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 remaining…Comes to Storrs spending 2023 at Kansas State…Spent previous three seasons at Mississippi State…Last fall, finished with nine tackles, two sacks and a fumble recovery in 13 games for the Wildcats…In his three seasons at MSU he appeared in 20 games making 26 total tackles…In 2022 he played in10 games with 17 total tackles, two for a loss, and a half sack…Had a career-high six tackles against ETSU (11/19/22)…Played in six games in 2021 with five tackles on the books…Was one of nine true freshmen at MSU to debut in 2020…Chose MSU out of Olive Branch HS where he was rated three-star linebacker by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports…Top-20 recruit in Mississippi per ESPN (No. 19), Rivals (No. 14) and 247Sports (No. 17).