Last confirmed: Colorado State, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · 200 lb · Bryan, TX
VJ Banks: CB · Colorado State · #19.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
VJ Banks
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. He has played for two head coaches at two programs in five seasons: David Bailiff and Mike Bobo. One game to point at: 3 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Boise State — Week 8, 2018.
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
27 tackles. 4 passes defended. 3 interceptions. 3 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Colorado State | 27 | 18 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 3 |
| 2017 | Rice | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2016 | Rice | 37 | 28 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2015 | Rice | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2014 | Rice | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Career | 72 | 50 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 34-43vs Hawai'i | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 1 | L 13-45vs Colorado | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 34-27vs Arkansas | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-48@ Florida | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 19-35vs Illinois State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 42-30@ San José State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 20-18vs New Mexico | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 28-56@ Boise State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 21-34vs Wyoming | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-49@ Nevada | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 24-29vs No. 14 Utah State | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 27 | 18 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
15%4 pass breakupsInterceptions
3interceptionsTackle volume
27tackles this season27 tackles · 3 for loss · 4 pass breakups · 3 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Bobo
Pass share
56.4%
501 pass / 387 run
Plays / game
74.0
12 games
Team sack rate
5.6%
539 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Rice and Colorado State, 72 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: David Bailiff and Mike Bobo.
