Receiver, Eastern Michigan, 2014–⁠18

Blake Banham

Lettered 2015–⁠18 (school media guide)

Number
No. 20
Height
5′9″
Weight
195 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
St. Paul, MN

Blake Banham played receiver at Eastern Michigan (2014–⁠18).

Career highs

120rushing yards, career highvs. Central Michigan, 20169catches, career highat Buffalo, 2018159receiving yards, career highat Buffalo, 2018

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015Eastern Michigan6284.7018
2016Eastern Michigan77110.1027
2017Eastern Michigan12947.8045
2018Eastern Michigan6075812.6575
Career8595111.2575

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2015Eastern Michigan2039909760
2016Eastern Michigan927006270
2017Eastern Michigan12235013630
2018Eastern Michigan4890212090
Career459930493750

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2015Eastern Michigan4276.8012
2016Eastern Michigan612944.8250
2017Eastern Michigan36972.7127
2018Eastern Michigan8324.0110
Career1094504.1450

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2016Eastern Michigan100000
2017Eastern Michigan110000
2018Eastern Michigan430000
Career640000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2014Eastern Michigan20WRRS
2015Eastern Michigan20WRFr.
2016Eastern Michigan20WRSo.
2017Eastern Michigan20WRJr.
2018Eastern Michigan20WRSr.5′9″195

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2015Eastern Michigan140.07––0.9––
2016Eastern Michigan71-0.011st (n=489)0.52-0.810%0.04
2017Eastern Michigan50-0.061st (n=507)0.52-3.18%-0.04
2018Eastern Michigan910.4944th (n=497)0.5345.010%–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2018 Eastern Michigan 13 games, 60 catches, 758 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 31vs.MonmouthW 51–⁠1781031––2
Sep 8atPurdueW 20–⁠196990–––
Sep 15atBuffaloL 28–⁠3591591––2
Sep 22atSan Diego StateL 20–⁠23–––––1
Sep 29vs.Northern IllinoisL 23–⁠263260–––
Oct 6atWestern MichiganL 24–⁠275571–––
Oct 13vs.ToledoW 28–⁠2642101231
Oct 20atBall StateW 42–⁠202140––3
Oct 27vs.ArmyL 22–⁠3771041–––
Nov 3vs.Central MichiganW 17–⁠779911356
Nov 10vs.AkronW 27–⁠72270––3
Nov 23atKent StateW 28–⁠201502312
Dec 15 ✦vs.Georgia SouthernL 21–⁠236440––1
2017 Eastern Michigan 8 games, 12 catches, 94 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 1vs.CharlotteW 24–⁠72120––2
Sep 9atRutgersW 16–⁠13100––3
Sep 23vs.OhioL 20–⁠272100191
Oct 26atNorthern IllinoisL 27–⁠303170––3
Nov 2vs.Ball StateW 56–⁠14–––238–
Nov 8atCentral MichiganL 30–⁠4211102391
Nov 15atMiami (OH)W 27–⁠2424503532
Nov 21vs.Bowling GreenW 34–⁠311−104961
2016 Eastern Michigan 9 games, 294 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 2vs.Mississippi Valley StateW 61–⁠14–––2911
Sep 10atMissouriL 21–⁠61––––––
Sep 17atCharlotteW 37–⁠19–––3106–
Sep 23vs.WyomingW 27–⁠24–––473–
Oct 29vs.Miami (OH)L 15–⁠28–––––2
Nov 8atBall StateW 48–⁠41–––––2
Nov 16vs.Northern IllinoisL 24–⁠31––––––
Nov 22vs.Central MichiganW 26–⁠215530–––
Dec 23 ✦vs.Old DominionL 20–⁠242180––1
2015 Eastern Michigan 10 games, 29 returns, 475 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 5vs.Old DominionL 34–⁠38––––––
Sep 12atWyomingW 48–⁠29330–––
Sep 19vs.Ball StateL 17–⁠28–––––1
Oct 10vs.AkronL 21–⁠47100––1
Oct 17atToledoL 20–⁠632250––1
Oct 24atNorthern IllinoisL 21–⁠49–––5913
Oct 29vs.Western MichiganL 28–⁠58–––8135–
Nov 7atMiami (OH)L 13–⁠28–––4871
Nov 14vs.MassachusettsL 17–⁠28–––2631
Nov 27atCentral MichiganL 28–⁠35–––1231

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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