Player Career

Jonathan Banks Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Jonathan Banks story

Jonathan Banks built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a quarterback from Houston, TX wearing No. 1, spending time with Tulane. The clearest part of Jonathan Banks' career was his passing role: 2,871 passing yards, 17 touchdown passes, 358 attempts, and 712 rushing yards across 18 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Tulane. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 712 rushing yards and 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 18 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Tulane.

The arc is straightforward: Jonathan 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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Tulane

    2015-2018

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2015201620172018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 Regular SeasonTulane0
2016 Regular SeasonTulane00
2017 Regular SeasonTulane2,38963.929.92,389
2018 Regular SeasonTulane1,19455.825.6-1,195

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ SMU

Week 13 · L 38-41 · Conference game

Loss with 362 yards of offense and 66.9 efficiency.

362

Total Offense

88.4 takeover

362 total offense with 66.9 efficiency.

#2

vs Wake Forest

Week 1 · L 17-23

319

Total Offense

80.2 takeover

Loss with 319 yards of offense and 59.3 efficiency.

319 total offense with 59.3 efficiency.

#3

vs Houston

Week 12 · W 20-17 · Conference game

319

Total Offense

77.7 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

319 total offense with 69.5 efficiency.

#4

vs Grambling

Week 1 · W 43-14

254

Total Offense

72.5 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

254 total offense with 77.4 efficiency.

#5

vs Cincinnati

Week 10 · L 16-17 · Conference game

271

Total Offense

72.3 takeover

Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

271 total offense with 78.5 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2017 Regular Season · Tulane

2,389 primary output · 63.9 efficiency · 29.9 usage

76.7

#2

2018 Regular Season · Tulane

60.3

1,194 primary · 55.8 efficiency · 25.6 usage

#3

2015 Regular Season · Tulane

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

3

250+ passing yards

3

300+ total offense

2

3+ TD games

9

Above avg efficiency