Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
3/22Inside-5 share
3 of the team's 22 inside-the-5 carries (13.6%).
Horacito Banks
Last confirmed: Ball State, 2015. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′8″ · Chicago, IL · Simeon
Horacito Banks: RB · Ball State · #4.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Horacito Banks
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. 2 stars out of high school, 1 seasons of real snaps at Ball State since. One game to point at: 134 rushing yards against Colgate — Week 1, 2014.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Ball State in the news
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Ball State | 75 | 353 | 4.7 | 1 |
| Career | 75 | 353 | 4.7 | 1 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Ball State | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 |
| Career | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2014 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-10vs Colgate | 13 | 134 | 10.3 | 0 | 36 | Season-high 134 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 13-17@ Iowa | 11 | 23 | 2.1 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 3 | L 20-27vs Indiana State | 10 | 30 | 3.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 4 | L 23-34@ Toledo | 13 | 47 | 3.6 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-33@ Army | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 7 | L 38-42vs Western Michigan | 6 | 41 | 6.8 | 0 | 27 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-35vs Northern Illinois | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 1 | 17 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-24@ Massachusetts | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 13 | W 45-30vs Eastern Michigan | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 0 | 5 | |
| Total | 75 | 353 | 4.7 | 1 | 36 |
Signature game
Week 1 · 2014
W 30-10
vs Colgate
134 rush yds (13 car)
With O. Mann — 203 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 36.8 · K. Schmidt — 36.7 yards per punt · 3 punts · 45 long
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Colgate · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.61Horactio Banks run for 36 yds to the BalSt 46 for a
- Week 7 · Western Michigan · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.98Horactio Banks run for 27 yds to the WMich 35 for a
- Week 4 · Toledo · 2nd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +1.90Horactio Banks run for 13 yds to the Toled 43 for a
- Week 3 · Indiana State · 2nd and 5 · Q2 · EPA −1.75Horactio Banks run for a loss of 3 yards to the BalSt 43
- Week 1 · Colgate · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.74Horactio Banks run for 19 yds to the Colg 48 for a
- Week 11 · Northern Illinois · 1st and 4 · Q4 · EPA +1.69Horactio Banks run for 4 yds for a TD, (Scott Secor KICK)
4 more plays
- Week 6 · Army · 2nd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +1.67Horactio Banks run for 13 yds to the Army 46 for a
- Week 1 · Colgate · 2nd and 4 · Q2 · EPA +1.60Horactio Banks run for 30 yds to the Colg 23 for a
- Week 1 · Colgate · 2nd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +1.41Horactio Banks run for 16 yds to the BalSt 33 for a
- Week 7 · Western Michigan · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA −1.35Horactio Banks run for a loss of 2 yards to the WMich 37
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
75 of 75 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
35%75 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds27%of carries
20 carries
Grind
1–3 yds31%of carries
23 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds27%of carries
20 carries
Explosive
10+ yds16%of carries
12 carries
1 of 3 (33%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
4.7 yds/carry on 75 carries · 16% explosive (10+ yds) · 35% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2014Ball State5-7HC: Pete Lembo · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2014 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 49.4 | 5.4 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 26.5 | 3.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 50.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 17.7 | 3.3 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pete Lembo
Pass share
48.2%
407 pass / 437 run
Plays / game
70.3
12 games
Team sack rate
3.0%
428 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2014
75 carries and 3 catches in 9 games
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Five seasons at Ball State
- 2015 Ball State LemboYear 5 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2014 Ball State LemboYear 4 · 9 games
- 2013 Ball State LemboYear 3 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2012 Ball State LemboYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2011 Ball State LemboYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- Before collegeSigned with Ball State in 2011 as a 2-star recruit, No. 2,650 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Ball State in the 2011 class, a 2-star recruit.
How it ended
One season at Ball State, 353 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
2011
- Signed with Ball State2-star out of Simeon
Coaching lineage · 2011–2015
1 coach2011–2015
Ball State
Played his entire career under Pete Lembo.