Player Career

Ardell Banks Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Ardell Banks story

Ardell Banks built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a wide receiver from Massillon, OH wearing No. 13, spending time with Kent State and Kentucky. The clearest part of Ardell Banks' career was his receiving role: 14 catches, 225 receiving yards, 2 touchdowns, and 5 rushing yards across 12 career games in the available record. His career also includes 5 rushing yards and 2 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Ardell 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

    Kentucky

    2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Kent State

    2024-2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 Regular SeasonKentucky0
2024 Regular SeasonKent State2066.729.220
2025 Regular SeasonKent State20581.711.3185

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2024Kentucky to Kent StateP4 to G5/FCS19.6Apr 22, 2024

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Penn State

Week 4 · L 0-56

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

13

Receiving Yards

95.6 takeover

13 receiving yards with a 86.7 efficiency score.

#2

@ No. 3 Texas Tech

Week 2 · L 14-62 · Ranked opponent

49

Receiving Yards

86.9 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

49 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

@ No. 14 Oklahoma

Week 6 · L 0-44 · Ranked opponent

34

Receiving Yards

67.6 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

34 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

vs No. 136 Massachusetts

Week 7 · W 42-6 · Conference game

34

Receiving Yards

65.7 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

34 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

@ No. 117 Akron

Week 12 · W 42-35 · Conference game

28

Receiving Yards

63.2 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

28 receiving yards with a 93.3 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Regular Season · Kent State

205 primary output · 81.7 efficiency · 11.3 usage

70.7

#2

2024 Regular Season · Kent State

59

20 primary · 66.7 efficiency · 29.2 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Kentucky

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games