Player Career

Santana Banner Career Story

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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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Northern Illinois

    2023-2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Missouri

    2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2023202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois0
2024 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois7.5255.77.5
2025 PostseasonMissouri522.84.1-2.5
2025 Regular SeasonMissouri522.84.10

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2025Northern Illinois to MissouriG5/FCS to P477.3Dec 16, 2024

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Massachusetts

Week 6 · W 34-20

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Havoc Plays

70.8 takeover

2 disruption/tackle impact with 70.8 takeover score.

#2

@ Western Michigan

Week 11 · W 42-28 · Conference game

1

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

2

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

1

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

1

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