Deonte Banks: DB · Maryland · #3.
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Deonte Banks
Erases the deep middle of the field. Fourth year in the Maryland secondary. One game to point at: 6 tackles and 0.5 sacks against Purdue — Week 6, 2022.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
38 tackles. 8 passes defended. 1 interception. 0.5 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 this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-10vs Buffalo | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 56-21@ Charlotte | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 34-27vs SMU | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 27-34@ No. 4 Michigan | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 27-13vs Michigan State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 29-31vs Purdue | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 38-33@ Indiana | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-24vs Northwestern | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 10-23@ Wisconsin | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 11 | L 0-30@ No. 14 Penn State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 30-43vs No. 2 Ohio State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 13 | W 37-0vs Rutgers | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 38 | 25 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 8 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
21%8 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
38tackles this seasonTFL rate
1%0 TFL38 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 0.5 sacks · 8 pass breakups · 1 interception.
4 seasons under Mike Locksley — 20-23 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Road5g | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Locksley
Pass share
49.3%
446 pass / 459 run
Plays / game
69.6
13 games
Team sack rate
9.3%
486 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2022
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #136 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Maryland, 83 tackles — drafted at #24 overall by the New York Giants.
A stat line in 28 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2022
1 coachPlayed every college season under Mike Locksley.
Next stop · NFL
New York GiantsEntering 4th NFL season
New York GiantsEntering 4th NFL season
