Brad Banks

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Brad Banks
Brad Banks - Outback Bowl - 12-31-08.jpg
Banks at the 2009 Outback Bowl
Born: (1980-04-22) April 22, 1980 (age 43)
Belle Glade, Florida, U.S.
Career information
Position(s) QB
Uniform number 17, 7
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight204 lb (93 kg)
College UCF (1998)
Hinds (1999–2000)
Iowa (2001–2002)
High school Glades Central
(Belle Glade, Florida)
NFL draft 2003, Undrafted
Career history
As player
2003 Washington Redskins*
2004 Ottawa Renegades
2005–2006 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
2007–2008 Montreal Alouettes
2009 Berlin Adler
2010 Orlando Predators*
2011 Iowa Barnstormers
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Awards
Honors
Career stats
Passing attempts219
Passing completions128
Completion percentage58.4%
TD–INT 12–9
Passing yards1,314
Passer rating 73.7

Brad Banks (born April 22, 1980) is an American former football quarterback who played in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes, winning the Davey O'Brien Award in 2002.

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Early years

Banks attended Glades Central High School where he was a First-team All-Conference and All-State selection as a junior and senior. He was also a team captain all three years. He helped Belle Glade Glades Central win the state high school championship as a senior. He was a three-time football letterman and lettered twice in track.

College career

Central Florida

Banks originally attended the University of Central Florida but transferred after his red-shirt freshman year.

Hinds CC

Banks transferred to Hinds Community College where he played Wide receiver as a JUCO freshman. He played quarterback as a sophomore and helped lead the team to an 11-1 record. Hinds was ranked as high as #4 nationally. Hinds won the State Junior College title his sophomore season as he passed for 2,192 yards (third in school history for passing yards in a single season [1] ) and rushed for 343 yards while recording 13 rushing touchdowns. He also passed for 16 touchdowns as a sophomore. After two seasons at Hinds, he transferred to the University of Iowa.

Banks was later named to the school's Team of the Decade. [2]

Iowa

Banks played in 10 games in 2001 and was 41-of-68 (60.3%) for 582 yards, four touchdowns and two interceptions. He also carried the ball 41 times for 151 yards and two touchdowns. Then as a senior in 2002, his first career start came in the season-opener against Akron and he started all 13 games during the season. For the season he completed 170-of-294 (57.8%) for 2,573 yards, 26 touchdowns and seven interceptions. He helped lead the Hawkeyes to an 11-2 record and a tie for the conference championship with Ohio State. Had Iowa not lost to Iowa State they would have been undefeated in regular season and may have been selected to play in the Fiesta Bowl for the BCS championship. The Hawkeyes finished the season #8 in the AP Poll. Also, he was the runner-up for the Heisman Trophy. He won the Davey O'Brien Award as the nation's best Quarterback. He was named AP College Football Player of the Year, Walter Camp Foundation First-team All-America, Second-team All-America by the AP, Second-team All-America by The Sporting News, Second-team All-America by CNNSI.com . He also earned the Chicago Tribune Silver Football Award as the Big Ten Conference's Most Valuable Player. He was named the Big Ten Conference Offensive Player of the Year, one of three finalists for Maxwell Award, one of 10 finalists for Walter Camp Foundation Player of the Year, First-team All-Conference, a permanent team captain on offense, Co-Offensive MVP, Hayden Fry "Extra Heartbeat" Award winner. He was also selected to play in East/West Shrine Game and Hula Bowl.

College statistics

SeasonComp. %Pass
Yards		 TDs INTs Rush
yards		Rush
TDs
2000--2,192 [1] 16--34313
2001 60.3%582421602
2002 57.8%2,57326555

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash Vertical jump Broad jump Wonderlic
5 ft 10+3⁄4 in
(1.80 m)		201 lb
(91 kg)		30+3⁄8 in
(0.77 m)		9+1⁄8 in
(0.23 m)		4.67 s33.5 in
(0.85 m)		9 ft 4 in
(2.84 m)		13 [3]
All values from NFL Combine [4] [5]

Washington Redskins

Banks went unselected in the 2003 NFL Draft. He signed with the Washington Redskins after the draft, but was released shortly afterwards. [6]

Ottawa Renegades

In 2004, Banks signed with the Ottawa Renegades of the Canadian Football League (CFL). [7]

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

In 2005 was selected by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in Ottawa's Player dispersal draft. Then on May 16, 2007, he, along with fellow quarterback Matt Bohnet re-signed with the Blue Bombers. [8]

Montreal Alouettes

In June 2007, Banks was traded to the Montreal Alouettes in exchange for quarterback Kliff Kingsbury. [9]

Iowa Barnstormers

On January 31, 2011, Banks was assigned to the Iowa Barnstormers of Arena Football League (AFL). [10] On April 1, 2011, Banks set a Barnstormers single game record in touchdowns with an 11 TD (10 passing, 1 rushing) performance against the San Jose SaberCats at the HP Pavilion. [11] Iowa won 76-69.

CFL stats

SeasonAtts.Comps.Comp. %Pass
Yards		TDsINTs Rating Rush
yards		Rush
TDs
2004 1066763.2%84972102.31382
2005 14535.7%541145.030
2006 522242.3%2191337.3360
2007 6350.0%550242.450
2008 11100.0%800118.8200
2009 403075.0%12931118.8200
Total21912858.4%1,31412973.72222

Arena stats

PassingRushing
YearTeamCompATT %YDSTDINTRateATTYDSTD
2011 Iowa Barnstormers 32151562.33,9738224106.37025711

Personal life

Banks is a cousin of former Tennessee, College of the Sequoias, Ole Miss and Central Valley Coyotes quarterback Brent Schaeffer. [12] He is also a cousin of wide receiver Anquan Boldin. [13]

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  2. ↑ "-Eagles 2008 Football" (PDF). Retrieved March 2, 2009.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. ↑ "Brad Banks' Wonderlic Test Score". footballiqscore.com. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  4. ↑ "2003 Draft Scout Brad Banks, Iowa NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Brad Banks, Combine Results, QB - Iowa". nflcombineresults.com. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Redskins Sign Iowa Quarterback Brad Banks". michigansthumb.com. Huron Daily Tribune. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Former Heisman candidate signs with Renegades". cbc.ca. CBC Sports. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Bommbers sign Banks, Bohnet". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. May 16, 2007. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Alouettes, Bombers trade reserve QBs". cbc.ca. CBC Sports. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
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