Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2023-2025Missouri
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.
Impact Production
56
Solid production for a safety
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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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: 2024 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Northern Illinois • Missouri
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Massachusetts
Player Story
Santana Banner built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a safety from Flint, MI wearing No. 15, spending time with Missouri and Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Santana Banner's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Northern Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Santana Banner, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Northern Illinois. Santana Banner shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 113
- TFL
- 2.5
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 7
Quick Answers
Santana Banner quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Missouri · S
- Career Tackles
- 113
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 25 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
- Top game
- Massachusetts
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Mountain View · Northern Illinois
- High school pipeline
- Mountain View · 15 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 15 · Sophomore
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 59 tackles · S 79th (top 15%) · SEC 54th (top 8%) · National 429th (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2024 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 12 | 54 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 56.4 |
| 2025 Postseason | Missouri | 13 | 8 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 33.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Missouri | 13 | 51 | 1 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 33.5 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Northern Illinois to Missouri | G5/FCS to P4 | 77.3 | Dec 16, 2024 |
Santana Banner played S for Northern Illinois and Missouri. Across 3 tracked seasons, Santana Banner recorded 113 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Northern Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Northern Illinois paired 7.5 primary output with 25 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
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2025 Postseason · Missouri
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
22.8
Usage
4.1
Consistency
10.3
Best Game by takeover score
Arkansas
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Virginia: 0. Central Arkansas: 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
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Virginia: 8 by 33.3. Central Arkansas: 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
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.5 · Games = 8 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.2 · Games = 5 · -0.3 vs Wins
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 | @ ArkansasSplash game | 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 Central Arkansas | W 61-6 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Santana Banner story
Santana Banner built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a safety from Flint, MI wearing No. 15, spending time with Missouri and Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Santana Banner's career was his defensive production: 113 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions, and 7 passes defended across 25 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with Missouri. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Santana Banner's production has multiple signals. With 25 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Missouri and Northern Illinois.
The arc is straightforward: Santana Banner moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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- 1
Northern Illinois
2023-2024
Opening stop
- 2
Missouri
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2024 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 7.5 | 25 | 5.7 | 7.5 |
| 2025 Postseason | Missouri | 5 | 22.8 | 4.1 | -2.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Missouri | 5 | 22.8 | 4.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Massachusetts
Week 6 · W 34-20
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
70.8 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70.8 takeover score.
#2
@ Western Michigan
Week 11 · W 42-28 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
64.4 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 64.4 takeover score.
#3
@ No. 53 Arkansas
Week 14 · W 31-17 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
58.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 58.1 takeover score.
#4
vs Toledo
Week 8 · L 6-13 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
49.5 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 49.5 takeover score.
#5
@ No. 11 Vanderbilt
Week 9 · L 10-17 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
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Havoc Plays
47.5 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 47.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
7.5 primary output · 25 efficiency · 5.7 usage
56.4
#2
2025 Postseason · Missouri
33.5
5 primary · 22.8 efficiency · 4.1 usage
#3
2025 Regular Season · Missouri
33.5
5 primary · 22.8 efficiency · 4.1 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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