{{Short description|American football player (born 1984)}} {{Use American English|date=October 2022}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Marshal Yanda | image = Marshal_Yanda_Navy_Stadium_2012_Practice.jpg | alt = | caption = Yanda with the Baltimore Ravens in 2012 | current_team = | number = 73 | position = Guard | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|9|15|mf=y}} | birth_place = Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 3 | weight_lbs = 305 | high_school = Anamosa {{avoid wrap|(Anamosa, Iowa)}} | college = {{ubl|North Iowa Area (2003–2004)|Iowa (2005–2006)}} | draftyear = 2007 | draftround = 3 | draftpick = 86 | pastteams = * Baltimore Ravens ({{NFL Year|2007}}–{{NFL Year|2019}}) | status = | highlights = *Super Bowl champion (XLVII) * 2× First-team All-Pro (2014, 2015) * 5× Second-team All-Pro (2011, 2012, 2016, 2018, 2019) * 8× Pro Bowl (2011–2016, 2018–2019) * NFL 2010s All-Decade Team * PFWA All-Rookie Team (2007) * Baltimore Ravens Ring of Honor * Second-team All-Big Ten (2006) | statlabel1 = Games played | statvalue1 = 177 | statlabel2 = Games started | statvalue2 = 166 | statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries | statvalue3 = 8 | pfr = Y/YandMa20 }}
'''Marshal John Yanda''' (born September 15, 1984) is an American former professional football player who spent his entire 13-year career as a guard for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes, and was selected by the Ravens in the third round of the 2007 NFL draft.
With six consecutive Pro Bowl selections from 2011 to 2016 (the longest active streak amongst guards at the time), Yanda was widely considered to be among the best offensive linemen in football.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PFF News & Analysis {{pipe}} PFF |url=https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2015/01/08/2014-pff-offensive-line-rankings/4/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hensley |first=Jamison |date=October 16, 2014 |title=Ravens guard Marshal Yanda is NFL's top-rated lineman |url=https://www.espn.com/blog/baltimore-ravens/post/_/id/14446/ravens-guard-marshal-yanda-is-nfls-top-rated-lineman |access-date=2025-03-09 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Citation |last=NFL |title=#43: Marshal Yanda (G, Ravens) {{!}} Top 100 Players of 2017 {{!}} NFL |date=May 29, 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFqzKOzBud0&index=3&list=PLRdw3IjKY2gkpoKnhZ6eCiPdbIFLURYVd |access-date=May 31, 2017}}</ref> He was also a unanimous selection to the NFL 2010s All-Decade Team. Yanda missed most of the 2017 season due to injury, but was elected to the Pro Bowl again in 2018 and 2019 before announcing his retirement in March 2020.
==Early life== 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. Yanda 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. He was inducted into the Senior Bowl Hall of Fame on June 25, 2023.<ref>[https://www.seniorbowl.com/senior-bowl-announces-hall-of-fame-class-of-2023/ "Senior Bowl Announces Hall of Fame Class of 2023," SeniorBowl.com, Sunday, June 25, 2023.] Retrieved June 26, 2023.</ref>
==Professional career== {{nfl predraft | height ft = 6 | height in = 3+7/8 | weight = 307 | dash = 5.15 | ten split = 1.69 | twenty split = 2.88 | shuttle = 4.58 | cone drill = 7.36 | vertical = 27 | broad ft = 8 | broad in = 5 | bench = 23 | wonderlic = | arm span = | hand span = | note = Measurables from NFL Combine/Drills from Pro Day<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marshal Yanda, Florida State, OT, 2007 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=61346&DraftYear=2007 |access-date=July 25, 2021 |website=draftscout.com}}</ref> }}
[[File:Marshall Yanda.png|thumb|Yanda at the 2020 Pro Bowl ]] The Baltimore Ravens selected Yanda in the third round (86th overall) of the 2007 NFL draft.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2007 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2007/draft.htm |access-date=May 11, 2023 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> He was the seventh offensive tackle drafted in 2007.
On July 11, 2007, the Ravens signed Yanda to a three-year, $1.61 million contract with $502,698 guaranteed.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Spotrac.com: Marshal Yanda contract |url=https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/baltimore-ravens/marshal-yanda-1134/ |access-date=July 6, 2018 |website=Spotrac.com}}</ref>
As a rookie 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Recent News on Marshal Yanda |url=http://www.rotoworld.com/recent/nfl/4247/marshal-yanda |access-date=December 31, 2011 |publisher=Rotoworld}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Super Bowl XLVII – San Francisco 49ers vs. Baltimore Ravens – February 3rd, 2013 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201302030sfo.htm |access-date=November 8, 2017 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> In the 2013 and 2014 seasons, Yanda played all 16 games each season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marshal Yanda Stats |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/Y/YandMa20.htm |access-date=December 2, 2017 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
On October 16, 2015, the Ravens signed Yanda to a four-year contract extension worth $32 million.<ref name="Toeknee44">{{Cite web |last=Hanzus, Dan |date=October 16, 2015 |title=Marshal Yanda and Ravens agree on 4-year $32 million deal |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/marshal-yanda-ravens-agree-on-4-year-32m-deal-0ap3000000558541 |website=NFL.com}}</ref>
Yanda was consecutively named as the top-ranked guard by Pro Football Focus in 2014, 2015, and 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McGuinness |first=Gordon |date=May 19, 2015 |title=PFF's Top 101 of 2014: No. 5, Marshal Yanda {{pipe}} PFF News & Analysis |url=https://www.pff.com/news/pffs-top-101-of-2014-no-5-marshal-yanda |website=PFF}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Elsayed |first=Khaled |date=January 6, 2016 |title=PFF's All-Pro team {{pipe}} NFL News, Rankings and Statistics |url=https://www.pff.com/news/pro-pffs-all-pro-team |website=PFF}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Monson |first=Sam |date=January 4, 2017 |title=Pro Football Focus' 2016 All-Pro Team {{pipe}} NFL News, Rankings and Statistics |url=https://www.pff.com/news/pro-2016-pff-all-pro-team |website=PFF}}</ref> He was ranked 37th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2016.<ref>[http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-top100-2016/0ap3000000669664/Top-100-Players-of-2016-No-37-Marshal-Yanda NFL Top 100 Players of 2016 – No. 37 Marshal Yanda]</ref>
Yanda was named to his sixth straight Pro Bowl in recognition of his accomplishments in the 2016 season.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 20, 2016 |title=NFL announces 2017 Pro Bowl rosters |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-announces-2017-pro-bowl-rosters-0ap3000000760503 |website=NFL.com}}</ref> He was also ranked 43rd by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2017.<ref>[http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-top100-2017/0ap3000000811952/Top-100-Players-of-2017-No-43-Marshal-Yanda NFL Top 100 Players of 2017 – No. 43 Marshal Yanda]</ref>
Yanda broke his ankle during a game on September 17, 2017, which prematurely ended his season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mink, Ryan |date=September 17, 2017 |title=Pro Bowl Guard Marshal Yanda Fractures Ankle, Done for the Season |url=http://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/article-1/Pro-Bowl-Guard-Marshal-Yanda-Fractures-Ankle-Done-for-the-Season/8b1615e3-8bac-4986-b611-a61121cf996e |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170930033228/http://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/article-1/Pro-Bowl-Guard-Marshal-Yanda-Fractures-Ankle-Done-for-the-Season/8b1615e3-8bac-4986-b611-a61121cf996e |archive-date=September 30, 2017 |website=BaltimoreRavens.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mink, Ryan |date=September 19, 2017 |title=Ravens Sign Two Offensive Linemen to 53-Man Roster |url=http://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/article-1/Ravens-Sign-Two-Offensive-Linemen-to-53-Man-Roster/6fe0ab81-3e84-417e-94ba-589bc499d448 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023105658/http://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/article-1/Ravens-Sign-Two-Offensive-Linemen-to-53-Man-Roster/6fe0ab81-3e84-417e-94ba-589bc499d448 |archive-date=October 23, 2017 |website=BaltimoreRavens.com}}</ref>
On December 18, 2018, Yanda was named to his seventh Pro Bowl after missing out last year, due to his injury. He was also named second-team All-Pro for the fourth time in his career after starting all 16 games.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2018 NFL All-Pros |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2018/allpro.htm |access-date=2025-06-03 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
On April 11, 2019, Yanda signed a one-year contract extension with the Ravens through the 2020 season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Patra, Kevin |date=April 11, 2019 |title=Ravens sign Marshal Yanda to one-year extension |url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001026041/article/ravens-extend-marshal-yandas-contract-through-2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411225153/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001026041/article/ravens-extend-marshal-yandas-contract-through-2020 |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 11, 2019 |website=NFL.com}}</ref>
On March 10, 2020, Yanda announced his retirement from the NFL after 13 seasons.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Patra, Kevin |date=March 10, 2020 |title=Ravens' Marshal Yanda to retire after 13 seasons |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/ravens-marshal-yanda-to-retire-after-13-seasons-0ap3000001105696 |website=NFL.com}}</ref>
===Regular season=== {| class="wikitable" ! colspan="2"| Legend |- | style="background:#afe6ba; width:3em;"| | Won the Super Bowl |- | '''Bold''' | Career high |}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2"| Team ! colspan="2"| Games ! colspan="7"| Offense |- ! GP !! GS !! Snaps !! Holding !! False Start !! Decl/Pen !! Acpt/Pen |- ! 2007 !! BAL | 16 || 12 || 844 || 2 || 3 || 1 || 5 |- ! 2008 !! BAL | 5 || 5 || 339 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 |- ! 2009 !! BAL | 16 || 9 || 585 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 4 |- ! 2010 !! BAL | 16 || 16 || 1,055 || 0 || 4 || '''2''' || 4 |- ! 2011 !! BAL | 16 || 16 || 1,039 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 3 |- ! 2012 !! style="background:#afe6ba; width:3em;"|BAL | 14 || 14 || 912 || '''3''' || 3 || 1 || 6 |- ! 2013 !! BAL | 16 || 16 || 1,136 || 1 || '''5''' || 0 || '''7''' |- ! 2014 !! BAL | 16 || 16 || 1,062 || 0 || 4 || 1 || 4 |- ! 2015 !! BAL | 16 || 16 || 1,132 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 3 |- ! 2016 !! BAL | 13 || 13 || 898 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 3 |- ! 2017 !! BAL | 2 || 2 || 102 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- ! 2018 !! BAL | 16 || 16 || '''1,163''' || 1 || 1 || 1 || 2 |- ! 2019 !! BAL | 15 || 15 || 969 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 |- ! colspan="2"| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/Y/YandMa20.htm Career] !! 177 !! 166 !! 11,236 !! 11 !! 28 !! 7 !! 43 |}
==Personal life== Yanda married Shannon Hunt Yanda in 2011. They have three children and spend the NFL offseason in Marion, Iowa.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Schepanski |first=Daryl |date=August 6, 2015 |title=Right at home |url=http://www.journal-eureka.com/sports/anamosa_high/article_3f702f7c-3c68-11e5-9e39-1f2009df3e65.html |work=Journal-Eureka}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20071009145922/http://hawkeyesports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/yanda_marshal00.html Iowa Hawkeyes bio]
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Yanda, Marshall}} Category:1984 births Category:Living people Category:Players of American football from Cedar Rapids, Iowa Category:American Conference Pro Bowl players Category:Unconferenced Pro Bowl players Category:American football offensive tackles Category:American football offensive guards Category:Iowa Hawkeyes football players Category:Baltimore Ravens players Category:People from Anamosa, Iowa