Yam Banks

Arkansas

Sep 13 (Sat)

6:00 or 6:45 PM

2024 Football Headshots

Photos by Joshua McCoy/Ole Miss Athletics

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Position:
S
Collegiate Letters Earned:
5
Letters Earned at Ole Miss:
1
Ht./Wt.:
5-11 / 210
Hometown:
Ridgeland, Miss.
High School:
Ridgeland
Prev. College:
South Alabama
Major:
Multi-Disciplinary Studies

ACADEMIC HIGHLIGHTS

• Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Spring 2024)
• SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll (2024-25)

2024 (SENIOR): Played in 11 total games and started six before a season-ending injury at Florida … Recorded 21 total tackles (11 solo) with three pass breakups and 2.0 TFL … vs. Furman (08/31/24): Assisted on one tackle in 52 total snaps played … vs. Middle Tennessee (09/07/24): Four tackles, 1.5 TFL and one PBU in 34 snaps played … at Wake Forest (9/14/24): Notched two tackles in 20 snaps played … vs. Georgia Southern (09/21/24): Assisted on one tackle, played 52 total snaps … vs. Kentucky (09/28/24): Assisted on one tackle, played 22 total snaps … at South Carolina (10/05/24): Made first start as a Rebel at nickel, recorded three solo tackles and one pass breakup in 74 total snaps played … at #10 LSU (10/12/24): Started at nickel, played 50 total snaps across defense and special teams … vs. Oklahoma (10/26/24): Started at safety, recorded three tackles (two solo) and one pass breakup in 64 total snaps … at Arkansas (11/02/24): Started at nickel, played 42 total snaps across defense and special teams … vs. #2 Georgia (11/09/24): Started at nickel, notched four tackles (two solo) with a half TFL in 80 snaps played … at Florida (11/23/24): Started at safety, registered two tackles in 19 total snaps played before leaving due to injury … Reese’s Senior Bowl Watch List … Transfer who arrived on campus in January and participated in spring drills.

SOUTH ALABAMA: Appeared in 45 career games in the secondary for South Alabama ... Recorded 147 total tackles (91 solo), with 16.0 TFL, 2.5 sacks, seven interceptions, 16 pass breakups, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries across his USA career ... Started all 13 games for the Jaguars in 2023 ... 2023 Third-team All-Sun Belt and fourth-team All-Sun Belt by Phil Steele ... 46 tackles (27 solo) with 5.5 TFL, one sack, one forced fumble, one INT, three pass breakups and three QB hurries in 2023 ... First-team All-Sun Belt and Phil Steele Honorable Mention All-American in 2022 ... Team-high six interceptions in 2022, including one against WKU in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl to conclude the season ... 50 total tackles in 2022 (35 solo), with six TFL and one sack, 11 PBU, five QB hurries and one fumble recovery ... Started all 12 games for USA at the "Husky" position in 2021, with 49 tackles, 4.5 TFL and a half-sack, two forced fumbles, one fumble recover and two PBU ... Appeared in seven games as a freshman in 2020, notching two solo tackles.

HIGH SCHOOL: 247Sports three-star prospect ... Played both football and baseball at Ridgeland ... 52 tackles, 10 pass breakups four interceptions as a senior, which he returned for a total of 302 yards and three touchdowns ... Also caught 37 passes for 788 yards and three TD on offense as a senior.

PERSONAL: Full name is Yamarus Kenyon Banks Jr. ... Born March 19, 2002 ... Son of Yamarus Banks Sr. and Shamekia Potts ... Athletic Director's Honor Roll in spring 2024 … SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll in 2024-25 ... Multi-disciplinary studies major.