Yamarus Banks: S · Ole Miss · #16.
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Yamarus Banks
Erases the deep middle of the field. The five seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Steve Campbell, Kane Wommack and Lane Kiffin. A game that shows it: 4 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Georgia — Week 11, 2024.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
21 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Ole Miss | 21 | 11 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2023 | South Alabama | 45 | 26 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2022 | South Alabama | 50 | 35 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 11 | 6 |
| 2021 | South Alabama | 49 | 27 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 2 | -- |
| 2020 | South Alabama | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 167 | 101 | 18.0 | 2.5 | 19 | 7 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 76-0vs Furman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 52-3vs Middle Tennessee | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 40-6@ Wake Forest | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 52-13vs Georgia Southern | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-20vs Kentucky | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-3@ South Carolina | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 26-14vs Oklahoma | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 28-10vs No. 2 Georgia | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 17-24@ Florida | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 11 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
14%3 pass breakupsTackle volume
21tackles this seasonTFL rate
10%2 TFL21 tackles · 2 for loss · 3 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road3g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lane Kiffin
Pass share
47.6%
433 pass / 477 run
Plays / game
70.0
13 games
Team sack rate
6.3%
474 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #477 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at South Alabama and Ole Miss, 167 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 49 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Steve Campbell, Kane Wommack and Lane Kiffin.
