2020 Football Roster
Roster
Banks, Jay
Jersey Number 80
Jay Banks
- Position:
- WR
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 225
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Olive Branch, Miss.
- High School/Previous School:
- Olive Branch (Louisville)
Bio
SEC Graduate
Career Notes & Records
Career: Owns his undergraduate degree in criminal justice from Louisville ... Brother, Jevon, is a freshman defensive end for the Bulldogs ... Spent his first collegiate season at Pearl River C.C. (2016) before transferring to Louisville (2017-19). »
2020 Season (Senior Season)
Season: Appeared in one game ... One of 27 student-athletes to make their Mississippi State debut in 2020.
Missouri (12/19): Made MSU debut.
2019 (Junior Season – Louisville)
Season:Â Did not see any game action.
2018 (Sophomore Season – Louisville)
Season:Â Appeared in one game.
Kentucky (11/24): Made collegiate debut.
2017 (Redshirt Freshman Season – Louisville)
Season:Â Redshirted his initial season at Louisville.
2016 (True Freshman Season – Pearl River C.C.)
Season: Appeared in seven games … Caught eight passes for 135 yards and two touchdowns.
High School
Prepped at Olive Branch High School under head coach Steve Buckley … Earned all-district honors as a junior and senior … For his career, totaled 1,333 yards receiving on 78 receptions with 19 touchdowns … Averaged 17.1 yards per reception … As a senior, logged 857 yards receiving on 49 catches with 14 touchdowns.
Personal
Born Jeffrey Lee Banks on April 10, 1998 … Son of Erica and Jeffrey Banks … Owns his undergraduate degree in criminal justice from Louisville ... Majoring in public policy and administration.
Career Notes & Records
Career: Owns his undergraduate degree in criminal justice from Louisville ... Brother, Jevon, is a freshman defensive end for the Bulldogs ... Spent his first collegiate season at Pearl River C.C. (2016) before transferring to Louisville (2017-19). »
2020 Season (Senior Season)
Season: Appeared in one game ... One of 27 student-athletes to make their Mississippi State debut in 2020.
Missouri (12/19): Made MSU debut.
2019 (Junior Season – Louisville)
Season:Â Did not see any game action.
2018 (Sophomore Season – Louisville)
Season:Â Appeared in one game.
Kentucky (11/24): Made collegiate debut.
2017 (Redshirt Freshman Season – Louisville)
Season:Â Redshirted his initial season at Louisville.
2016 (True Freshman Season – Pearl River C.C.)
Season: Appeared in seven games … Caught eight passes for 135 yards and two touchdowns.
High School
Prepped at Olive Branch High School under head coach Steve Buckley … Earned all-district honors as a junior and senior … For his career, totaled 1,333 yards receiving on 78 receptions with 19 touchdowns … Averaged 17.1 yards per reception … As a senior, logged 857 yards receiving on 49 catches with 14 touchdowns.
Personal
Born Jeffrey Lee Banks on April 10, 1998 … Son of Erica and Jeffrey Banks … Owns his undergraduate degree in criminal justice from Louisville ... Majoring in public policy and administration.
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