voting.

The other first-time candidates are offensive linemen Travis Frederick, Ryan Kalil and Joe Staley; running backs Marshawn Lynch and Darren Sproles; receiver Demaryius Thomas; tight ends Vernon Davis and Delanie Walker; and defensive backs Antoine Bethea, Aqib Talib and Earl Thomas.

There are also 10 players back under consideration who were finalists a year ago. Tight end Antonio Gates, receivers Torry Holt and Reggie Wayne; offensive linemen Willie Anderson and Jahri Evans; defensive backs Darren Woodson, Eric Allen and Rodney Harrison; defensive lineman Jared Allen; and running back Fred Taylor are back on the list.

Manning will look to follow his brother Peyton into the Hall following a standout career with the New York Giants. Manning was picked first overall in the 2004 draft by the Chargers and traded to the Giants, spending his entire career in New York. He led the Giants to an upset win over the undefeated New England Patriots in the Super Bowl following the 2007 season, throwing a game-winning touchdown pass to Plaxico Burress in the final minute.

He led another late TD drive to upset Tom Brady and the Patriots four years later. Manning is one of 13 QBs to win multiple Super Bowls, with eight of the nine who are eligible for the Hall getting inducted.

Only Jim Plunkett has not been inducted; more recent players in the category such as Brady, Ben Roethlisberger and Patrick Mahomes aren't eligible.

Manning was a four-time Pro Bowl selection but never made All-Pro or led the league in a major statistical category in a season but finished his career with 57,023 yards passing and 366 TDs.

His best moments were in those two postseason runs. Manning joined Brady (five), Mahomes (three), Joe Montana (three), Bart Starr (two) and Terry Bradshaw (two) as the only multiple winners of Super Bowl MVP awards.

Kuechly and Suggs were among the top defensive players of their era with Kuechly selected as the top defensive player in 2013 and Suggs in 2011.

Kuechly's career was brief but impactful. The first-round pick by the Carolina Panthers in 2012 was an All-Pro five times in his eight-year career with seven Pro Bowl nods and a Defensive Rookie of the Year award.

Over his eight-year career, Kuechly led all linebackers in the NFL in tackles (1,090), takeaways (26), interceptions (18) and passes defensed (66).

Suggs was one of the top pass rushers in the league over his 17-year career, with his 139 sacks ranking eighth best since they became an official stat in 1982.

Suggs had seven double-digit sack seasons in his 16 seasons with the Baltimore Ravens, including 14 in 2011 when he was selected as the top defensive player in the league and led the NFL with seven forced fumbles.

He won Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2003 and helped the Ravens win the Super Bowl in the 2012 season. He finished his career in Kansas City, where he helped the Kansas City Chiefs win the Super Bowl in the 2019 season.

Vinatieri was one of the most clutch kickers in NFL history, making the game-winning field goals in the first two Super Bowl titles during New England's dynasty.

He helped launch the run with one of the game's greatest kicks -- a 45-yarder in the snow to force overtime in the Tuck Rule game against the Raiders in the 2001 divisional round. He made the winning kick in OT in that game and then hit a 48-yarder on the final play of a 20-17 win in the Super Bowl against the Rams.

He then made a 41-yarder two years later to give the Patriots a 32-29 win in the Super Bowl against Carolina. Vinatieri also won Super Bowls in 2004 with New England and in the 2006 season with the Indianapolis Colts.

Vinatieri is the NFL leader in points (2,673) and made field goals (599) over a 24-year career with New England and Indianapolis. He also leads all players with 56 field goals and 238 points in the postseason.

Yanda was a member of the 2010s all-decade team as a key of Baltimore's success. He also was selected second-team All-Pro five times and made the Pro Bowl in eight of his final seasons, missing in 2017 when he played only two games because of an injury.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

The 10 best offensive linemen in the history of the Baltimore Ravens

 

The Ravens have built some walls up front.

By Mike Luciano | Jun 19, 2024

San Francisco 49ers v Baltimore Ravens / Rob Carr/GettyImages

No team can build a foundation for success without a tremendous offensive line, and the Baltimore Ravens are no different. In their early years, decade-plus of dominance in the early 2000s, and recent runs, the one common thread has been well above average play up front.

While offensive linemen are never celebrated to their full potential due to their lack of tangible stats and highlight-reel plays, there is no more non-quarterback unit more important to nail than the big boys in the trenches. Baltimore's short history has produced some Hall of Fame talent at these positions.

These 10 offensive linemen have cemented themselves as the best the franchise has ever seen. Prospective stars like Tyler Linderbaum have multiple examples of consistency and excellent performance to model themselves after. Perhaps they could end up on this list soon.

Criteria for selection

These linemen were chosen based on a combination of:

·         Statistical Achievements

·         Impact on Success

·         Longevity

·         Memorable Moments

The top 10 offensive linemen in Baltimore Ravens history

10. Michael Oher

Fans may remember Oher for his Hollywood story chronicled in The Blind Side, but the film has overshadowed his overall performance as a player. Picked in the first round by the Ravens out of Ole Miss, Oher became a solid starter in five seasons with the Ravens in the early 2012.

When the Ravens made it to the Super Bowl in the 2012 season and won the franchise's second-ever championship, it was Oher who started at right tackle. At his best, Oher was a solid pass blocker who was able to go up against a gauntlet of top edge rushers in the AFC North and come out unscathed.

9. Orlando Brown Jr.

One-half of the father-son duo that had some of their best and brightest moments with the Ravens, Brown's time with Baltimore was only three seasons long. However, his time with the Ravens was so effective that he was able to pile up the Pro Bowls.

Brown was named a Pro Bowler in his last two years with the Ravens, beginning a streak of four consecutive Pro Bowl nods for one of the biggest players in NFL history. Ultimately, Brown found his way out of town when it became clear that Brown was not going to get the big left tackle deal he was looking for.

Brown ultimately was traded to the Chiefs (where he won a Super Bowl at Baltimore's expense) before signing with the rival Cincinnati Bengals. While it stinks to see him putting on rival colors, and his time with Baltimore didn't end on the best of terms, his Ravens tenure puts more respect on his family's name.

8. Orlando Brown Sr.

In terms of his value to the Ravens, Senior's six-year tenure gives him the edge over Junior. The first thing anyone ever thinks about when referring to Brown, however, is his infamous penalty flag incident. After an errant flag hit him in the eye, Brown missed three consecutive seasons due to a bout with temporary blindness.

Brown, nicknamed "Zeus" in his prime, was an original Ravens who spent his first few years in Cleveland. A powerful right tackle who helped keep Vinny Testaverde upright during his Ravens tenure, Brown's return to Cleveland was sullied by the penalty flag incident. Luckily, he spent. a few more years with the Ravens after returning.

While far from the physical force of nature he was during his time before the accident, Brown managed to start 35 games in three seasons and still be effective until he turned 35. Brown unfortunately passes away at just 40 years old, but his legacy as a Raven is still solid gold.

7. Matt Birk

Birk's career was defined by a very productive stint with the Minnesota Vikings, as the former Harvard alum was named to six Pro Bowl squads in eight years. Birk didn't join the Ravens until he was 33 years old, but he made his mark as one of the best interior linemen the franchise has ever seen.

Birk did not miss a single game during his career with the Ravens, making him one of the most durable and reliable players up front the league had during his 14 seasons in the pros. Having him help a young Joe Flacco find his way was an invaluable tool.

While Birk never made a Pro Bowl with the Ravens, he routinely was considered one of the best centers in the league. The Ravens' Super Bowl-winning offensive line was nothing short of elite when they were at full strength, and they wouldn't have been as well-regarded as they were without Birk.

6. Ben Grubbs

Grubbs finished his nine-year career, in which he was named to two Pro Bowls, with stints as a Raven, Chief, and Saint. The 2007 Ravens first-round pick translated a stellar college career at Auburn to the pros, as the Ravens' strong running game was due in part to Grubbs clearing the way.

Grubbs played for five seasons with Baltimore, making a Pro Bowl and putting together multiple seasons that were worthy of consideration alongside it. While the Ravens did win a Super Bowl without him, that doesn't negate the fact that they turned him into a reliable run-blocker who helped New Orleans' offense stay elite when he made the trip over.

5. Edwin Mulitalo

It didn't take very long for the gargantuan Mulitalo, a fourth-round pick in 1999, to become a starter after taking to the role during his rookie season. His career with Baltimore after that ascension made him one of the best guards the team has ever seen and an underrated performer when compared to his peers.

Mulitalo never made a Pro Bowl for the Ravens, but he is one of just four offensive linemen in Ravens history to start over 100 games for Baltimore. Mulitalo was the starting left guard on the Super Bowl-winning 2000s team and a 2003 offense that helped Jamal Lewis run for 2,000 yards.

Mulitalo ending his career as an injured member of the 0-16 Lions is a travesty, as it ended a very solid career on a sour note. Not only is Mulitalo one of the best linemen in team history, but he is clearly one of the most effective Day 3 selections this well-drafting franchise ever made.

4. Mike Flynn

While it would take even the staunchest Ravens fan a bit of time to single out Flynn as one of the top performers of his era, his impact on the team's offensive line should be held in higher regard than it is. Flynn was an omnipresent fixture on some of the most memorable teams in franchise history.

Flynn, who got his start as an undrafted free agent from Maine in 1997, played both center and right guard for the Ravens while serving on the same championship-winning offensive line as Mulitalo. Flynn played 10 seasons with the Ravens, starting 115 games in the process.

Bringing versatility, effort, and power to the table in one compact package, Flynn was one of the most rock-solid players Brian Billick had at a time when his offenses were often in flux. The fact he seemed to always level up in the postseason, especially when blocking for Lewis and Trent Dilfer in 2000, should be noted.

3. Ronnie Stanley

While Ravens fans may be used to the declining player who has suffered some destabilizing injuries, the overall body of work Stanley has put together in Baltimore puts him in a class very few tackles in team history have ever reached. Stanley heads into the future trying to recapture his past glory.

Stanley has a Pro Bowl and First-Team All-Pro nod under his belt, showing there was at least one year where some writers believed the Notre Dame star was the best at his position. Injuries have taken their toll, as he played seven games in two seasons after 2019 and hasn't played more than 13 games in a season since that campaign.

Stanley's time in Baltimore may not extend much further than this season, but his overall body of work appears to be much more impressive than his recent downturn in form would suggest. The Ravens took a risk by picking him at No. 6 overall in a deep draft, but Baltimore would likely still say they are happy with this choice.

2. Marshal Yanda

If Yanda doesn't end up in the Hall of Fame relatively soon, the committee has made a severe technical error. Yanda was as good a right guard as the game had for a decade, which isn't bad for a player the Ravens took a chance on as a third-round pick out of Iowa.

Yanda was named a Pro Bowl player eight times in nine seasons, playing just two games in the lone season without those honors he had mixed in. To further add to his greatness, he was a First-Team All-Pro twice in that span while adding five more Second-Team nods. No. 73 did it without bending the rules, as he was called for holding just 11 times in his 13-year career.

Yanda has the distinction of starting in between Birk and Oher for Baltimore during their Super Bowl run. A Ravens lifer, Yanda was a unanimous selection to the 2010s All-Decade team. In a world where anything and everything can be debated, Yanda's status as one of the best guards of his era and the best guard in Ravens history is unquestioned.

1. Jonathan Ogden

The Ravens' inaugural first round will go down as one of the best such rounds in NFL Draft history. While they landed an all-time great linebacker on Ray Lewis later in the draft, they used their first pick on a player who would become an immovable object at left tackle for a decade.

At 6-9 and 350 pounds, the former UCLA star toyed with opposing defenders on his way to a championship and status as one of the greatest to ever play this game at any position. Ogden's tape was comical at times due to his dominance, and his accolades back up his legendary status.

Ogden, who has just 11 holding calls and 13 false starts in 12 years, was an 11-time Pro Bowl, with his rookie year being the only time he missed out. He was an All-Pro nine times, four of which were First-Team selections. Ogden was honored as a 2000s All-Decade First Team performer alongside Seahawks great Walter Jones and a Hall of Fame tackle in 2013.

Ogden was added to the NFL's 100th Anniversary All-Time Team, making him just one of just seven tackles to be honored as such and one of two who began their playing careers after 1990. It is by no means hyperbole to call Ogden the greatest offensive player in Ravens history and a top-five offensive tackle in NFL history.

The 3 best offensive linemen in Ravens history by games started

Rank	Player	Years with Ravens	Starts
1	Jonathan Ogden	1996-2007	176
2	Marshal Yanda	2007-2019	166
3	Mike Flynn	1998-2007	115