Banks in Action

Third-year junior.

2007: Played in three games with one start ... started against Navy in the season opener ... made four tackles, two solo, and forced a fumble against the Midshipmen ... also saw action versus Buffalo and Bowling Green ... made a career-high three solo stops against Buffalo ... added two tackles at BGSU ... lettered.

2006: Played in all 12 games, earning the start at DT at Northern Illinois ... one of 22 true freshmen to see action and one of 10 to start ... made 18 tackles (10 solo), two TFLs, one FR and one PBU ... had a season-best three stops at Vanderbilt ... made TFLs versus CMU and PSU ... lettered. High School: Played his senior season at Weequahic HS in Newark, N.J., but graduated from University HS in the spring of 2006 ... 2006 Superprep All-Northeast Team member ...played in the 2006 NY-NJ Governor's Bowl ...made 29 tackles for losses to earn Newark Star-Ledger second-team All-State honors as a senior under head coach Al-Tariq White ...also earned first-team All-Group II and first-team All-Essex accolades from the Ledger ...team's defense was cited as the best in Essex County in 2005 by the Ledger after allowing just eight TDs all season and posting a 7-3 record ... two-time first-team All-Iron Hills Conference choice ... performed community service with the NFL Play it Smart program.

Personal: Born October 6, 1987...son of Alita Thompson ... communications major.

BANKS' CAREER STATS

Year	GP-S	S	A	TT	TFL	Sack	FF	FR	INT	QBH	PBU	Blk
2006	12-1	10	8	18	2.0	0.0	0	1	0	0	1	0
2007	3-1	7	3	10	0.0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	15-2	17	11	28	2.0	0.0	1	1	0	0	1	0
Banks' Career Highs
Tackles	4 (Navy, 2007)
Solo	3 (twice, last vs. Buffalo, 2007)
Asst.	2 (Navy, 2007)
FR	1 (Clemson, 2006)