Player Dossier

2009-2013

Louisiana Tech

D.J. Banks

WR • 5'9" • West Monroe, LA, USA

Reliable chain-moverPossession profile

D.J. Banks reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

17%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

28

Developing production for a receiver

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Reliability

20

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

47

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Tulane • Louisiana Tech
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Ole Miss

Player Story

D.J. Banks built his college career from 2009 through 2013 as a wide receiver from West Monroe, LA wearing No. 5, spending time with Louisiana Tech and Tulane. The clearest part of D.J. Banks' career was his...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2009 · Rating 0.8433

West Monroe · West Monroe, LA

Committed To
Tulane
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2009

D.J. Banks, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech. D.J. Banks reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
1,184
Receptions
123
Touchdowns
9

Quick Answers

D.J. Banks quick answers

Latest team and position
Louisiana Tech · WR
Career Receiving Yards
1,184
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 46 games
Best season
2012 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech
Top game
Ole Miss
Recruit profile
3-star · West Monroe · Tulane
High school pipeline
West Monroe · 44 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 5 · Class 2013
2013 Receiving yards rank
262 receiving yards · WR 374th (top 41%) · Conference USA 50th (top 23%) · National 461st (top 25%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2009 Regular SeasonTulane11769025.6
2010 Regular SeasonTulane1247419663.9
2011 Regular SeasonLouisiana Tech0-00-
2012 Regular SeasonLouisiana Tech1233434365.6
2013 Regular SeasonLouisiana Tech1136262048.5

Related Context

D.J. Banks played WR for Tulane and Louisiana Tech. Across 5 tracked seasons, D.J. Banks recorded 115 passing yards, 141 rushing yards, and 1,184 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2010 with Tulane.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2012 Regular Season

Louisiana Tech paired 434 primary output with 74.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2013 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 45.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2013 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 Tulane, Louisiana Tech.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Kansas

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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2013 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech

Games

11

Receiving Yards / G

23.8

Efficiency

45.5

Usage

13.9

Consistency

41.8

Best Game by takeover score

Kansas

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. NC State: 9. Lamar: 23. Kansas: 82. Army: 45. UTEP: 4. North Texas: 5. Florida International: 29. Southern Miss: 19. Rice: -1. Tulsa: 43. UTSA: 4

Volume vs Efficiency

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. NC State: 1 by 60. Lamar: 4 by 38.3. Kansas: 13 by 42.1. Army: 2 by 100. UTEP: 1 by 26.7. North Texas: 1 by 33.3. Florida International: 3 by 64.4. Southern Miss: 4 by 31.7. Rice: 1 by 0. Tulsa: 3 by 95.6. UTSA: 3 by 8.9

Split Comparison

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

Wins18.8 · Games = 4 · -8.0 vs Losses
Losses26.7 · Games = 7 · +8.0 vs Wins

Game Log

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

11 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Kansas

Best efficiency game

100 vs Army

Result
Sat 11/30@ UTSAL 10-30341.31.3004
Sun 11/24vs TulsaL 14-2434314.314.30028
Sun 11/17@ RiceL 14-521-14.5-100
Sun 11/10vs Southern MissW 36-134195.64.8006
Sat 10/26@ Florida InternationalW 23-732979.70014
Sat 10/19vs North TexasL 13-28155505
Sat 10/5@ UTEPW 38-35144404
Sat 9/28vs ArmyL 16-3524522.522.50029
Sat 9/21@ KansasHigh volumeL 10-1313826.36.30012
Sat 9/7vs LamarW 27-144235.85.8007
Sat 8/31@ NC StateL 14-40199909

Player Story

D.J. Banks story

D.J. Banks built his college career from 2009 through 2013 as a wide receiver from West Monroe, LA wearing No. 5, spending time with Louisiana Tech and Tulane. The clearest part of D.J. Banks' career was his receiving role: 123 catches, 1,184 receiving yards, 5 touchdowns, and 141 rushing yards across 46 career games in the available record. His career also includes 115 passing yards, 141 rushing yards, and 1,638 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives D.J. 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. 1

    Tulane

    2009-2010

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Louisiana Tech

    2011-2013

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20092010201120122013
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 Regular SeasonTulane6953.86.1
2010 Regular SeasonTulane4195219.5350
2011 Regular SeasonLouisiana Tech0-419
2012 Regular SeasonLouisiana Tech43474.710.8434
2013 Regular SeasonLouisiana Tech26245.513.9-172

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Ole Miss

Week 2 · L 13-27

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

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Receiving Yards

95.1 takeover

85 receiving yards with a 94.4 efficiency score.

#2

@ Texas State

Week 11 · W 62-55 · Conference game

96

Receiving Yards

84 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

96 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

@ Kansas

Week 4 · L 10-13

82

Receiving Yards

80.7 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

82 receiving yards with a 42.1 efficiency score.

#4

vs Houston

Week 7 · L 16-44 · Conference game

43

Receiving Yards

80.3 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

43 receiving yards with a 95.6 efficiency score.

#5

vs Southern Miss

Week 10 · L 30-46 · Conference game

65

Receiving Yards

79.5 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

65 receiving yards with a 61.9 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2012 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech

434 primary output · 74.7 efficiency · 10.8 usage

65.6

#2

2010 Regular Season · Tulane

63.9

419 primary · 52 efficiency · 19.5 usage

#3

2013 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech

48.5

262 primary · 45.5 efficiency · 13.9 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

2

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games