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2023 Football Roster

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6 Jaren Banks

  • Position Linebacker
  • Class Super Senior
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 222
  • Hometown Junction City, Ore.
  • Major Business Administration
  • High School Sheldon '18
  • Previous School(s) Rice

Biography

 Career Summary
  • Played in 20 career games and started 11 for the Eagles.
  • Made 123 total tackles, has 10 tackles for loss, 3 1/2 sacks, one interception, and one touchdown.
2023 (Super Senior)
  • Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic Team.
  • Played and started in all 11 games.
  • Recorded a career-high 3.5 sacks in a single season which ranked 2nd on the team.
  • Had eight total tackles and a tackle for loss vs. Idaho (9/30/23).
  • At Home vs Southeastern Louisiana (9/16/23) had a career-high two quarterback hurries.
  • At home vs. Northern Arizona he had a season-high 10 tackles.
  • Returned a fumble for a touchdown vs Northern Arizona.
  • ranked 2nd on the team in Total Tackles with 57.
2022 (Redshirt Senior)
  • Was named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic Team.
  • In his first season as an Eagle, played in and started nine games, making 66 tackles (four for loss) to rank second on the team.
  • Recorded an interception against Montana State (9/24/22), making nine tackles in that game.
  • Had a season-high of 11 tackles against Portland State (10/29/22), going for another nine-tackle performance against Northern Colorado (11/19/22).
At Rice
  • Was a member of Rice’s football team for two seasons where he appeared in four games and recorded a tackle.
  • In 2020, saw action in three games.
  • In 2021, he recorded one tackle in his lone game against Arkansas.
At New Mexico Military JC
  • Was an All-Southwest Junior College Football Conference selection after helping guide New Mexico Military to the conference title game.
  • In the title game, he recorded 13 tackles.
  • Ended his career with 95 tackles, including eight for loss, two sacks, one interception (returned for 33 yards), one fumble, and one recovered.
High School
  • Was a two-time All-Southwest Conference selection at Sheldon High School in Eugene, Ore., where he graduated in 2019.
  • Earned second-team All-State honors as a senior.
  • Recorded 108 tackles (19 for loss), six interceptions, three forced fumbles, two recoveries, and eight touchdowns (seven rushing, one return), as a senior.
  • As a junior, was credited with 136 tackles and led Sheldon to the 6A state quarterfinals.
  • Ended his career with 254 total tackles (36 for loss), five sacks, eight interceptions, four forced fumbles, three recoveries and 11 career touchdowns.
Personal
  • Born on June 29, 1999.
  • His parents are Fred and Jill Banks, who played basketball and volleyball at Western Oregon and Montana State Billings.
  • His two brothers, James and Justin, both played college football.
 
Year GP TT Hi S TL-Yds FF-FR PBU I-Yds
2022 9 66 11 0 4-10 0-0 0 1-0

JAREN BANKS Top Tackling Performances (1 with 10+)
11 tackles – Portland State – 10/29/22

Statistics

Season:
2023

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Historical Player Information

  • 54

    2022Senior

    LB
    6'0" 213 lbs
    54
  • 6

    2023Super Senior

    Linebacker
    6'0" 222 lbs
    6