Born in the river city of Cape Girardeau I went to Central Highschool originally playing on defense however once the coaches saw the speed and capability to catch a ball they moved me to offense and since then played Tight End.
11 Thomas Banks
- #
- 11
- Name
- Thomas Banks
- Pos
- TE
- Year
- jr
- HT
- 6’6”
- WT
- 235
- Star
- 5
- Current Team
- Illinois
- Seasons
- 18, 19, 20
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | Drop | Pck | Sck | Tck |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2024 |
Kentucky
|
L28–56 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| May 7, 2024 |
Penn State
|
L44–31 | 7 | 78 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 2 | ||
| March 7, 2024 |
USC
|
L34–29 | 7 | 56 | 1 | 17 | 2 | |||
| February 29, 2024 |
North Carolina
|
W41–38 | 7 | 43 | 12 | 1 | 1 | |||
| February 22, 2024 |
Ohio State
|
W61–13 | 7 | 64 | 22 | 1 | 1 | |||
| February 14, 2024 |
Washington
|
W31–52 | 5 | 23 | 19 | |||||
| February 5, 2024 |
Michigan
|
W32–51 | 15 | 147 | 16 | 1 | 1 | |||
| January 29, 2024 |
Penn State
|
W45–42 | 8 | 58 | 18 | 1 | ||||
| January 24, 2024 |
USC
|
W50–31 | 4 | 56 | 19 | |||||
| January 16, 2024 |
Cincinnati
|
W14–52 | 11 | 143 | 2 | 46 | ||||
| January 11, 2024 |
Oregon
|
W10–63 | 7 | 101 | 23 | |||||
| October 24, 2023 |
Florida State
|
L20–40 | 5 | 33 | 14 | 2 | ||||
| October 19, 2023 |
Oregon
|
W17–55 | 4 | 32 | 11 | 1 | ||||
| October 10, 2023 |
Ohio State
|
W21–59 | 6 | 91 | 27 | |||||
| October 2, 2023 |
Michigan
|
L22–40 | 3 | 26 | 12 | 1 | 1 | |||
| September 27, 2023 |
Oklahoma State
|
L38–28 | 4 | 36 | 16 | |||||
| September 20, 2023 |
Boise State
|
W30–24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| September 14, 2023 |
Georgia
|
L36–31 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | |||
| September 6, 2023 |
Bowling Green
|
W7–58 | 5 | 49 | 13 | |||||
| August 31, 2023 |
Clemson
|
W50–36 | 1 |
Receiving
Receptions
| Rank | Record | Game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | MICH vs ILL |
| 2 | 11 | CIN vs ILL |
| 3 | 8 | ILL vs PSU |
Receiving Yards
| Rank | Record | Game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 147 | MICH vs ILL |
| 2 | 143 | CIN vs ILL |
| 3 | 101 | ORE vs ILL |
Receiving Touchdowns
| Rank | Record | Game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | CIN vs ILL |
| 2 | 1 | PLAYOFFS – USC vs ILL |
| 3 | 1 | PSU vs ILL |
Longest Receiving Play
| Rank | Record | Game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 46 | CIN vs ILL |
| 2 | 27 | OSU vs ILL |
| 3 | 23 | ORE vs ILL |
Pancakes
| Rank | Record | Game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | PSU vs ILL |
| 2 | 2 | PLAYOFFS – USC vs ILL |
| 3 | 2 | PLAYOFFS – ILL vs FSU |
Defensive
Tackles
| Rank | Record | Game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | PSU vs ILL |
| 2 | 1 | ILL vs MICH |
| 3 | 1 | ILL vs CLEM |
Blunders
Drops
| Rank | Record | Game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | ILL vs OSU |
| 2 | 1 | MICH vs ILL |
| 3 | 1 | ILL vs BOISE |
Illinois TE Thomas Banks getting open in the endzone for the catch and score
Illinois TE Thomas Banks with the touchdown catch in the back of the endzone
Illinois TE Thomas Banks making the deep grab with one hand and taking it for a touchdown
| Award | Season |
|---|---|
| All American TE | 19 |
