Jahmal Banks

#80 · WR · Sr. · Nebraska6′4″ · 220 lb · Bethesda, MD · St. Frances Academy

Jahmal Banks: WR · Nebraska · #80.

Similar players

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Matt SykesRice · 2024 · 82% season match
Sam PinckneyGeorgia State · 2021 · 78% season match
Chase RobertsBYU · 2023 · 78% season match
Chris PierceVanderbilt · 2021 · 77% season match
Tykee Ogle-KelloggUTSA · 2023 · 77% season match

Jahmal Banks

WR · Nebraska · Sr · #80

Moves the chains on third down. The five seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Dave Clawson and Matt Rhule. The first one came in 2022: ACC Receiver Player of the Week. One game to point at: 94 receiving yards and 8 receptions against Illinois — Week 4, 2024.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Nebraska in the news

$21M jumbotron deal fundedOct 29
Kamari Moulton out for seasonOct 28
Frost sues Nebraska boardOct 27
Fired Nebraska coach demands $5MCourthousenews Oct 22

Where to follow

Career stats

Swipe the table sideways for more columns.

Season	Team
2024	Nebraska	44	587	13.3	3	31
2023	Wake Forest	59	653	11.1	4	33
2022	Wake Forest	42	636	15.1	9	48
2021	Wake Forest	5	98	19.6	0	39
2020	Wake Forest	1	17	17.0	0	17
Career		151	1,991	13.2	16	48

Season	Team
2024	Nebraska	--	--
2023	Wake Forest	1	7
2022	Wake Forest	--	--
2021	Wake Forest	--	--
2020	Wake Forest	--	--
Career		1	7

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Swipe the table sideways for more columns.

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 40-7vs UTEP	4	61	15.3	1	21
Wk 2	W 28-10vs Colorado	2	2	1.0	0	4
Wk 3	W 34-3vs Northern Iowa	1	13	13.0	0	13
Wk 4	L 24-31vs No. 24 Illinois	8	94	11.8	0	27	Season-high 94 yds
Wk 5	W 28-10@ Purdue	5	82	16.4	1	27
Wk 6	W 14-7vs Rutgers	1	31	31.0	0	31
Wk 8	L 7-56@ No. 16 Indiana	2	33	16.5	0	19
Wk 9	L 17-21@ No. 4 Ohio State	2	31	15.5	0	19
Wk 10	L 20-27vs UCLA	2	13	6.5	0	11
Wk 12	L 20-28@ USC	5	55	11.0	0	16
Wk 13	W 44-25vs Wisconsin	4	52	13.0	1	21
Wk 14	L 10-13@ Iowa	4	41	10.3	0	13
Bowl	W 20-15vs Boston College	4	79	19.8	0	29
Total		44	587	13.3	3	31

Signature game

Week 4 · 2024

L 24-31

vs Illinois

8 rec · 94 yds

With D. Raiola — 297 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 66.5 · B. Buschini — 50.3 yards per punt · 3 punts · 53 long

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 5 · Purdue · 2nd and 11 · Q4 · EPA +3.20Dylan Raiola pass complete to Jahmal Banks for 26 yds to the PUR 38 for a
Week 1 · UTEP · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.02Raiola to Banks: a 21-yard touchdown pass.
Week 1 · Boston College · 2nd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +3.00Dylan Raiola pass complete to Jahmal Banks for 29 yds to the BC 40 for a
Week 5 · Purdue · 2nd and 12 · Q1 · EPA +2.99Dylan Raiola pass complete to Jahmal Banks for 27 yds to the PUR 29 for a
Week 5 · Purdue · 3rd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +2.82Dylan Raiola pass complete to Jahmal Banks for 6 yds for a TD (John Hohl KICK)
Week 12 · USC · 3rd and 4 · Q2 · EPA +2.58Dylan Raiola pass complete to Jahmal Banks for 16 yds to the USC 40 for a

4 more plays

Week 1 · Boston College · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.18Dylan Raiola pass complete to Jahmal Banks for 12 yds to the NEB 48 for a
Week 14 · Iowa · 3rd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +2.15Dylan Raiola pass complete to Jahmal Banks for 13 yds to the NEB 40 for a
Week 4 · Illinois · 3rd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.08Dylan Raiola pass complete to Jahmal Banks for 12 yds to the NEB 37 for a
Week 6 · Rutgers · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.04D.Raiola pass complete. Catch made by J.Banks for 31 yards. Pushed out of bounds by RUT at RUT 30.

Teams and coaches

2020Wake Forest4-5HC: Dave Clawson · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2021Wake Forest11-3HC: Dave Clawson · Balanced, fast tempo

2022Wake Forest8-5HC: Dave Clawson · Balanced

2023Wake Forest4-8HC: Dave Clawson · Run-leaning

2024Nebraska7-6HC: Matt Rhule · Balanced

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 55 (#174 of 466). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2024 season

55Rotational starter #174 of 466 · 2024?

10 metrics · season cumulative

2024 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Concern: catch rate (14th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / catch#227 / 610 · 63rd pct

12.9

Explosive rate#303 / 610 · 50th pct

14.6%

EPA / target#398 / 610 · 35th pct

0.74

TD rate#512 / 610 · 16th pct

2.1%

Catch rate#526 / 610 · 14th pct

79.2%

Box-score rates (5)

Receptions#153 / 541 · 72nd pct

Rec yards#166 / 541 · 69th pct

587

Rec TDs#193 / 541 · 57th pct

Yards / catch#250 / 541 · 53rd pct

13.3

Long catch#467 / 541 · 14th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

45th → 35th percentile

Explosive rate

21st → 50th percentile

Catch rate

36th → 14th percentile

TD rate

36th → 16th percentile

Yards / catch

41st → 63rd percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2024. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	3.1	38.0	13.1	0.3
Road5g	3.6	48.4	13.9	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	3.6	51.7	15.5	0.3
Weeks 8+6g	3.2	37.5	12.1	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2024 season

Head Coach

Matt Rhule

Pass share

49.7%

432 pass / 437 run

Plays / game

66.8

13 games

Team sack rate

4.7%

450 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

44 catches in 13 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

55 · #174 of 466 WRs · 2024

Three-star recruit. Now #174 at the position.

Jahmal Banks

Similar players

Style of play

Fans

Nebraska in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

44 catches in 13 games

Five seasons, two schools

Moves

2020

2024 13 games