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| Position | Quarterback | ||||||||||||
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| Born | (1980-04-22)April 22, 1980 (age 45) Belle Glade, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 204 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||
| High school | Glades Central (Belle Glade, Florida) | ||||||||||||
| College | UCF (1998) Hinds (1999–2000) Iowa (2001–2002) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2003: undrafted | ||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||
| 2003 | Washington Redskins* | ||||||||||||
| 2004 | Ottawa Renegades | ||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | ||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Montreal Alouettes | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | Berlin Adler | ||||||||||||
| 2010 | Orlando Predators* | ||||||||||||
| 2011 | Iowa Barnstormers | ||||||||||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||||
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Brad Banks (born April 22, 1980) is an American former professionalfootball player who was aquarterback in theCanadian Football League (CFL). He playedcollege football for theIowa Hawkeyes, winning theDavey O'Brien Award in 2002.
Banks attendedGlades Central High School where he was a First-team All-Conference and All-State selection as ajunior andsenior. He was also ateam captain all three years. He helped Belle Glade Glades Central win the state high school championship as a senior. He was a three-timefootballletterman and lettered twice intrack.
Banks originally attended theUniversity of Central Florida but transferred after hisred-shirt freshman year.
Banks transferred toHinds Community College where he playedWide receiver as aJUCO freshman. He played quarterback as a sophomore and helped lead the team to an 11–1 record. Hinds was ranked as high as #4 nationally. Hinds won the State Junior College title his sophomore season as he passed for 2,192 yards (third in school history for passing yards in a single season[1]) and rushed for 343 yards while recording 13 rushingtouchdowns. He also passed for 16 touchdowns as a sophomore. After two seasons at Hinds, he transferred to theUniversity of Iowa.
Banks was later named to the school's Team of theDecade.[2]
Banks played in 10 games in2001 and was 41-of-68 (60.3%) for 582 yards, four touchdowns and twointerceptions. He also carried the ball 41 times for 151 yards and two touchdowns. Then as a senior in2002, his first career start came in the season-opener againstAkron and he started all 13 games during the season. For the season he completed 170-of-294 (57.8%) for 2,573 yards, 26 touchdowns and seven interceptions. He helped lead the Hawkeyes to an 11–2 record and a tie for the conference championship withOhio State. Had Iowa not lost toIowa State they would have been undefeated in regular season and may have been selected to play in theFiesta Bowl for theBCS championship. The Hawkeyes finished the season #8 in theAP Poll. Also, he was the runner-up for theHeisman Trophy. He won theDavey O'Brien Award as the nation's best Quarterback. He was namedAP College Football Player of the Year,Walter Camp Foundation First-teamAll-America, Second-team All-America by theAP, Second-team All-America byThe Sporting News, Second-team All-America byCNNSI.com. He also earned theChicago TribuneSilver Football Award as theBig Ten Conference'sMost Valuable Player. He was named the Big Ten Conference Offensive Player of the Year, one of three finalists forMaxwell Award, one of 10 finalists for Walter Camp Foundation Player of the Year, First-team All-Conference, a permanent team captain on offense, Co-Offensive MVP,Hayden Fry "Extra Heartbeat" Award winner. He was also selected to play in East/West Shrine Game andHula Bowl.
| Season | Comp. % | Pass Yards | TDs | INTs | Rush yards | Rush TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -- | 2,192[1] | 16 | -- | 343 | 13 |
| 2001 | 60.3% | 582 | 4 | 2 | 160 | 2 |
| 2002 | 57.8% | 2,573 | 26 | 5 | 423 | 5 |
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Wonderlic | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft10+3⁄4 in (1.80 m) | 201 lb (91 kg) | 30+3⁄8 in (0.77 m) | 9+1⁄8 in (0.23 m) | 4.67 s | 33.5 in (0.85 m) | 9 ft 4 in (2.84 m) | 13[3] | |||||
| All values fromNFL Combine[4][5] | ||||||||||||
Banks went unselected in the2003 NFL draft. He signed with theWashington Redskins after the draft, but was released shortly afterwards.[6]
In 2004, Banks signed with theOttawa Renegades of theCanadian Football League (CFL).[7]
In 2005 was selected by theWinnipeg Blue Bombers in Ottawa's Playerdispersal draft. Then on May 16, 2007, he, along with fellow quarterback Matt Bohnet re-signed with the Blue Bombers.[8]
In June 2007, Banks was traded to theMontreal Alouettes in exchange for quarterbackKliff Kingsbury.[9]
In 2009, Banks signed with theBerlin Adler of theGerman Football League (GFL).
On January 31, 2011, Banks was assigned to theIowa Barnstormers ofArena Football League (AFL).[10] On April 1, 2011, Banks set a Barnstormers single game record in touchdowns with an 11 TD (10 passing, 1 rushing) performance against theSan Jose SaberCats at theHP Pavilion.[11] Iowa won 76–69.
| Season | Atts. | Comps. | Comp. % | Pass Yards | TDs | INTs | Rating | Rush yards | Rush TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 106 | 67 | 63.2% | 849 | 7 | 2 | 102.3 | 138 | 2 |
| 2005 | 14 | 5 | 35.7% | 54 | 1 | 1 | 45.0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2006 | 52 | 22 | 42.3% | 219 | 1 | 3 | 37.3 | 36 | 0 |
| 2007 | 6 | 3 | 50.0% | 55 | 0 | 2 | 42.4 | 5 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 8 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 | 20 | 0 |
| Total | 179 | 98 | 54.7% | 1,195 | 9 | 8 | 73.7 | 204 | 2 |
| Year | Team | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||
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| Comp | ATT | % | YDS | TD | INT | Rate | ATT | YDS | TD | ||
| 2011 | Iowa Barnstormers | 321 | 515 | 62.3 | 3,973 | 82 | 24 | 106.3 | 70 | 257 | 11 |
Banks is a cousin of formerTennessee,College of the Sequoias,Ole Miss andCentral Valley Coyotes quarterbackBrent Schaeffer.[12] He is also a cousin ofwide receiverAnquan Boldin.[13]
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