Usage Score
4.9
Player Dossier
2023-2025Northern Illinois
Santana Banner
S • 6'3" • 210 lbs • Flint, MI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Santana Banner shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.8 disruption score.
Efficiency
22.8
Consistency
10.3
Season Value
11.8
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
23242525
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 4
- Program Path
- Northern Illinois • Missouri
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Massachusetts
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.
Santana Banner, S. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Northern Illinois. Santana Banner shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.8 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Northern Illinois paired 6.5 primary output with 24.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 22.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Northern Illinois, Missouri.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.
2025 Postseason · Missouri
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
22.8
Usage
4.9
Consistency
10.3
Best Game by takeover score
Virginia
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Virginia: 0. Unknown: 0. Kansas: 0. Louisiana: 0. South Carolina: 0. Massachusetts: 1. Alabama: 0. Auburn: 0. Vanderbilt: 1. Texas A&M: 0. Mississippi State: 1. Oklahoma: 0. Arkansas: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
Low volume / high quality
High volume / high quality
Low volume / lower quality
High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Virginia: 8 by 33.3. Unknown: 5 by 20.8. Kansas: 2 by 8.3. Louisiana: 1 by 4.2. South Carolina: 4 by 16.7. Massachusetts: 1 by 14.2. Alabama: 7 by 29.2. Auburn: 7 by 29.2. Vanderbilt: 3 by 22.5. Texas A&M: 5 by 20.8. Mississippi State: 6 by 35. Oklahoma: 6 by 25. Arkansas: 4 by 36.7
Split Comparison
Wins0.6 · n=7 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.2 · n=5 · -0.4 vs Wins
First Half0.1 · n=7 · -0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half0.7 · n=6 · +0.5 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Arkansas
Best efficiency game
36.7 vs Arkansas
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/28 | vs Virginia | L 7-13 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | @ Arkansas | W 31-17 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | @ Oklahoma | L 6-17 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/16 | vs Mississippi State | W 49-27 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | vs Texas A&M | L 17-38 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Vanderbilt | L 10-17 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Auburn | W 23-17 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | vs Alabama | L 24-27 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Massachusetts | W 42-6 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs South Carolina | W 29-20 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Louisiana | W 52-10 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Kansas | W 42-31 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 8/28 | vs Unknown | — | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Northern Illinois
2023-2024
Opening stop
- 2
Missouri
2025
Final stop
Season Progression
2023202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2024 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 6.5 | 24.2 | 5.5 | 6.5 |
| 2025 Postseason | Missouri | 5 | 22.8 | 4.9 | -1.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Missouri | 5 | 22.8 | 4.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Massachusetts
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 53.5 takeover score.
#2
Arkansas
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 47.1 takeover score.
#3
Western Michigan
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 36.6 takeover score.
#4
Central Michigan
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 31.8 takeover score.
#5
Mississippi State
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 29.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2024 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
6.5 primary output · 24.2 efficiency · 5.5 usage
18.4
#2
2025 Postseason · Missouri
11.8
5 primary · 22.8 efficiency · 4.9 usage
#3
2025 Regular Season · Missouri
11.8
5 primary · 22.8 efficiency · 4.9 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2023 · Rating 0.8056
Mountain View · Lawrenceville, GA
- Committed To
- Northern Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Career Facts
2
Career teams
4
Seasons tracked
113
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 25 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.