Johnthan Banks
Banks in 2014.
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | October 3, 1989 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Maben, Mississippi | ||||||||
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| High school: | Maben (MS) East Webster | ||||||||
| College: | Mississippi State | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2013 / Round: 2 / Pick: 43 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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Johnthan Shuntay Banks (born October 3, 1989) is an American football cornerback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Buccaneers in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He played college football at Mississippi State, where he received All-American honors.
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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.
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| 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 | ||||||||
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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.
2013 season
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.
2014 season
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.
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External links
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · ESPN · Pro Football Reference
- Mississippi State Bulldogs bio
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers bio
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- 1989 births
- Living people
- American football cornerbacks
- Mississippi State Bulldogs football players
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers players
- Players of American football from Mississippi
