2026: Has started every game to begin the 2026 season after playing in all 13 contests with one start a season ago … Has totaled 35 tackles (14 solo) to rank second on the quad, adding three pass breakups … PFF charts him with 222 snaps played to rank second on the team … His 14 PFF defensive stops are tied for the team lead … Own’s a team best PFF coverage grade of 80.5 of players with at least 50 coverage snaps. Arkansas-Pine Bluff: Made a pair of stops in the season-opening win over UAPB. Kansas: Logged a season-high eight tackles (four solo) with a pass breakup in the StorageMart Border Showdown over the Jayhawks. Troy: Logged 16 tackles (six solo), setting a new season high, and recorded a pass breakup against the Trojans. Mississippi State: Totaled nine tackles (three solo), one pass breakup and one tackle-for-loss of five yards.
2025: Played in all 13 games of the 2025 season and drew his first start as a Tiger on the road at No. 10 Vanderbilt … Made 59 tackles, including 30 solo stops and a TFL … Deflected three passes and recorded his second career interception against UMass … His 59 tackles were third most on the team and three PBU tied for fifth most … One of six Tigers to record an interception. Central Arkansas: Carded five tackles in the season opener. Kansas: Made a pair of solo stops in the win over the rival Jayhawks. Louisiana: Was in on one tackle in the week three win. South Carolina: He recorded four assisted tackles in the win over the Gamecocks … Helped the Tigers limit USC to minus-9 rushing yards. Massachusetts: Was in on one tackle and came down with his first interception as a Tiger in the homecoming win. Alabama: Recorded a season-high seven tackles (two solo) in the three-point loss to the No. 8 Crimson Tide … His seven tackles were tied for second on a Tiger defense that limited the Crimson Tide to a season-low 325 total yards and quarterback Ty Simpson to a season-low 200 yards through the air. Auburn: Matched a season high with seven tackles (five solo) for the second week in a row in the 2-OT road win. Vanderbilt: Made his first start as a Tiger and the 12th of his collegiate career … Logged three solo tackles, including a TFL against the Commodores. Texas A&M: Recorded five total tackles against the Aggies. Mississippi State: Recorded six tackles (four solo) and broke up a pass in the win over the Bulldogs. Oklahoma: Recorded six tackles (four solo) on the road against the Sooners. Arkansas: Made four stops (three solo) and broke up a pair of passes in the win over the Hogs. Virginia: Brought down eight Cavaliers for a season-most in tackles (three solo).
PRIOR TO MIZZOU: Two-year member (2023-24) and one-year letterwinner (2024) in football at Northern Illinois ... in 16 career games (11 starts), compiled 54 tackles, 1.5 TFL, one INT, three PBUs, one caused fumble, one QB pressure and one blocked kick (FG) … carded 2+ tackles on 10 occasions and 4+ tackles six times, including a career-high nine stops against Ball State in 2024 … notched a career-best 1.0 TFL in a contest with Ball State (2024) … posted one INT versus Western Michigan (2024) … secured a career-high two PBU against Massachusetts (2024) … tallied one caused fumble against Buffalo (2024) and one QB pressure in a contest with Toledo (2024) … blocked one kick (FG) against Ball State in 2024 … played 667 career snaps at Northern Illinois … lettered three seasons at Mountain View [Ga.] under coach John Poitevint … three-star prospect by 247Sports.com and ESPN.com … helped the Bears to 10 victories and back-to-back state playoff appearances … compiled 115 tackles, 2.0 TFLs, three INTs, three PBUs, and five caused fumbles … added one INT for a TD … two-time team captain (2021 and 2022) … named the Gwinnett Player of the Month and Team MVP in 2022.
PERSONAL: Born February 26, 2005 … son of Shannon Banner … majoring in nutrition and exercise physiology.