University of Connecticut Athletics
2024 Football Roster
Jevon Banks
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 260
- Hometown:
- Olive Branch, MS
- High School:
- Olive Branch HS
- Prev School:
- Kansas State
Prior to UConn: Transfers to UConn with one year of eligibility remainingโฆComes to Storrs spending 2023 at Kansas StateโฆSpent previous three seasons at Mississippi StateโฆLast fall, finished with nine tackles, two sacks and a fumble recovery in 13 games for the WildcatsโฆIn his three seasons at MSU he appeared in 20 games making 26 total tacklesโฆIn 2022 he played in10 games with 17 total tackles, two for a loss, and a half sackโฆHad a career-high six tackles against ETSU (11/19/22)โฆPlayed in six games in 2021 with five tackles on the booksโฆWas one of nine true freshmen at MSU to debut in 2020โฆChose MSU out of Olive Branch HS where he was rated three-star linebacker by ESPN, Rivals and 247SportsโฆTop-20 recruit in Mississippi per ESPN (No. 19), Rivals (No. 14) and 247Sports (No. 17).
