He occupies double teams for breakfast and you can see him split them pretty regularly too. He cedes very little ground from the line of scrimmage when two guys get on him. His footwork helps him here but so too does his raw power, which is significant. He can stand up a little too easily at times and lose the leverage he will need at the next level but more often than not, he will hit you with a heavy and accurate paw early in the rep and then use his feet and base to establish a two way go for himself to make a play on the ball carrier. You cannot escape his grasp if you run at him – he’ll often throw out one of his considerable wings from behind a block and yank the running back to the ground.

Chasing Marshal Yanda could be a little foolish – the juice isn’t worth the squeeze when the juice is made up of Danny Watkins, Forrest Lamp and Germain Ifedi. Yanda is like the little passion fruit cup you float on top – sure it’s delicious, but was it worth it when you have to drink three Jeremiah Poutasi’s to get to him?