#92

Jevon Banks

Former defensive lineman at UConn. 2024: 2 sacks, 4.5 tackles for loss, 21 tackles.

DL · UConn · Sr. · #92

6′2″ · 260 lb · Olive Branch, MS

CFB Index 48 · #225 of 426 edge rushersLow confidenceUConn 2024 — college career complete

Recruiting

3★

SDE recruit

No. 533 nationally · Signed with Mississippi State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive lineman at UConn. 2024: 2 sacks, 4.5 tackles for loss, 21 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Mississippi State in 2020.
Transferred from Kansas State to UConn in 2024.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at UConn, 4 sacks — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2020

Signed with Mississippi State3-star out of Olive Branch

20237 games

The role got bigger.

Entered the portal

202411 games

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#533 national

CFB

College

3 teams

2020–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2020–2024

2 coaches

2021

Lou Spanos

UConn

2022–2024

Jim Mora

UConn

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Lou Spanos → Jim Mora. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2020Mississippi State4-7HC: Mike Leach · Pass-heavy, fast tempo

2021Mississippi State7-6HC: Mike Leach · Pass-heavy, fast tempo

2022Mississippi State9-4HC: Mike Leach · Pass-heavy

2023Kansas State9-4HC: Chris Klieman · Run-leaning

2024UConn9-4HC: Jim Mora · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

48Rotational starter #225 of 426?

Medium confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: qb hurries (89th percentile). Concern: solo tackles (28th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

QB hurries#255 / 2892 · 89th pct

Sacks#502 / 2892 · 79th pct

2.0

Tackles for loss#682 / 2892 · 75th pct

4.5

Passes defended#755 / 2892 · 67th pct

Tackles#1913 / 2892 · 33rd pct

Solo tackles#1999 / 2892 · 28th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	1.7	0.3	0.1	0.1
Road4g	2.2	0.6	0.2	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	1.8	0.5	0.2	0.2
Weeks 8+6g	2.0	0.3	0.2	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Jason Candle

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

48 · #225 of 426 edge rushers

Three-star recruit. Now #225 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	UConn	21	10	4.5	2.0	2	--	--
2023	Kansas State	9	6	2.0	2.0	--	--	--
2022	Mississippi State	17	3	2.0	0.5	1	--	--
2021	Mississippi State	5	3	1.0	0.0	--	--	--
2020	Mississippi State	3	1	1.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		55	23	10.5	4.5	3	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2024

W 63–17

vs Merrimack

1 TOT · 1 QB HUR · 0 TFL

Dominant 46-point win at home against Merrimack.

With J. Fagnano — 328 yds · 5 TD · 0 INT · QBR 99.2 · 38 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD · S. Bell — 2 rec · 105 yds · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 7-50@ Maryland	2	2	2.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 2	W 63-17vs Merrimack	1	0	0.5	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	W 48-14vs Florida Atlantic	2	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	W 47-3vs Buffalo	2	0	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 6	W 29-20vs Temple	2	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	L 20-23vs Wake Forest	1	1	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 9	W 17-10vs Rice	2	1	0.5	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	W 34-27vs Georgia State	2	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	W 31-23@ UAB	2	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	L 24-31@ Syracuse	2	2	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 14	W 47-42@ Massachusetts	3	0	0.5	0.0	—	0	Season-high 3 tackles
Total		21	10	4.5	2.0	—	2

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology