Receiver, Louisiana Tech (from Tulane), 2009–⁠13

D.J. Banks

Number
No. 5
Height
5′9″
Hometown
West Monroe, LA

D.J. Banks played receiver at Tulane (2009–⁠10) and Louisiana Tech (2011–⁠13).

Career highs

2rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Rice, 201013catches, career highat Kansas, 201396receiving yards, career highat Texas State, 2012

Team titles: WAC champions, 2011

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2009*Tulane7699.9031
2010Tulane474198.9324
2012Louisiana Tech3343413.2249
2013Louisiana Tech362627.3029
Career1231,1849.6549

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2009*Tulane18343010170
2010Tulane5870200
2012Louisiana Tech391,0441201090
2013Louisiana Tech3350930
Career651,5091411290

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2009*Tulane7121.7010
2010Tulane18834.6212
2013Louisiana Tech7466.6020
Career321414.4220

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2009Tulane5WR
2010Tulane5WR
2011Louisiana Tech5WR
2012Louisiana Tech5WR
2013Louisiana Tech5WR5′9″

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2013Louisiana Tech450.3412th (n=341)0.8115.16%

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2013 Louisiana Tech 11 games, 36 catches, 262 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 31atNC StateL 14–⁠401901183
Sep 7vs.LamarW 27–⁠144230142
Sep 21atKansasL 10–⁠1313820113–
Sep 28vs.ArmyL 16–⁠352450––2
Oct 5atUTEPW 38–⁠35140––2
Oct 19vs.North TexasL 13–⁠28150–––
Oct 26atFlorida InternationalW 23–⁠73290–––
Nov 9vs.Southern MissW 36–⁠134190–––
Nov 16atRiceL 14–⁠521−10–––
Nov 23vs.TulsaL 14–⁠243430–––
Nov 30atUTSAL 10–⁠30340–––
2012 Louisiana Tech 12 games, 33 catches, 434 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 8atHoustonW 56–⁠493270489–
Sep 15vs.RiceW 56–⁠374650249–
Sep 22atIllinoisW 52–⁠242291243–
Sep 29atVirginiaW 44–⁠38359051522
Oct 6vs.UNLVW 58–⁠3132603801
Oct 13vs.Texas A&ML 57–⁠5921401292
Oct 20vs.IdahoW 70–⁠28220051213
Oct 27atNew Mexico StateW 28–⁠1444201244
Nov 3vs.UTSAW 51–⁠271602864
Nov 10atTexas StateW 62–⁠555961––1
Nov 17vs.Utah StateL 41–⁠48–––72352
Nov 24atSan José StateL 43–⁠52450071361
2010 Tulane 12 games, 47 catches, 419 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 2vs.SE LouisianaW 27–⁠217650–––
Sep 11vs.Ole MissL 13–⁠276850–––
Sep 25atHoustonL 23–⁠42130–––
Oct 2atRutgersW 17–⁠142100–––
Oct 9vs.ArmyL 23–⁠412191–––
Oct 16atTulsaL 24–⁠528610–––
Oct 23atUTEPW 34–⁠244260–––
Oct 30vs.SMUL 17–⁠31260–––
Nov 6vs.Southern MissL 30–⁠467651––2
Nov 13vs.RiceW 54–⁠495591–––
Nov 20vs.UCFL 14–⁠61–––587–
Nov 27atMarshallL 23–⁠383200–––
2009 Tulane 11 games, 28 returns, 360 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 4vs.TulsaL 13–⁠37–––462–
Sep 12vs.BYUL 3–⁠54–––352–
Sep 26vs.McNeeseW 42–⁠32–––1251
Oct 3atArmyW 17–⁠16–––––2
Oct 10vs.MarshallL 10–⁠31130––3
Oct 17vs.HoustonL 16–⁠443430––2
Oct 24atSouthern MissL 6–⁠43170218–
Oct 31atLSUL 0–⁠42180–––
Nov 7vs.UTEPW 45–⁠38–––353–
Nov 14atRiceL 20–⁠281801142
Nov 21atUCFL 0–⁠49–––4119–

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

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