Summary
Eric Banks (born January 30, 1998) is an American football defensive end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at UTSA.
| No. 93 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||
| Personal information | |||
| Born: | January 30, 1998 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||
| Weight: | 274 lb (124 kg) | ||
| Career information | |||
| High school: | East (Memphis, Tennessee) | ||
| College: | UTSA | ||
| Undrafted: | 2020 | ||
| Career history | |||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||
| Roster status: | Active | ||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||
College career edit
Banks was a member of the UTSA Roadrunners for four seasons. He finished his collegiate career with 81 tackles, 20.5 tackles for loss, and 7.5 sacks with one fumble recovery and five forced fumbles over 48 games played.[1]
Professional career edit
| Height | Weight | |||||||||||
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| 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
270 lb (122 kg) | |||||||||||
| Values from Pro Day[2] | ||||||||||||
Los Angeles Rams edit
Banks was signed by the Los Angeles Rams as an undrafted free agent following the 2020 NFL Draft on April 25, 2020.[3] He initially made the Rams' 53-man roster out of training camp.[4] Banks was waived from the active roster on October 10, 2020, and then resigned to the team's practice squad on October 13.[5] He signed a reserve/futures contract with the Rams on January 18, 2021.[6] Banks was waived by the Rams during final roster cuts on August 31, 2021.[7]
Los Angeles Chargers edit
Banks was claimed off waivers by the Los Angeles Chargers on September 1, 2021.[8] On September 30, 2021, Banks was released by the Chargers.
Detroit Lions edit
On October 1, 2021, Banks was claimed off waivers by the Detroit Lions.[9] On October 28, 2021, Banks was waived by the Lions and re-signed to the practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Lions on January 10, 2022.[10] On August 30, 2022, Banks was waived/injured by the Lions and placed on injured reserve.[11] He was released on September 5.
Arizona Cardinals edit
On November 2, 2022, Banks was signed to the Arizona Cardinals practice squad.[12] He was promoted to the active roster on January 7, 2023.
On August 29, 2023, Banks was released by the Cardinals and re-signed to the practice squad.[13] He was released on November 10.[14]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers edit
On January 30, 2024, Banks signed a reserve/future contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[15]
References edit
- ^ Borquez, Gavino (September 1, 2021). "Chargers claim pair of players off waivers". Chargers Wire. USA Today. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
- ^ "2020 NFL Draft Scout Eric Banks College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
- ^ Luca, Greg (April 25, 2020). "UTSA's Josh Dunlop, Eric Banks headed to NFL as undrafted". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
- ^ "Rams trim roster to 52 at final cut, leave room for shopping". The Washington Post. September 5, 2020. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
- ^ DaSilva, Cameron (October 13, 2020). "Rams sign DB Juju Hughes to 53-man roster, Eric Banks to practice squad". Rams Wire. USA Today. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
- ^ Jackson, Stu (January 18, 2021). "Rams sign 14 players to reserve/future contracts". TheRams.com. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
- ^ Simmons, Myles (August 31, 2021). "Rams waive Micah Kiser as part of reducing roster to 53". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
- ^ "Chargers say defense better with addition of corner, lineman". Los Angeles Times. September 1, 2021. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
- ^ "Detroit Lions awarded DT Eric Banks off waivers". Pride of Detroit. SB Nation. October 1, 2021.
- ^ "Detroit Lions sign 9 players to reserve/futures contracts". Pride of Detroit. SB Nation. January 10, 2022.
- ^ "Lions announce roster moves". DetroitLions.com. August 30, 2022. Archived from the original on January 2, 2023. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
- ^ Urban, Darren (November 2, 2022). "Cardinals Sign Linebacker Kamu Grugier-Hill". AZCardinals.com.
- ^ "Cardinals Make Moves To Get To 53-Man Roster". AZCardinals.com. August 29, 2023.
- ^ "Cardinals sign defensive lineman Naquan Jones to practice squad". Arizona Sports. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
- ^ Smith, Scott (January 30, 2024). "Bucs Add Four More to 2024 Roster on Futures Contracts". Buccaneers.com.
External links edit
- UTSA Roadrunners bio