2021 Football Roster
Roster
Bankston, Latrell

Jersey Number 56
Latrell Bankston
- Position:
- DL
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 295
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Woodstock, Ga.
- High School:
- Woodstock HS
- Prev School:
- Iowa State
Bio
As a Senior (2022)
- Pro Football Focus Second Team All-American Athletic Conference
- Appeared in 12 games (236 snaps)
- Made four starts on defensive line
- 12 tackles, 5.0 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks
- 85.2 pass rush grade ranked 18th nationally among interior defenders by PFF
- 21 total pressures including 16 hurries
- Tackles in nine different games
As a Junior (2021)
- Appeared in 10 games
- Started five on defensive line
- Fifth on team in sacks with 4.0
- Career high seven tackles at Rice (Sept. 11)
- Three multi-tackle games to open season (Sept. 4-18)
- Sacks in back-to-back games at Rice (Sept. 11) and vs. Grambling (Sept. 18)
Prior to Houston
- Spent the 2020 season at Iowa State
- Playing in every regular-season game
- 16 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks
- Honorable Mention Big 12 Newcomer of the Year
- Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week for performance vs. Texas
- Two timely sacks against Longhorns
- Spent 2018-19 seasons at Hutchinson Community College
- First-Team NJCAA All-American
- 2019 Jayhawk Conference Defensive Player of the Year
- First-Team All-Conference
- Team went 10-2 and won the Salt City Bowl
- 63 tackles, 22.0 TFL and 11.5 sacks as a sophomore
- Forced fumble, fumble recovery and eight QB hurries as a sophomore
- Led conference and ranked third in NJCAA in TFL
- Eighth in the NJCAA in sacks
- Responsible for 95 yards of opponent loss yardage
- 16 tackles, 5.5 TFL and three sacks as a freshman
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
Press Conference: Head Coach Willie Fritz Previews SFA
Monday, August 25