Javen Banks

#1 · WR · Sr. · Texas State6′1″ · 175 lb · Wichita Falls, TX

Javen Banks: WR · Texas State · #1.

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Javen Banks

WR · Texas State · Sr · #1

Moves the chains on third down. Played for two head coaches in five seasons at Texas State. On tape: 80 receiving yards and 2 receptions against Houston Christian, Week 4, 2022.

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.

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2022	Texas State	19	271	14.3	4	52
2021	Texas State	36	548	15.2	5	75
2020	Texas State	16	299	18.7	4	75
2019	Texas State	20	367	18.4	4	77
2018	Texas State	10	161	16.1	3	42
Career		101	1,646	16.3	20	77

Season	Team
2022	Texas State	--
2021	Texas State	--
2020	Texas State	--
2019	Texas State	--
2018	Texas State	4
Career		4

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 8 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 14-38@ Nevada	2	19	9.5	0	14
Wk 2	W 41-12vs Florida International	2	56	28.0	1	52
Wk 3	L 7-42@ No. 17 Baylor	1	-2	-2.0	0	0
Wk 4	W 34-0vs Houston Christian	2	80	40.0	0	41	Season-high 80 yds
Wk 6	W 36-24vs App State	2	32	16.0	0	17
Wk 7	L 14-17@ Troy	2	22	11.0	0	11
Wk 8	L 14-20vs Southern Miss	5	37	7.4	1	12
Wk 10	L 30-31@ UL Monroe	3	27	9.0	2	11	2 TD catches
Total		19	271	14.3	4	52

Signature game

Week 8 · 2022

L 14-20

vs Southern Miss

5 rec · 37 yds · 1 TD

With S. O'Kelly — 35 yards per punt · 9 punts · 60 long · L. Hatcher — 254 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 32.1

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 2 · Florida International · 2nd and 9 · Q2 · EPA +5.01Layne Hatcher pass complete to Javen Banks for 52 yds for a TD, (Seth Keller KICK)
Week 4 · Houston Christian · 3rd and 12 · Q4 · EPA +4.30Layne Hatcher pass complete to Javen Banks for 41 yds to the HstnB 28 for a
Week 6 · App State · 3rd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.97Layne Hatcher pass complete to Javen Banks for 17 yds to the AppSt 31 for a
Week 10 · UL Monroe · 3rd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +2.95Layne Hatcher pass complete to Javen Banks for 8 yds for a TD, (Seth Keller KICK)
Week 10 · UL Monroe · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.52Layne Hatcher pass complete to Javen Banks for 11 yds for a TD, (Seth Keller KICK)
Week 7 · Troy · 3rd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +2.44Layne Hatcher pass complete to Javen Banks for 11 yds to the Troy 49 for a

4 more plays

Week 4 · Houston Christian · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.71Layne Hatcher pass complete to Javen Banks for 39 yds to the TEXSTATE 16 for a HOUSTON CHRISTI Penalty, Defensive Offside (Corey Smooth) declined for a
Week 8 · Southern Miss · 1st and 4 · Q2 · EPA +1.69Layne Hatcher pass complete to Javen Banks for 4 yds for a TD, (Seth Keller KICK)
Week 2 · Florida International · 3rd and 3 · Q4 · EPA +1.55Layne Hatcher pass complete to Javen Banks for 4 yds to the FlaIn 47 for a
Week 8 · Southern Miss · 1st and 20 · Q1 · EPA +1.13Layne Hatcher pass complete to Javen Banks for 12 yds to the TexSt 39

Teams and coaches

2018Texas State3-9HC: Everett Withers · Run-leaning

2019Texas State3-9HC: Jake Spavital · Pass-leaning

2020Texas State2-10HC: Jake Spavital · Balanced

2021Texas State4-8HC: Jake Spavital · Run-leaning

2022Texas State4-8HC: Jake Spavital · Balanced

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 33 (#394 of 488). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2022 season

33Below cohort / limited sample #394 of 488 · 2022?

11 metrics · season cumulative

2022 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: td rate (98th percentile). Concern: receptions (22nd percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#13 / 636 · 98th pct

17.4%

Yards / catch#136 / 636 · 79th pct

15.1

EPA / target#179 / 636 · 72nd pct

0.86

Explosive rate#310 / 636 · 51st pct

13.0%

Catch rate#418 / 636 · 34th pct

73.9%

Box-score rates (6)

Rec TDs#155 / 550 · 66th pct

Yards / catch#194 / 550 · 64th pct

14.3

Long catch#244 / 550 · 55th pct

Fumbles lost#71 / 223 · 41st pct

Rec yards#411 / 550 · 25th pct

271

Receptions#424 / 550 · 22nd pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

67th → 72nd percentile

Explosive rate

37th → 51st percentile

Catch rate

26th → 34th percentile

TD rate

69th → 98th percentile

Yards / catch

67th → 79th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2022. 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

2022 season · 8 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home4g	2.8	51.2	22.9	0.5
Road4g	2.0	16.5	6.9	0.5

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	1.8	34.5	17.1	0.2
Weeks 8+2g	4.0	32.0	8.2	1.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2022 season

Head Coach

Jake Spavital

Pass share

53.7%

441 pass / 380 run

Plays / game

68.4

12 games

Team sack rate

5.0%

457 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

19 catches in 8 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

33 · #394 of 488 WRs · 2022

Javen Banks

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Signature game

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Awards

19 catches in 8 games

Five seasons at Texas State