Brandon Banks (defensive lineman)
{{Short description|American football player (born 1994)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Brandon Banks
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| position = Defensive end
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|7|13|mf=y}}
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| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lbs = 267
| high_school = Southwest Guilford (NC)
| college = Charlotte
| undraftedyear = 2017
| pastteams =
- Washington Redskins ({{NFL Year|2017}})
- Calgary Stampeders ({{CFL Year|2018}})*
- Indianapolis Colts ({{NFL Year|2018}})*
- BC Lions ({{CFL Year|2020}})*
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Brandon Banks (born July 13, 1994) is an American football defensive end who is a free agent. He played college football at University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He signed with the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent in 2017.
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 2 3/4
| weight = 262
| dash = 5.00
| ten split = 1.64
| twenty split = 2.78
| shuttle = 4.69
| cone drill = 7.67
| vertical = 30.5
| broad ft = 8
| broad in = 11
| bench = 26
| arm span = 31 7/8
| hand span = 9 7/8
| note = All values from Pro Day{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=121962&DraftYear=2017 |title=2017 NFL Draft Scout Brandon Banks College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=March 22, 2024}}
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=Washington Redskins=
Banks signed with the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent on May 4, 2017.{{cite web|title=Redskins Sign Eight College Free Agents|url=http://www.redskins.com/news/article-1/Redskins-Sign-Eight-College-Free-Agents/9efbff6f-af0d-48d0-894b-f202fd3a859c|author=Czarda, Stephen|website=Redskins.com|date=May 4, 2017|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911022010/http://www.redskins.com/news/article-1/Redskins-Sign-Eight-College-Free-Agents/9efbff6f-af0d-48d0-894b-f202fd3a859c|archivedate=September 11, 2017}} He was waived on September 2, 2017,{{cite web|title=9/2: Redskins Make Roster Moves|url=http://www.redskins.com/news/article-1/92-Redskins-Make-Roster-Moves/ec94fade-58e8-4d11-a499-b8317f337ae0|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170905031831/http://www.redskins.com/news/article-1/92-Redskins-Make-Roster-Moves/ec94fade-58e8-4d11-a499-b8317f337ae0|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 5, 2017|website=Redskins.com|date=September 2, 2017}} and was signed to the practice squad the next day.{{cite web|title=Redskins Sign Seven Players To The Practice Squad|url=http://www.redskins.com/news/article-1/Redskins-Sign-Seven-Players-To-The-Practice-Squad/19305edb-622d-448e-b778-56d00c2a8e2c|author=Czarda, Stephen|website=Redskins.com|date=September 3, 2017|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201045708/http://www.redskins.com/news/article-1/Redskins-Sign-Seven-Players-To-The-Practice-Squad/19305edb-622d-448e-b778-56d00c2a8e2c|archivedate=February 1, 2018}} Banks was promoted to the active roster on November 11, 2017.{{cite web|title=Redskins Promote Brandon Banks And Maurice Harris To Active Roster|url=https://www.redskins.com/news/redskins-promote-brandon-banks-and-maurice-harris-to-active-roster-19746211|author=Czarda, Stephen|website=Redskins.com|date=November 11, 2017|access-date=November 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171112074201/http://www.redskins.com/news/article-1/Redskins-Promote-Brandon-Banks-And-Maurice-Harris-To-Active-Roster/93555184-7337-48b2-8047-f398d85b6fcc|archive-date=November 12, 2017|url-status=dead}} He was waived by the Redskins on November 14, 2017.{{cite web|last1=Czarda|first1=Stephen|title=Redskins Place Two On Injured Reserve, Sign Two To The Active Roster|url=http://www.redskins.com/news/article-1/Redskins-Place-Two-On-Injured-Reserve-Sign-Two-To-The-Active-Roster/c20a638a-edab-4615-b54b-e2fe4c5b0579|website=Redskins.com|date=November 14, 2017|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223110534/http://www.redskins.com/news/article-1/Redskins-Place-Two-On-Injured-Reserve-Sign-Two-To-The-Active-Roster/c20a638a-edab-4615-b54b-e2fe4c5b0579|archivedate=December 23, 2017}}
=Calgary Stampeders=
Banks signed with the Calgary Stampeders of the CFL on March 19, 2018.{{cite web |title=2018 CFL Transactions |url=https://www.cfl.ca/transactions/?season=2018 |website=CFL.ca |access-date=February 23, 2021}} He was placed on the retired list before the start of the season on May 23, and released on August 15.
=Indianapolis Colts=
On August 23, 2018, Banks was signed by the Indianapolis Colts.{{cite web|title=Roster Moves: Colts Sign DT Brandon Banks|url=https://www.colts.com/news/roster-moves-colts-sign-de-brandon-banks|website=Colts.com|date=August 23, 2018}} He was waived on September 1, 2018.{{cite web|title=Colts Announce Final 2018 Roster Cuts|url=https://www.colts.com/news/colts-announce-final-2018-roster-cuts|author=Walker, Andrew|website=Colts.com|date=September 1, 2018}}
=BC Lions=
Banks signed a futures contract with the BC Lions on November 1, 2019.{{cite web |title=2019 CFL Transactions |url=https://www.cfl.ca/transactions/?season=2019 |website=CFL.ca |access-date=February 23, 2021}} The 2020 CFL season was canceled, and Banks was released on February 3, 2021.{{cite web |title=2021 CFL Transactions |url=https://www.cfl.ca/transactions/?season=2021 |website=CFL.ca |access-date=February 23, 2021}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.charlotte49ers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=458 Charlotte 49ers bio]
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Category:American football defensive ends
Category:Charlotte 49ers football players
Category:Washington Redskins players
Category:Calgary Stampeders players