Usage Score
6.7
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.
Efficiency
19.3
Consistency
58.8
Season Value
27.6
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season · Rice
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Rice • Colorado State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Hawai'i
Scouting Read
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V.J. Banks, CB. Best season Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season · Rice. V.J. Banks shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.3 disruption score.
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: 2015 Regular Season
Rice paired 0 primary output with 0 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 19.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2018 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
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.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2018 Regular Season · Colorado State
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
19.3
Usage
6.7
Consistency
58.8
Best Game by takeover score
Utah State
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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. Unknown: 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 on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
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. Unknown: 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
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.7 · Games = 3 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 7 · +0.3 vs Wins
First Half1.2 · Games = 6 · +0.6 vs Second Half
Second Half0.6 · Games = 5 · -0.6 vs First Half
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 Unknown | — | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | @ Florida | L 10-48 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | vs Arkansas | 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 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Rice
2014-2017
Opening stop
- 2
Colorado State
2018
Final stop
Season 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 | 3.3 | 6 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Rice | 0 | 11.1 | 2.1 | -6 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Colorado State | 10 | 19.3 | 6.7 | 10 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Hawai'i
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Primary metric
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#2
Nevada
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 51.8 takeover score.
#3
Southern Miss
3
Primary metric
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 50.4 takeover score.
#4
Florida
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 49.5 takeover score.
#5
Arkansas
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 47.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2015 Regular Season · Rice
0 primary output · 0 efficiency · — usage
50
#2
2017 Regular Season · Rice
37.8
0 primary · 11.1 efficiency · 2.1 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Colorado State
27.6
10 primary · 19.3 efficiency · 6.7 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
2★
Class 2014 · Rating 0.7726
Bryan · Bryan, TX
- Committed To
- Rice
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Career Facts
2
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
72
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 31 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.