Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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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.
Impact Production
9
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
12
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
16
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Kent State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Kentucky • Kent State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Penn State
Player 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...
Read the storyArdell Banks, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Kent State. Ardell Banks reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 225
- Receptions
- 14
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Ardell Banks quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kent State · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 225
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 12 games
- Best season
- 2025 Regular Season · Kent State
- Top game
- Penn State
- High school pipeline
- Washington · 38 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 13 · Sophomore
- 2025 Receiving yards rank
- 205 receiving yards · WR 457th (top 42%) · Mid-American 43rd (top 23%) · National 618th (top 29%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Kentucky | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2024 Regular Season | Kent State | 3 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 59 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Kent State | 9 | 12 | 205 | 2 | 70.7 |
Related Context
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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
2024 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 66.7 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: Penn State
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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2024 Regular Season · Kent State
Games
3
Receiving Yards / G
6.7
Efficiency
66.7
Usage
29.2
Consistency
62.3
Best Game by takeover score
Penn State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Penn State: 13. Western Michigan: 7. Buffalo: 0
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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Split Comparison
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First Half10 · Games = 2 · +10 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · Games = 1 · -10 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
3 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Penn State
Best efficiency game
86.7 vs Penn State
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
Kentucky
2023
Opening stop
- 2
Kent State
2024-2025
Final stop
Season Value 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
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
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
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