Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2023Akron
TJ Banks
TE • 6'5" • 245 lbs • Duquesne, PA, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
TJ Banks reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
21
Developing production for a tight end
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Reliability
11
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
37
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Akron
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- West Virginia • Akron
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Northern Illinois
Player Story
TJ Banks built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a tight end from Duquesne, PA wearing No. 5, spending time with Akron and West Virginia. The clearest part of TJ Banks' career was his receiving role: 47...
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- Committed To
- West Virginia
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
TJ Banks, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Akron. TJ Banks reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 405
- Receptions
- 47
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
TJ Banks quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Akron · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 405
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 24 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Akron
- Top game
- Northern Illinois
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · East Allegheny · West Virginia
- High school pipeline
- East Allegheny · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Senior
- 2023 Receiving yards rank
- 150 receiving yards · TE 144th (top 33%) · Mid-American 64th (top 37%) · National 791st (top 38%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | West Virginia | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2020 Postseason | West Virginia | 4 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 39.3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | West Virginia | 4 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 39.3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | West Virginia | 3 | 6 | 51 | 0 | 38.4 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Akron | 8 | 18 | 163 | 0 | 63.9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Akron | 9 | 19 | 150 | 1 | 60.7 |
Related Context
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | West Virginia to Akron | P4 to G5/FCS | 76.8 | Dec 8, 2021 |
TJ Banks played TE for West Virginia and Akron. Across 5 tracked seasons, TJ Banks recorded 405 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Akron.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Akron paired 163 primary output with 56.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 53.7 efficiency.
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Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across West Virginia, Akron.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Northern Illinois
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2023 Regular Season · Akron
Games
9
Receiving Yards / G
16.7
Efficiency
53.7
Usage
9.5
Consistency
65.5
Best Game by takeover score
Northern Illinois
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Morgan State: 17. Kentucky: 22. Indiana: 12. Buffalo: 5. Northern Illinois: 38. Central Michigan: 22. Bowling Green: 8. Miami (OH): 6. Eastern Michigan: 20
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Morgan State: 2 by 56.7. Kentucky: 4 by 36.7. Indiana: 3 by 26.7. Buffalo: 1 by 33.3. Northern Illinois: 4 by 63.3. Central Michigan: 2 by 73.3. Bowling Green: 1 by 53.3. Miami (OH): 1 by 40. Eastern Michigan: 1 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins17 · Games = 1 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses16.6 · Games = 8 · -0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Northern Illinois
Best efficiency game
100 vs Eastern Michigan
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 11/15 | @ Eastern Michigan | L 27-30 | — | 1 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| Thu 11/9 | @ Miami (OH) | L 0-19 | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 10/21 | @ Bowling Green | L 14-41 | — | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 10/14 | @ Central Michigan | L 10-17 | — | 2 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 10/7 | vs Northern Illinois | L 14-55 | — | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 9.50 | 1 | 21 |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Buffalo | L 10-13 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Indiana | L 27-29 | — | 3 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Kentucky | L 3-35 | — | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 5.50 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Morgan State | W 24-21 | — | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 8.50 | 0 | 13 |
Player Story
TJ Banks story
TJ Banks built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a tight end from Duquesne, PA wearing No. 5, spending time with Akron and West Virginia. The clearest part of TJ Banks' career was his receiving role: 47 catches, 405 receiving yards, and 2 touchdowns across 24 career games in the available record. That gives TJ Banks' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
West Virginia
2019-2021
Opening stop
- 2
Akron
2022-2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | West Virginia | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2020 Postseason | West Virginia | 41 | 60 | 3.7 | 41 |
| 2020 Regular Season | West Virginia | 41 | 60 | 3.7 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | West Virginia | 51 | 49.6 | 8.7 | 10 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Akron | 163 | 56.5 | 8.9 | 112 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Akron | 150 | 53.7 | 9.5 | -13 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Northern Illinois
Week 6 · L 14-55 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
38
Receiving Yards
77.9 takeover
38 receiving yards with a 63.3 efficiency score.
#2
vs St. Francis (PA)
Week 1 · W 30-23
37
Receiving Yards
75.9 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
37 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ Army
Week 1 · W 24-21 · Postseason
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Receiving Yards
71.4 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
20 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs Iowa State
Week 9 · W 38-31 · Conference game
34
Receiving Yards
69.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
34 receiving yards with a 75.6 efficiency score.
#5
@ Michigan State
Week 2 · L 0-52
29
Receiving Yards
64.5 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
29 receiving yards with a 48.3 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Akron
163 primary output · 56.5 efficiency · 8.9 usage
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#2
2023 Regular Season · Akron
60.7
150 primary · 53.7 efficiency · 9.5 usage
#3
2020 Postseason · West Virginia
39.3
41 primary · 60 efficiency · 3.7 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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