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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.
Impact Production
35
Developing production for a safety
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Reliability
28
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
56
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · South Alabama
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- South Alabama • Ole Miss
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Central Michigan
Player Story
Yam Banks built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a safety from Ridgeland, MS wearing No. 16, spending time with Ole Miss and South Alabama. The clearest part of Yam Banks' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- South Alabama
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Yam Banks, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · South Alabama. Yam Banks shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 167
- TFL
- 18
- Sacks
- 2.5
- QB hurries
- 8
- Passes defended
- 19
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Yam Banks quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Ole Miss · S
- Career Tackles
- 167
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 49 games
- Best season
- 2022 Postseason · South Alabama
- Top game
- Central Michigan
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Ridgeland · South Alabama
- High school pipeline
- Ridgeland · 7 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 16 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 21 tackles · S 243rd (top 45%) · SEC 249th (top 34%) · National 1,989th (top 33%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | South Alabama | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.8 |
| 2021 Regular Season | South Alabama | 12 | 49 | 4.5 | 0.5 | - | 2 | 0 | 23.9 |
| 2022 Postseason | South Alabama | 13 | 5 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 73.1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | South Alabama | 13 | 45 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 73.1 |
| 2023 Postseason | South Alabama | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 44.3 |
| 2023 Regular Season | South Alabama | 13 | 43 | 4.5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 44.3 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 9 | 21 | 2 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 16.6 |
Related Context
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | South Alabama to Ole Miss | G5/FCS to P4 | 82.4 | Jan 2, 2024 |
Yam Banks played S for South Alabama and Ole Miss. Across 5 tracked seasons, Yam Banks recorded 167 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2021 with South Alabama.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason
South Alabama paired 29 primary output with 37.6 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.
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2024 Regular Season · Ole Miss
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
15.3
Usage
2.3
Consistency
14.8
Best Game by takeover score
Middle Tennessee
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Furman: 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. Furman: 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
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Wins0.7 · Games = 7 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 2 · -0.7 vs Wins
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 TennesseeSplash game | W 52-3 | 4 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Furman | W 76-0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Yam Banks story
Yam Banks built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a safety from Ridgeland, MS wearing No. 16, spending time with Ole Miss and South Alabama. The clearest part of Yam Banks' career was his defensive production: 167 tackles, 18 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and 7 interceptions across 49 career games in the available record. That gives Yam Banks' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
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 Value 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 | 4.5 | 7 |
| 2022 Postseason | South Alabama | 29 | 37.6 | 17 | 22 |
| 2022 Regular Season | South Alabama | 29 | 37.6 | 17 | 0 |
| 2023 Postseason | South Alabama | 13.5 | 24.8 | 6.4 | -15.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | South Alabama | 13.5 | 24.8 | 6.4 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 5 | 15.3 | 2.3 | -8.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Central Michigan
Week 4 · L 30-34
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5
Havoc Plays
85.3 takeover
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 85.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Louisiana Tech
Week 4 · W 38-14
6
Havoc Plays
83.3 takeover
Win with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
6 disruption/tackle impact with 83.3 takeover score.
#3
vs Old Dominion
Week 13 · W 27-20 · Conference game
4.5
Havoc Plays
83.1 takeover
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 83.1 takeover score.
#4
vs Georgia Southern
Week 7 · W 41-14 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#5
@ Southern Miss
Week 12 · W 27-20 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
75.8 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 75.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Postseason · South Alabama
29 primary output · 37.6 efficiency · 17 usage
73.1
#2
2022 Regular Season · South Alabama
73.1
29 primary · 37.6 efficiency · 17 usage
#3
2023 Postseason · South Alabama
44.3
13.5 primary · 24.8 efficiency · 6.4 usage
Milestones
9
Impact games
14
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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