VJ Banks: CB · Colorado State · #19.
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VJ Banks
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. The five seasons span two programs and two head coaches: David Bailiff and Mike Bobo. One game to point at: 3 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Boise State — Week 8, 2018.
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
27 tackles. 4 passes defended. 3 interceptions. 3 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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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Colorado State | 27 | 18 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 3 |
| 2017 | Rice | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2016 | Rice | 37 | 28 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2015 | Rice | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2014 | Rice | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Career | 72 | 50 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 34-43vs Hawai'i | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 1 | L 13-45vs Colorado | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 34-27vs Arkansas | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-48@ Florida | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 19-35vs Illinois State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 42-30@ San José State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 20-18vs New Mexico | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 28-56@ Boise State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 21-34vs Wyoming | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-49@ Nevada | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 24-29vs No. 14 Utah State | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 27 | 18 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
15%4 pass breakupsInterceptions
3interceptionsTackle volume
27tackles this season27 tackles · 3 for loss · 4 pass breakups · 3 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Bobo
Pass share
56.4%
501 pass / 387 run
Plays / game
74.0
12 games
Team sack rate
5.6%
539 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Rice and Colorado State, 72 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: David Bailiff and Mike Bobo.
