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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 | 2 | PLAYOFFS – USC vs ILL |
| 2 | 2 | PLAYOFFS – ILL vs FSU |
| 3 | 1 | ILL vs OSU |
Defensive
Tackles
| Rank | Record | Game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | ILL vs MICH |
| 2 | 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 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 |
