Johnthan Banks

Johnthan Banks

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Banks with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2014
No. -- Free agent
Position: Cornerback
Personal information
Date of birth: (1989-10-03) October 3, 1989
Place of birth: Maben, Mississippi
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight: 185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school: Maben (MS) East Webster
College: Mississippi State
NFL Draft: 2013 / Round: 2 / Pick: 43
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 8, 2016
Total tackles: 130
Sacks: 0.0
Pass deflections: 16
Interceptions: 7
Forced fumbles: 0
Touchdowns: 1
Player stats at NFL.com

Johnthan Shuntay Banks (born October 3, 1989) is an American football cornerback who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Mississippi State, where he received All-America honors. Banks was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft.

Early years

Banks was born in Maben, Mississippi. He attended East Webster High School in Cumberland, where he played safety and quarterback for the East Webster Wolverines high school football team.

Considered a three-star recruit by 247Sports.com, Banks was listed as the No. 41 safety in the nation in 2009.[1]

College career

Banks enrolled in Mississippi State University, where he played for the Mississippi State Bulldogs football team from 2009 to 2012. He compiled 221 tackles, a school record 16 interceptions, four quarterback sacks and four touchdowns. He was originally a safety, but made the switch to cornerback as a sophomore. Following his senior season in 2012, Banks won the Jim Thorpe Award for the top defensive back in college football. He also received first-team All-American honors from the Football Writers Association of America, the Walter Camp Football Foundation, and Scout.com, and was a first-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) selection.

Professional career

Prior to the 2013 NFL Draft, Banks was considered one of the best cornerback prospects but after the disappointing NFL combine, most NFL scouts put him as a late first-round or an early second-round pick.

Pre-draft measurables
Ht WtArm lengthHand size 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
6 ft 2 in 186 lb 33 7⁄8 in 9 1⁄4 in 4.59 s 1.59 s 2.61 s 4.27 s 6.97 s 34.5 in 10 ft 6 in 10 reps
All values from NFL Combine[2]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

On April 26, 2013, Banks was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second round (43rd overall) in the 2013 NFL Draft. He was the 6th cornerback taken in the 2013 NFL draft behind Dee Milliner, D. J. Hayden, Desmond Trufant, Xavier Rhodes and fellow college teammate Darius Slay, respectively. On May 23, 2013, Banks signed his four-year contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. His contract is worth $4.726 million, including a $1.817 million bonus. Banks got his first interception against Carson Palmer and the Arizona Cardinals on September 29, 2013. He finished his rookie season with 55 tackles and 3 interceptions.

After training camp and the 2014 preseason Banks was named the starting CB opposite Pro Bowl Free agent acquisition Alterraun Verner. The Tampa 2 system installed by Coach Lovie Smith proved to play to Banks' strengths as he notched 50 tackles and 4 interceptions for the entire 2014 season.

Detroit Lions

Banks was traded to the Detroit Lions for a 7th round pick on November 1, 2016.[3][4][5] He was released by the Lions on December 3, 2016.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Johnthan Banks Recruiting Profile
  2. ↑ http://www.nfl.com/draft/2013/profiles/johnthan-banks?id=2539262
  3. ↑ Chris Weaseling. "Buccaneers cut 2013 second-rounder Johnathan Banks". Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  4. ↑ Smith, Scott (November 1, 2016). "Bucs Sign RB James, Trade CB Banks". Buccaneers.com.
  5. ↑ "Lions sign TE Matthew Mulligan and acquire CB Johnthan Banks via trade". DetroitLions.com. November 1, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Lions sign WR TJ Jones to active roster and activate DE Armonty Bryant". DetroitLions.com. December 3, 2016.

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