Usage Score
11.3
Player Dossier
2023-2025Kent State
Ardell Banks
WR • 6'3" • 190 lbs • Massillon, OH, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Ardell Banks reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Efficiency
81.7
Consistency
63.8
Season Value
63.2
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Kent State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 3
- Program Path
- Kentucky • Kent State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Penn State
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.
Ardell Banks, WR. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Kent State. Ardell Banks reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Ardell Banks played WR for Kentucky and Kent State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Ardell Banks recorded 5 rushing yards, 225 receiving yards, and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Kent State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
Kent State paired 205 primary output with 81.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 81.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Kentucky, Kent State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Texas Tech
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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2025 Regular Season · Kent State
Games
9
Receiving Yards / G
22.8
Efficiency
81.7
Usage
11.3
Consistency
63.8
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. Texas Tech: 49. Buffalo: 26. Florida State: 9. Oklahoma: 34. Massachusetts: 34. Ball State: 9. Akron: 28. Central Michigan: 0. Northern Illinois: 16
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. Texas Tech: 2 by 100. Buffalo: 2 by 86.7. Florida State: 1 by 60. Oklahoma: 1 by 100. Massachusetts: 1 by 100. Ball State: 1 by 60. Akron: 2 by 93.3. Northern Illinois: 2 by 53.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins26 · Games = 3 · +4.8 vs Losses
Losses21.2 · Games = 6 · -4.8 vs Wins
First Half30.4 · Games = 5 · +17.1 vs Second Half
Second Half13.3 · Games = 4 · -17.1 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Texas Tech
Best efficiency game
100 vs Massachusetts
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/28 | @ Northern Illinois | W 35-31 | — | 2 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 12 |
| Thu 11/20 | vs Central Michigan | L 16-28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wed 11/12 | @ Akron | W 42-35 | — | 2 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 25 |
| Thu 11/6 | @ Ball State | L 13-17 | — | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 10/11 | vs Massachusetts | W 42-6 | — | 1 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 1 | 34 |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Oklahoma | L 0-44 | — | 1 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 34 |
| Sat 9/20 | @ Florida State | L 10-66 | — | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Buffalo | L 28-31 | — | 2 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 9/6 | @ Texas Tech | L 14-62 | — | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 24.50 | 0 | 38 |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Kentucky
2023
Opening stop
- 2
Kent State
2024-2025
Final stop
Season Progression
202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Kentucky | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2024 Regular Season | Kent State | 20 | 66.7 | 29.2 | 20 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Kent State | 205 | 81.7 | 11.3 | 185 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Penn State
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
13
Primary metric
13 receiving yards with a 86.7 efficiency score.
#2
Texas Tech
49
Primary metric
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
49 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
Oklahoma
34
Primary metric
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
34 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
Massachusetts
34
Primary metric
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
34 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
Akron
28
Primary metric
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
28 receiving yards with a 93.3 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2025 Regular Season · Kent State
205 primary output · 81.7 efficiency · 11.3 usage
63.2
#2
2024 Regular Season · Kent State
41.9
20 primary · 66.7 efficiency · 29.2 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Kentucky
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
0
100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2023 · Rating 0.8803
Washington · Massillon, OH
- Committed To
- —
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Career Facts
2
Career teams
3
Seasons tracked
225
Career Receiving Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 12 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.