Running back, Iowa, 1994–⁠97

Tavian Banks

Lettered 1994–⁠97 (school media guide)

Born
Feb 17, 1974, in Moline, Illinois

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Tavian Banks played running back at Iowa (1994–⁠97). The Jacksonville Jaguars took Banks in round 4, No. 101 overall in the 1998 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1997
Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year and First-team All-Big Ten
Drafted
No. 101
Round 4, 1998 NFL Draft (Jacksonville Jaguars)

Honors

All-America: AP third team 1997

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

Before the draft

DrillCombine or pro day 1998
Height5′9⅝″
Weight198 lb
Arm length31⅞″
Hand size9⅝″
40-yard dash4.48 s
10-yard split1.52 s
Vertical jump39″
Broad jump10′5″
Bench press15 reps
3-cone drill7.34 s
20-yard shuttle3.95 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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