Player Dossier

2008-2009

Kansas State

Brandon Banks

WR • 5'7" • Garner, NC, USA

Alpha targetPossession profile

Brandon Banks reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

88%

Featured offensive role

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Impact Production

100

Top-tier box-score impact for a receiver

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Reliability

81

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

85

Elite ceiling indicators

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · Kansas State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
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Unique Seasons
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Program Path
Kansas State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Louisville

Player Story

Brandon Banks built his college career from 2008 through 2009 as a wide receiver from Garner, NC wearing No. 83, spending time with Kansas State. The clearest part of Brandon Banks' career was his receiving role: 123...

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Brandon Banks, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · Kansas State. Brandon Banks reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
1,754
Receptions
123
Touchdowns
15

Quick Answers

Brandon Banks quick answers

Latest team and position
Kansas State · WR
Career Receiving Yards
1,754
Tracked sample
2 unique seasons · 2 entries · 24 games
Best season
2008 Regular Season · Kansas State
Top game
Louisville
Latest roster
No. 83 · Class 2009
2009 Receiving yards rank
705 receiving yards · WR 93rd (top 12%) · Big 12 11th (top 7%) · National 98th (top 6%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2008 Regular SeasonKansas State12671,0491087.2
2009 Regular SeasonKansas State1256705572.9

Related Context

Brandon Banks played WR for Kansas State. Across 2 tracked seasons, Brandon Banks recorded 236 rushing yards, 1,754 receiving yards, and 15 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2008 with Kansas State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2008 Regular Season

Kansas State paired 1,049 primary output with 84.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2008 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 84.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2009 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Louisville

Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

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2008 Regular Season · Kansas State

Games

12

Receiving Yards / G

87.4

Efficiency

84.3

Usage

27.4

Consistency

73.1

Best Game by takeover score

Louisville

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. North Texas: 88. Montana State: 95. Louisville: 153. Louisiana: 127. Texas Tech: 51. Texas A&M: 59. Colorado: 95. Oklahoma: 145. Kansas: 70. Missouri: 34. Nebraska: 16. Iowa State: 116

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. North Texas: 3 by 100. Montana State: 6 by 100. Louisville: 7 by 100. Louisiana: 6 by 100. Texas Tech: 3 by 100. Texas A&M: 4 by 98.3. Colorado: 5 by 100. Oklahoma: 5 by 100. Kansas: 9 by 51.9. Missouri: 9 by 25.2. Nebraska: 3 by 35.6. Iowa State: 7 by 100

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins97 · Games = 5 · +16.4 vs Losses
Losses80.6 · Games = 7 · -16.4 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Louisville

Best efficiency game

100 vs Iowa State

Result
Sat 11/22vs Iowa State100 receiving yardsW 38-30711614.616.60130
Sat 11/15vs NebraskaL 28-563165.85.3007
Sun 11/9@ MissouriHigh volumeL 24-4193411.73.8017
Sat 11/1@ KansasHigh volumeL 21-529707.87.80023
Sat 10/25vs Oklahoma100 receiving yardsL 35-5851452929177
Sat 10/18@ ColoradoL 13-145951919030
Sat 10/11@ Texas A&MW 44-3045914.814.80032
Sat 10/4vs Texas TechL 28-583511717017
Sat 9/27vs Louisiana100 receiving yardsW 45-37612718.621.20153
Thu 9/18@ Louisville100 receiving yards · 2+ TDL 29-38715321.921.90259
Sat 9/6vs Montana StateW 69-1069515.815.80136
Sat 8/30vs North Texas2+ TDW 45-638829.329.30243

Player Story

Brandon Banks story

Brandon Banks built his college career from 2008 through 2009 as a wide receiver from Garner, NC wearing No. 83, spending time with Kansas State. The clearest part of Brandon Banks' career was his receiving role: 123 catches, 1,754 receiving yards, 10 touchdowns, and 236 rushing yards across 24 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2009 with Kansas State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 236 rushing yards and 1,340 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 24 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Kansas State.

The arc is straightforward: Brandon Banks moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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    Kansas State

    2008-2009

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20082009
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2008 Regular SeasonKansas State1,04984.327.4
2009 Regular SeasonKansas State70566.931.1-344

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Louisville

Week 4 · L 29-38

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

153

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

153 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

@ Oklahoma

Week 9 · L 30-42 · Conference game

156

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

156 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

vs Missouri

Week 11 · L 12-38 · Conference game

128

Receiving Yards

94 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

128 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

vs Louisiana

Week 5 · W 45-37

127

Receiving Yards

92.8 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

127 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

vs Iowa State

Week 13 · W 38-30 · Conference game

116

Receiving Yards

91.9 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

116 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2008 Regular Season · Kansas State

1,049 primary output · 84.3 efficiency · 27.4 usage

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#2

2009 Regular Season · Kansas State

72.9

705 primary · 66.9 efficiency · 31.1 usage

Milestones

6

100+ receiving yards

4

8+ catch outings

2

2+ TD games