TJ Banks

Position:
TE
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Height:
6-5
Weight:
245
Hometown:
North Versailles, Pa.
High School:
East Alleghany | West Virginia

2022: Appeared in 10 games for Akron, including nine starts...recorded 21 catches for 175 yards...pulled in a season-best four catches for 29 yards at Michigan State...registered a season-high 37 yards on two catches versus Saint Francis.

PRIOR TO AKRON: Appeared in 26 games for West Virginia as tight end making 10 catches for 92 yards, including one touchdown...played in 12 games for the Mountaineers in 2021, including five starts en route to pulling in six catches for 51 yards...a four-star recruit by Rivals.Com at East Allegheny High School, including rated as the No. 34 tight end in the 2018 class by 247Sports...2017 Pennsylvania Football Writers 2A First-Team All-State (TE)...Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Fab 22 and Pittsburgh Tribune Review 2017 Tribune 25 All-Star team.

PERSONAL: Majoring in organizational supervision...son of Denise Brownfield.