No. 3 – Brandon Marshall
We’re done making “the other” Brandon Marshall comments here at MHS. “Our” Brandon Marshall is “the” Brandon Marshall.
Need more proof? NFL.com used “our” Brandon Marshall’s picture in their player profile of “the old” Brandon Marshall. Maybe that’s because the inside linebacker is head-and-shoulders above the wideout who shares his name, at least as far as this year is concerned.
After stepping into a starting role due to Danny Trevathan’s injury last year, Marshall went ahead and became the team’s No. 1 tackler and proved to be one of the best coverage linebackers in the game. And he did all of that while fighting a foot injury late into the year.
Now fully healthy again, Marshall is once again leading the team in tackles and doing so by a wide margin. Trevathan is second to Marshall’s 44 with just 29. Marshall also has 1.5 sacks and two forced fumbles to his name already this year.
Pro Football Focus rates him the No. 2 inside linebacker in a 3-4 defense after Luke Keuchly, not bad company to keep.
