Tyler Banks

Arkansas

Sep 13 (Sat)

6:00 or 6:45 PM

Ole Miss Football headshots in Starnes Athletic Center on July 17, 2024 in Oxford, MS.

Photos by Reed Jones/Ole Miss Athletics
Instagram/Twitter: @OleMissPix

Position:
LB
Ht./Wt.:
6-2 / 245
Hometown:
Blackstone, Va.
High School:
Nottoway
Major:
Computer Science

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• 2025 Chucky Mullins Courage Award Winner

ACADEMIC HIGHLIGHTS

• Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Spring 2023)

2025 (SENIOR): Chucky Mullins Courage Award winner, will wear No. 38 all season … Named to SEC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.

2024 (JUNIOR): Played all 13 games for the Rebels, primarily on special teams … Recorded 14 total tackles (seven solo) with 1.0 TFL and one QB hurry … vs. Furman (08/31/24): Notched one QB hurry in 53 total snaps across defense and special teams … vs. Middle Tennessee (09/07/24): Tallied three tackles and one TFL in 29 total snaps … at Wake Forest (9/14/24): Recorded two tackles in 25 snaps played … vs. Georgia Southern (09/21/24): Assisted on two tackles, played 35 total snaps across defense and special teams … vs. Kentucky (09/28/24): Played 20 special teams snaps … at South Carolina (10/05/24): Played 17 total snaps … at #10 LSU (10/12/24): Recorded one solo tackle, played 19 special teams snaps … vs. Oklahoma (10/26/24): Played 18 special teams snaps … at Arkansas (11/02/24): Played 33 total snaps across defense and special teams … vs. #2 Georgia (11/09/24): Played 18 special teams snaps … at Florida (11/23/24): Notched one solo tackle in 24 special teams snaps … vs. Mississippi State (11/29/24): Recorded one solo tackle in 24 total snaps … vs. Duke (01/02/25): Tallied four total tackles (one solo) in 41 total snaps played across defense and special teams in Ole Miss’ Gator Bowl victory.

2023 (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 13 games, notched 309 total snaps across defense and special teams ... Notched 13 total tackles (five solo), 1.0 TFL, one pass breakup, one fumble recovery and one forced fumble ... vs. Mercer (9/2/23): Tallied a career-high five total tackles (two solo) in addition to his first career TFL, fumble recovery and QB hurry in 20 defensive snaps ... Led team with 21 special teams snaps ... at #22 Tulane (9/9/23): Played 22 snaps on special teams ... vs. Georgia Tech (9/16/23): Assisted on two tackles 21 total snaps across defense and special teams ... at #12 Alabama (9/23/23): Appeared in 17 special team snaps ... vs. #12 LSU (9/30/23): Played in 23 special teams snaps ... vs. Arkansas (10/7/23): Participated in 20 snaps on special teams ... at Auburn (10/21/23): Appeared in 20 special teams snaps ... vs. Vanderbilt (10/28/23): Posted a forced fumble and two solo tackles in 25 snaps across defense and special teams ... vs. Texas A&M (11/4/23): Played 22 special teams snaps ... at #1 Georgia (11/11/23): Played 21 total snaps across defense and special teams ... vs. ULM (11/18/23): Notched three tackles (one solo) in 27 total snaps across defense and special teams ... at Mississippi State (11/23/23): Assisted on one tackle in 24 total special teams snaps ... vs. Penn State (12/30/23): Played 26 special teams snaps in Ole Miss’ Peach Bowl victory.

2022 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in all 13 games, primarily on special teams … Logged 22 snaps on defense as a reserve linebacker and 143 on special teams … Tallied four total tackles on the season … vs. Troy (9/3/22): Played 10 snaps on special teams, including five on kickoff coverage and five on punt returns ... vs. Central Arkansas (9/10/22): Assisted on three tackles playing as a linebacker and on special teams ... at Georgia Tech (9/17/22): Made one tackle as a rotational linebacker and special teams member for the Rebels ... vs. Tulsa (9/24/22): Appeared on the kickoff coverage unit for the Rebels ... vs. #7 Kentucky (10/1/22): Appeared on the Rebel kickoff coverage and punt return units ... at Vanderbilt (10/8/22): Appeared on multiple special teams units, as well as checking in at linebacker ... vs. Auburn (10/15/22): Saw all of his action come on special teams for the Rebels ... at LSU (10/22/22): Logged all of his playing time on special teams ... at Texas A&M (10/29/22): Saw action on multiple special teams units for the Rebels ... vs. #9 Alabama (11/12/22): Saw time on the Rebels’ field goal block unit ... at Arkansas (11/19/22): Made appearances on special teams packages for the Rebels ... vs. Mississippi State (11/24/22): Logged a total of eight snaps of action for the Rebels playing on the team’s punt return and field goal block units … vs. Texas Tech (12/28/22): Lined up on 20 snaps on special teams ... Member of the 2021-22 signing class.

HIGH SCHOOL: Rated a three-star prospect by 247 Sports Composite and Rivals ... Rated No. 91 athlete by 247 Sports Composite ... Ranked No. 25 in Virginia by Rivals and No. 31 by 247 Sports Composite ... Led Nottoway Cougars to 11-1 record and 7-0 record in James River Conference in 2021 ... Reached quarterfinals of Division 2A Playoffs in 2021 …Three-year team captain ... VHSLA All-Region in 2021 ... Also played basketball in high school ... Chose Ole Miss over Michigan, California, Vanderbilt and Virginia Tech among others ... Coached by Glen Pettis.

PERSONAL: Full name is Tyler Montgomery Banks ... Born Oct. 24, 2003 ... Son of Joseph and Alma Banks ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in spring 2023 … Computer science major.