Johnthan Banks

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Johnthan Banks

Banks with the Buccaneers in 2014
No. 27, 35, 39, 33
Position:	Cornerback
Personal information
Born:	(1989-10-03) October 3, 1989 (age 34) Maben, Mississippi, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school:	East Webster (Maben, Mississippi)
College:	Mississippi State (2009–2012)
NFL draft:	2013  / Round: 2 / Pick: 43
Career history
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2013–2016) Detroit Lions (2016) Chicago Bears (2016) Houston Texans (2017)
Career highlights and awards
Jim Thorpe Award (2012) First-team All-American (2012) First-team All-SEC (2012) Second-team All-SEC (2011)
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles: 146 Pass deflections: 17 Interceptions: 7 Defensive touchdowns: 1
Player stats at PFR

Johnthan Shuntay Banks (born October 3, 1989) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Mississippi State, where he received All-American honors. He was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second round of the 2013 NFL draft.

Early life

Banks was born in Maben, Mississippi. He attended East Webster High School in Cumberland, where he played safety and quarterback for the East Webster Wolverines high school football team.

Considered a three-star recruit by 247Sports.com,^{[ clarification needed ]} Banks was listed as the No. 41 safety in the nation in 2009. ^[1]

College career

Banks enrolled in Mississippi State University, where he played for the Mississippi State Bulldogs football team from 2009 to 2012. He compiled 221 tackles, a school record, 16 interceptions, four quarterback sacks and four touchdowns. He was originally a safety, but made the switch to cornerback as a sophomore. Following his senior season in 2012, he won the Jim Thorpe Award for the top defensive back in college football. He also received first-team All-American honors from the Football Writers Association of America, the Walter Camp Football Foundation, and Scout.com, and was a first-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) selection.^{[ citation needed ]}

Professional career

Pre-draft

Prior to the 2013 NFL draft, Banks was considered one of the best cornerback prospects but after the disappointing NFL combine, most NFL scouts put him as a late first-round or an early second-round pick.

Pre-draft measurables

Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split	20-yard shuttle	Three-cone drill	Vertical jump	Broad jump	Bench press
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	33+7⁄8 in (0.86 m)	9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m)	4.59 s	1.59 s	2.61 s	4.27 s	6.97 s	34.5 in (0.88 m)	10 ft 6 in (3.20 m)	10 reps
All values from NFL Combine [2]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

On April 26, 2013, Banks was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second round (43rd overall) in the 2013 NFL draft. He was the sixth cornerback taken in the 2013 NFL draft behind Dee Milliner, D. J. Hayden, Desmond Trufant, Xavier Rhodes, and fellow college teammate Darius Slay, respectively. ^[3] On May 23, Banks signed his four-year contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, worth $4.726 million, including a $1.817 million bonus. Banks got his first interception against Carson Palmer and the Arizona Cardinals on September 29. During the season, he contracted methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MSRA). Despite the infection, he finished his rookie season with 55 tackles and 3 interceptions. ^{[4] [5]}

After training camp and the preseason, Banks was named the starting cornerback opposite Alterraun Verner. The Tampa 2 system installed by head coach Lovie Smith proved to play to Banks' strengths as he notched 50 tackles, 10 passes defensed, and four interceptions for the 2014 season.

Detroit Lions

On November 1, 2016, Banks was traded to the Detroit Lions for a conditional seventh round pick in the 2018 NFL draft. ^{[6] [7] [8]} He was released by the Lions on December 3. ^[9]

Chicago Bears

On December 5, 2016, Banks was signed by the Chicago Bears. ^[10]

On March 11, 2017, Banks signed a one-year contract with the Bears. ^[11] He was released on September 2. ^[12]

Houston Texans

On September 20, 2017, Banks signed with the Houston Texans. ^[13] He was released on October 10. ^[14]

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold	Career high

Year	Team	Games		Tackles					Interceptions					Fumbles
		GP	GS	Cmb	Solo	Ast	Sck	TFL	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	FR	Yds	TD
2013	TAM	16	16	55	49	6	0.0	1	3	33	0	18	5	0	0	0	0
2014	TAM	15	14	50	41	9	0.0	1	4	69	1	32	10	0	0	0	0
2015	TAM	14	7	25	19	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
2016	TAM	5	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DET	2	0	2	2	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	CHI	2	2	4	2	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
2017	HOU	3	1	10	8	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		57	40	146	121	25	0.0	2	7	102	1	32	17	0	0	0	0

References

1. Johnthan Banks Recruiting Profile
2. "Johnthan Banks Stats, News and Video - DB". NFL.com .
3. "2013 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
4. "Johnthan Banks third Bucs player with MRSA infection". NFL.com .
5. "Bucs' Johnthan Banks beats infection commonly responsible for ending careers". September 3, 2014.
6. Wesseling, Chris. "Buccaneers cut 2013 second-rounder Johnathan Banks". NFL.com. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
7. Smith, Scott (November 1, 2016). "Bucs Sign RB James, Trade CB Banks". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on May 14, 2018. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
8. "Lions sign TE Matthew Mulligan and acquire CB Johnthan Banks via trade". DetroitLions.com. November 1, 2016.
9. "Lions sign WR TJ Jones to active roster and activate DE Armonty Bryant". DetroitLions.com. December 3, 2016.
10. Mayer, Larry (December 5, 2016). "Bears add veteran Banks to secondary". ChicagoBears.com. Archived from the original on February 12, 2017.
11. Mayer, Larry (March 11, 2017). "Bears re-sign Banks to one-year deal". ChicagoBears.com. Archived from the original on March 13, 2017. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
12. Mayer, Larry (September 2, 2017). "Bears reach NFL's 53-man roster limit". ChicagoBears.com. Archived from the original on April 7, 2018.
13. "TRANSACTIONS: Texans sign Johnthan Banks". HoustonTexans.com. September 20, 2017. Archived from the original on September 23, 2017.
14. "Transactions: Texans claim Marcus Williams". HoustonTexans.com. October 10, 2017.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from NFL.com  ·  ESPN  ·  Pro Football Reference
• Mississippi State Bulldogs bio
• Tampa Bay Buccaneers bio Archived May 1, 2013, at the Wayback Machine