Shadrach Banks is a linebacker who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at UTSA.
Banks ranges from hash to hash and finishes the tackle. Played for three head coaches across five seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 11 tackles against Colorado State — Week 4, 2025.
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
93 tackles. 2 passes defended. 3 interceptions. 7.5 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-42@ No. 19 Texas A&M | 7 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 36-43vs Texas State | 9 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 48-20vs Incarnate Word | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 17-16@ Colorado State | 11 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 21-27@ Temple | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 61-13vs Rice | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-55@ North Texas | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 48-26vs Tulane | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 23-55@ South Florida | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 28-7@ Charlotte | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 58-24vs East Carolina | 10 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | L 24-27vs Army | 10 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 57-20vs Florida International | 8 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 93 | 57 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 3 | 2 |
Week 13 · 2025
W 58-24
1 interception · 1 tackle for loss · 10 tackles
Dominant 34-point win at home against East Carolina.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
93tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%8 TFLSack rate
2%2 sacksPD rate
2%2 pass breakups93 tackles · 7.5 for loss · 2 sacks · 3 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 7.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 6.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 7.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 6.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Traylor
Pass share
50.7%
446 pass / 434 run
Plays / game
67.7
13 games
Team sack rate
3.9%
432 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
93 tackles in 13 games, more tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #34 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #3 of 61 American Athletic LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 49% of returning players who ranked #1–3 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 43–54%).
A stat line in 43 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Gary Patterson, Jerry Kill, Sonny Dykes and Jeff Traylor.
