Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2018Colorado State
V.J. Banks
CB • 6'0" • 200 lbs • Bryan, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
V.J. Banks shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
61
Solid production for a corner
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Reliability
52
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
76
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Colorado State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Rice • Colorado State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Nevada
Player Story
V.J. Banks built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a cornerback from Bryan, TX wearing No. 19, spending time with Colorado State and Rice. The clearest part of V.J. Banks' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Rice
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
V.J. Banks, CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Colorado State. V.J. Banks shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 72
- TFL
- 4
- Passes defended
- 8
Quick Answers
V.J. Banks quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Colorado State · CB
- Career Tackles
- 72
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 31 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · Colorado State
- Top game
- Nevada
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Bryan · Rice
- High school pipeline
- Bryan · 15 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 19 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 27 tackles · CB 134th (top 35%) · Mountain West 142nd (top 27%) · National 1,572nd (top 27%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Rice | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 23.3 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Rice | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 50 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Rice | 12 | 37 | 1 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 28.9 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Rice | 3 | 8 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 43 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Colorado State | 11 | 27 | 3 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 56.4 |
Related Context
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V.J. Banks played CB for Rice and Colorado State. Across 5 tracked seasons, V.J. Banks recorded 11 receiving yards and 72 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Rice.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Colorado State paired 10 primary output with 19.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 19.3 efficiency.
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Career value is trending up
2018 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
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Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Rice, Colorado State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Nevada
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · Colorado State
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
19.3
Usage
5.7
Consistency
58.8
Best Game by takeover score
Nevada
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Colorado: 1. Hawai'i: 1. Arkansas: 2. Florida: 2. Illinois State: 1. San José State: 0. New Mexico: 0. Boise State: 1. Wyoming: 0. Nevada: 2. Utah State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Colorado: 1 by 14.2. Hawai'i: 2 by 18.3. Arkansas: 3 by 32.5. Florida: 3 by 32.5. Illinois State: 3 by 22.5. San José State: 3 by 12.5. New Mexico: 3 by 12.5. Boise State: 3 by 22.5. Wyoming: 1 by 4.2. Nevada: 5 by 40.8
Split Comparison
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Wins0.7 · Games = 3 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 8 · +0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Nevada
Best efficiency game
40.8 vs Nevada
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/17 | vs Utah State | L 24-29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sun 11/11 | @ NevadaSplash game | L 10-49 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | vs Wyoming | L 21-34 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | @ Boise State | L 28-56 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | vs New Mexico | W 20-18 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/7 | @ San José State | W 42-30 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | vs Illinois State | L 19-35 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | @ FloridaSplash game | L 10-48 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | vs ArkansasSplash game | W 34-27 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | vs Colorado | L 13-45 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/25 | vs Hawai'i | L 34-43 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
V.J. Banks story
V.J. Banks built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a cornerback from Bryan, TX wearing No. 19, spending time with Colorado State and Rice. The clearest part of V.J. Banks' career was his defensive production: 72 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 5 interceptions, and 8 passes defended across 31 career games in the available record. His career also includes 11 receiving yards and 63 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives V.J. Banks' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Rice
2014-2017
Opening stop
- 2
Colorado State
2018
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20142015201620172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Rice | 1 | 10 | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Rice | 0 | 0 | — | -1 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Rice | 6 | 17.8 | 3.2 | 6 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Rice | 0 | 11.1 | 2.1 | -6 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Colorado State | 10 | 19.3 | 5.7 | 10 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Nevada
Week 11 · L 10-49 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
#2
@ Southern Miss
Week 5 · L 28-44 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
78.6 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.6 takeover score.
#3
@ Florida
Week 3 · L 10-48
2
Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#4
vs Arkansas
Week 2 · W 34-27
2
Havoc Plays
60.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 60.6 takeover score.
#5
vs Hawai'i
Week 6 · W 28-14
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Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · Colorado State
10 primary output · 19.3 efficiency · 5.7 usage
56.4
#2
2015 Regular Season · Rice
50
0 primary · 0 efficiency · — usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Rice
43
0 primary · 11.1 efficiency · 2.1 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
4
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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