Tavian Banks

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Tavian Banks
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Position: Running back
Personal information
Born: (1974-02-17) February 17, 1974 (age 50)
Moline, Illinois, U.S.
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:203 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school: Bettendorf
(Bettendorf, Iowa)
College: Iowa (1994–1997)
NFL draft: 1998  / Round: 4 / Pick: 101
Career history
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:222
Rushing average:4.5
Rushing touchdowns:1
Receptions:18
Receiving yards:157
Player stats at PFR

Tavian Remond Banks (born February 17, 1974) is an American former football player and coach who played as a running back for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes, earning third-team All-American honors in 1997. He was selected by the Jaguars in the fourth round of the 1998 NFL draft, where played from 1998 to 2000. [1] He also was a member of the New Orleans Saints.

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High school career

Tavian Banks was a high school standout in both football and soccer at Bettendorf High School Bulldogs in Bettendorf, Iowa, breaking many school records.

College career

Banks chose to play for the in-state Iowa Hawkeyes over offers from national powers Miami Hurricanes and Washington Huskies. After being a backup to standout Sedrick Shaw for most of his first three years, Banks became the full-time starter his senior season. Tavian coined the nickname "Big Money" while at Iowa as a play on his last name. [1] During his senior campaign in the 1997 season, Banks rushed for a school record 1,691 yards and 17 touchdowns, an Iowa single-season record that stood until Shonn Greene broke it in 2008. [1] In the second game of the 1997 season, Banks rushed for 314 yards [1] and scored four times in Iowa's victory over Tulsa. Banks holds the school record for touchdowns scored in a career with 33. [2] Iowa finished 1997 with a record of 7–5 after losing to Arizona State in the 1997 Sun Bowl.

NFL career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 9+5⁄8 in
(1.77 m)		198 lb
(90 kg)		31+7⁄8 in
(0.81 m)		9+5⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		4.48 s1.52 s2.59 s3.95 s7.34 s39.0 in
(0.99 m)		10 ft 5 in
(3.18 m)		15 reps

Banks was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the fourth round of the 1998 NFL Draft, the same draft in which Jaguars great Fred Taylor was drafted in the first round. [3] After a promising start to the 1999 season, Banks suffered a major knee injury during a game against the Atlanta Falcons. [1] Banks tore the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), posterior cruciate ligament (PCL), and fibular collateral ligament (LCL) in his left knee and missed over two years due to surgery and rehab. Banks attempted a comeback with the New Orleans Saints in 2002. He was named to the practice squad in 2003. [1] Banks was placed on waivers by the Saints in at the conclusion of the 2004 season.

Coaching career

Banks served as assistant running backs coach for the Louisville Cardinals in 2006, [1] but decided to leave the team when head coach Bobby Petrino left for the Atlanta Falcons. Currently, Banks is the C.E.O. of Carpe Diem Sports Enhancement in Yorkville, Illinois. He is currently a running backs coach at Naperville Central Highschool.

In 2008 Tavian Banks was inducted into Iowa High School Sports Hall of Fame, and in 2009 he was elected to Quad-City Sports Hall of Fame. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Doxsie, Don (April 20, 2009). "Tavian Banks' speed sets him apart". Quad-City Times. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Individual Records". hawkeyesports.com. Archived from the original on August 6, 2011. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
  3. ↑ "1998 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
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