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Banks, Ja’koby
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Jersey Number 84
Ja’koby Banks
- Position:
- WR
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 188
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Missouri City, Texas
- High School:
- Fort Bend Marshall HS
Bio
As a Freshman (2023)
- Second Team Fall Academic All-Big 12 Conference
- Appeared in seven games
- 58 snaps including 52 on special teams
- Appeared on kick coverage, kick return, punt coverage and punt return
- Six offensive snaps at wideout
- No statistics recorded
High School
- Three-star prospect by 247Sports
- Nation’s No. 117-ranked wide receiver (247Sports)
- No. 132 overall player in state of Texas (247Sports)
- 2022 Houston Touchdown Club Offensive Player of the Year Finalist
- 2021 Texas District 11-5A D-II Overall MVP as a junior
- As a senior, hauled in 63 receptions for 1,120 yards
- Nine touchdowns across 13 games
- Averaged 17.8 yards per catch
- Averaged 86.2 yards per game in 2022
- Eight receiving scores over final seven games
- Added season-high 156 receiving yards on eight receptions on Sept. 30 vs. Santa Fe
- 145 receiving yards, one TD in Region III-5A Division II semifinal vs. Lake Creek (Nov. 25)
- Sason-high 12 receptions in Region III-5A Division II semifinal
- Spent time as quarterback as sophomore (2020) and junior (2021)
- 70 of 120 passing for 1,540 yards
- 20-4 touchdown-to-interception ratio during 2021
- During 2021 season, rushed for 1,093 yards on 66 carries
- Averaged 99.4 yards per game and 16.6 yards per carry
- Rushed for 100+ yards five times
- 19 touchdowns as a junior
- In three years on varsity, totaled 4,245 yards
- 1,500+ rushing yards, 1,500+ passing yards and 1,000+ receiving yards
- 34 touchdowns in 36 games across three seasons
- Chose Houston over Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Mississippi State, Pitt, Memphis and North Texas, among others
- Joined Houston in January as mid-year enrollee
Personal
- Nickname: Koby
- Played high school football with Michael Patterson and AJ Haulcy
- Hobbies: playing Madden and chilling with teammates
- Dream job outside football: business owner
- Hidden talent: build things well
- Chose UH because he wants to stay home
- Fears drowning
- One word to describe himself on the field: explosive
- If he could eat one food for the rest of his life: wings
- His motivation for working hard: his mom
- Best advice: fight through the adversity and take advantage of every situation
- Sports hero: Stefon Diggs
- Most memorable athletic feat: Fort Bend ISD’s first football Player of the Year
Recap: Houston vs Colorado
Monday, September 15
Postgame Press Conference: Football vs. Colorado
Friday, September 12
Postgame Press Conference: Football at Rice
Saturday, September 06
Postgame Press Conference: Football vs. Stephen F. Austin
Friday, August 29
