Marcus Banks: S · Mississippi State · #1.
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Marcus Banks
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for three head coaches at two programs in four seasons: Nick Saban, Mike Leach and Greg Knox. A game that shows it: 8 tackles against Arizona — Week 2, 2023.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
51 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1 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.
The Clarion-Ledger Oct 17Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Mississippi State | 51 | 27 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2022 | Mississippi State | 13 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2021 | Alabama | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | 1 |
| 2020 | Alabama | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 71 | 39 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 31-24vs Arizona | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 14-41vs No. 14 LSU | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 30-37@ South Carolina | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-40vs No. 12 Alabama | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 41-28vs Western Michigan | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 7-3@ Arkansas | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 13-27@ Auburn | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 3-24vs Kentucky | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-51@ Texas A&M | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 41-20vs Southern Miss | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 7-17vs No. 12 Ole Miss | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 51 | 27 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
6%3 pass breakupsTackle volume
51tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%1 TFL51 tackles · 1 for loss · 3 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 5.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road4g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 5.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Greg Knox
Pass share
47.0%
348 pass / 393 run
Plays / game
61.8
12 games
Team sack rate
6.8%
367 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2023
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #343 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Alabama and Mississippi State, 71 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Nick Saban, Mike Leach and Zach Arnett.
