Lamar University Athletics

2019 (Redshirt Freshman):
Appeared in 13 games with four starts at second, third, and designated hitter ... Hit .188 on the year with three hits in 16 at-bats including a triple ... Drove in three RBIs and scored a run ... Drew one walk ... Had a .313 SLUG and a .235 OBP ... One of four Cardinals with a perfect fielding percentage on the year ... Had a three-game hit streak from April 2 through April 5 ... For football ... Played in 12 games earning nine starts … Hauled in 19 passes for 231 yards and two scores … Also carried the ball 22 times for 155 yards and a touchdown … Caught two passes for 77 yards and a touchdown in the FCS Playoff game at Northern Iowa … The TD grab came on the second play of the game and went for 73 yards … His other TD catch came in the season opener … Caught a season-high four passes for 60 yards and had one carry for three yards against Incarnate Word … Also had four catches for 31 yards, and carried the ball twice for 25 yards against Northwestern State … Recorded a season-high five carries for 55 yards in the victory over Sam Houston State … Had a rushing touchdown against Houston Baptist

2018 (Freshman):
Red-shirted in baseball ... One of the top freshmen in the league in football … Played in 11 games earning six starts … A versatile athlete who saw time at receiver, running back, quarterback and returner … Recorded 571 all-purpose yards … Ended the year with 23 carries for 197 yards (8.6 ypr), 32 catches for 298 yards (9.3 ypr) and a touchdown, returned three kicks for 43 yards (14.3 ypr), returned five punts for 33 yards (6.6 ypr) and completed one pass for six yards and a touchdown … Also recorded a tackle on special teams … Hauled in seven passes for a career-high 88 yards at Southeastern Louisiana … Caught two passes for 51 yards and a touchdown against Nicholls … Carried the ball seven times for a career-high 73 yards and caught six passes for 37 yards at nationally ranked Sam Houston State … Also returned two kicks for 19 yards and returned a punt against the Bearkats … Carried the ball eight times for 26 yards and completed a pass for six yards and a touchdown against Stephen F. Austin … Carried the ball four times for 48 yards and caught four passes for 27 yards in the victory over Houston Baptist … Also returned a punt for seven yards against the Huskies … Returned a punt for a season-high 23 yards against Central Arkansas.

High School:
Played for the legendary Glen Cecchini at Barbe High School ... Won three state championships ... Garnered first-team all-district honors after batting .335 with 18 stolen bases as a senior ... Was hitting over .400 with 22 stolen bases before and injury ended his junior campaign ... Batted .295 with 25 swipes as a sophomore ... Was a 5A All-State honoree as a kick returner for the football team ... Named District Offensive Player of the Year in football ... Rushed for 1,300 yards and 22 touchdowns during his senior season ... Ranked as the No. 97 prospect in the state of Louisiana for football

Personal:
Parents are Joe and Cathy Banks ... Only child ... Born June 9 ... Cousin of Prince Fielder, who played 12 seasons in the MLB for Milwaukee, Detroit, and Texas with a career batting average of .283, with 1,645 hits, including 319 home runs, and 1,028 RBI