Johnthan
Banks.
Johnthan
Banks.
Mississippi State· 6'2"· 185 lb· 4.61s 40
Tampa Bay's Cover-2 and man-under defense emphasizes disciplined zone coverage, strong run support from defensive backs, and the ability to play press on outside receivers.
Banks can immediately contribute as a nickel or boundary corner in Cover-2, with the long-term potential to develop into a starting outside cornerback due to his size and instincts.
A scheme asking him to consistently run with vertical threats in off-man coverage exposes his lack of elite deep speed.
A good fit for a disciplined, zone-heavy scheme, but lacks the speed and fluidity for extensive pure man coverage responsibilities.
Selected #43 overall in Round 2 of the 2013 NFL Draft by Tampa Bay Buccaneers out of Mississippi State.
Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- 4.61sp50
- Vertical
- 34inp50
- Broad jump
- 125inp50
- Three-cone
- 6.97sp50
- Shuttle
- 4.27sp50
- Bench
- 10repp50
| Yr | Team | G | Tkl | Sk | Int | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Mississippi State | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Mississippi State | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Mississippi State | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Mississippi State | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 51 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.
Johnthan Banks played cornerback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Detroit Lions, and Chicago Bears. He showed promise early in his career with the Buccaneers but struggled to maintain a consistent starting role and was traded multiple times.