Ardell Banks
Ardell Banks
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2024–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Kenni Burns → Mark Carney. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kent State | 12 | 205 | 17.1 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | Kent State | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 14 | 225 | 16.1 | 2 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kent State | -- | 5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Kent State | -- | -- | 2 | -- | -- |
| Career | -- | 5 | 2 | -- | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Beats you over the top.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Kent State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Kent State
Returning around him
- 11% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: -4 net (11 in / 15 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kent State · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #128 · 2026 recruiting class #120
DNA match
Player DNA
Deep Threat
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Keenan Jackson’s 2024 season.
Matches Keenan on
Differs from Keenan on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Art Green's sophomore season at Arkansas State (2021).
Matches Art on
Differs from Art on
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #2110
Peaked at #2110 this season.
Development
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2024–2025+925%
Up 925% from first season to most-recent.
Background
2025 (R-Sophomore) Played in 11 games with 10 receptions for 205 yards and 2 touchdowns Averaged 17.1 yards per catch Scored touchdowns against Massachusetts (34 yards) and game-winning touchdown at Akron (25 yards) Had a season-long 38-yard reception at Texas Tech Totaled 12 points on the season...