Joey Banks: S · Buffalo · #9.
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Joey Banks
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Second year in the Buffalo secondary. The first career honor came in 2019: All-MAC. A game that shows it: 11 tackles and 1 sack against Penn State — Week 2, 2019.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
87 tackles. 0 passes defended. 3 interceptions. 4.5 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
2019 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-10vs Robert Morris | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 13-45@ No. 15 Penn State | 11 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 17-35@ Liberty | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 38-22vs Temple | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 20-34@ Miami (OH) | 8 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 20-21vs Ohio | 9 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 21-0@ Akron | 6 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 43-20vs Central Michigan | 10 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 43-14@ Eastern Michigan | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 27-30@ Kent State | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 49-30vs Toledo | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 49-7vs Bowling Green | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 31-9vs Charlotte | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 87 | 57 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
0%0 pass breakupsInterceptions
3interceptionsTackle volume
87tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%4 TFL87 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 1 sack · 3 interceptions.
2 seasons under Lance Leipold — 18-9 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 6.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 6.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 7.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 6.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Leipold
Pass share
30.2%
278 pass / 644 run
Plays / game
70.9
13 games
Team sack rate
2.7%
293 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2019
First team in his league at the position.
How it ended
Two seasons at Buffalo, 128 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2019) — the college career is complete.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC · 1ST TEAM
All-MAC 1st team (2019)
Coaching lineage · 2016–2020
1 coachPlayed every college season under Lance Leipold.
