Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2012-2016Wake Forest
Josh Banks
DL • 6'4" • Cary, NC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Josh Banks shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Wake Forest
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Wake Forest
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Virginia
Player Story
Josh Banks built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a defensive lineman from Cary, NC wearing No. 40, spending time with Wake Forest. The clearest part of Josh Banks' career was his defensive production: 34...
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- Committed To
- Wake Forest
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
Josh Banks, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Wake Forest. Josh Banks shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 34
- TFL
- 8
- Sacks
- 4.5
- QB hurries
- 4
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Josh Banks quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Wake Forest · DL
- Career Tackles
- 34
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 13 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Wake Forest
- Top game
- Virginia
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Middle Creek · Wake Forest
- High school pipeline
- Middle Creek · 9 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 40 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 34 tackles · DL 127th (top 19%) · ACC 134th (top 23%) · National 1,254th (top 23%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2013 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 42 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Wake Forest | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 0 | 56.1 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 12 | 32 | 6 | 2.5 | 4 | - | 0 | 56.1 |
Related Context
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Josh Banks played DL for Wake Forest. Across 5 tracked seasons, Josh Banks recorded 34 tackles and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Wake Forest.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Wake Forest paired 16.5 primary output with 25.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 25.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Virginia
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Wake Forest
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.4
Efficiency
25.1
Usage
7.6
Consistency
35.4
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. Temple: 4. Duke: 0. Delaware: 2. Indiana: 1. NC State: 0. Syracuse: 1. Florida State: 0. Army: 0. Virginia: 5.5. Louisville: 1. Clemson: 2. Boston College: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Temple: 2 by 48.3. Duke: 1 by 4.2. Delaware: 2 by 28.3. Indiana: 3 by 22.5. NC State: 3 by 12.5. Syracuse: 4 by 26.7. Florida State: 3 by 12.5. Army: 3 by 12.5. Virginia: 6 by 75. Louisville: 3 by 22.5. Clemson: 3 by 32.5. Boston College: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2.3 · Games = 6 · +1.8 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 6 · -1.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Virginia
Best efficiency game
75 vs Virginia
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12/27 | vs Temple2+ sacks · Splash game | W 34-26 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/26 | vs Boston College | L 14-17 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/20 | vs ClemsonSplash game | L 13-35 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/13 | @ Louisville | L 12-44 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Virginia2+ sacks · Splash game | W 27-20 | 6 | 2 | — | 3.50 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | vs Army | L 13-21 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Florida State | L 6-17 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Syracuse | W 28-9 | 4 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ NC State | L 16-33 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Indiana | W 33-28 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs DelawareSplash game | W 38-21 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Duke | W 24-14 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Josh Banks story
Josh Banks built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a defensive lineman from Cary, NC wearing No. 40, spending time with Wake Forest. The clearest part of Josh Banks' career was his defensive production: 34 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 13 career games in the available record. That gives Josh Banks' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Wake Forest
2012-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201220132014201520162016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 1 | 20 | — | 1 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 0 | — | — | -1 |
| 2016 Postseason | Wake Forest | 16.5 | 25.1 | 7.6 | 16.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 16.5 | 25.1 | 7.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Virginia
Week 10 · W 27-20 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5.5
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#2
vs Temple
Week 1 · W 34-26 · Postseason
4
Havoc Plays
73.7 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 73.7 takeover score.
#3
@ Utah State
Week 3 · L 24-36
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#4
vs Clemson
Week 12 · L 13-35 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
56.3 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 56.3 takeover score.
#5
vs Delaware
Week 3 · W 38-21
2
Havoc Plays
54.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 54.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Wake Forest
16.5 primary output · 25.1 efficiency · 7.6 usage
56.1
#2
2016 Regular Season · Wake Forest
56.1
16.5 primary · 25.1 efficiency · 7.6 usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · Wake Forest
42
1 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
4
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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