Usage Score
2.6
Player Dossier
2020-2024Ole Miss
Yam Banks
S • 6'1" • 210 lbs • Ridgeland, MS, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Yam Banks shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.3 disruption score.
Efficiency
15.3
Consistency
14.8
Season Value
10.7
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason · South Alabama
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 7
- Program Path
- South Alabama • Ole Miss
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Western Kentucky
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Yam Banks, S. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason · South Alabama. Yam Banks shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.3 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason
South Alabama paired 24 primary output with 33.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 15.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2024 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 South Alabama, Ole Miss.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Middle Tennessee
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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2024 Regular Season · Ole Miss
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
15.3
Usage
2.6
Consistency
14.8
Best Game by takeover score
Florida
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0. Middle Tennessee: 2.5. Wake Forest: 0. Georgia Southern: 0. Kentucky: 0. South Carolina: 1. Oklahoma: 1. Georgia: 0.5. Florida: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. Middle Tennessee: 4 by 41.7. Wake Forest: 2 by 8.3. Georgia Southern: 1 by 4.2. Kentucky: 1 by 4.2. South Carolina: 3 by 22.5. Oklahoma: 3 by 22.5. Georgia: 4 by 21.7. Florida: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.8 · Games = 6 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 2 · -0.8 vs Wins
First Half0.5 · Games = 5 · -0.1 vs Second Half
Second Half0.6 · Games = 4 · +0.1 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Middle Tennessee
Best efficiency game
41.7 vs Middle Tennessee
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/23 | @ Florida | L 17-24 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | vs Georgia | W 28-10 | 4 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Oklahoma | W 26-14 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | @ South Carolina | W 27-3 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Kentucky | L 17-20 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Georgia Southern | W 52-13 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Wake Forest | W 40-6 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Middle Tennessee | W 52-3 | 4 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Unknown | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
South Alabama
2020-2023
Opening stop
- 2
Ole Miss
2024
Final stop
Season Progression
2020202120222022202320232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | South Alabama | 0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | South Alabama | 7 | 22.8 | 4.9 | 7 |
| 2022 Postseason | South Alabama | 24 | 33.7 | 15 | 17 |
| 2022 Regular Season | South Alabama | 24 | 33.7 | 15 | 0 |
| 2023 Postseason | South Alabama | 10.5 | 22.5 | 6.1 | -13.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | South Alabama | 10.5 | 22.5 | 6.1 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 5 | 15.3 | 2.6 | -5.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Western Kentucky
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 58 takeover score.
#2
Louisiana Tech
6
Primary metric
Win with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
6 disruption/tackle impact with 55.5 takeover score.
#3
Central Michigan
2.5
Primary metric
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 55.1 takeover score.
#4
Georgia Southern
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 52.8 takeover score.
#5
Texas State
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 51.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2022 Postseason · South Alabama
24 primary output · 33.7 efficiency · 15 usage
38.2
#2
2022 Regular Season · South Alabama
38.2
24 primary · 33.7 efficiency · 15 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · South Alabama
35
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
4
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2020 · Rating 0.8033
Ridgeland · Ridgeland, MS
- Committed To
- South Alabama
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Career Facts
2
Career teams
7
Seasons tracked
167
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 49 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.