2022 Football Roster

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Piper Blake

1 Javen Banks

  • Position Wide Receiver
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 175
  • Class Sr.
  • Experience 4L
  • Hometown Wichita Falls, Texas
  • Highschool Hirschi HS
  • Major Criminal Justice

Biography

Accolades
- 2021 Phil Steele All-Sun Belt Fourth Team

Career
Enters the 2022 season 9th in Texas State history with 1,380 career receiving yards ... T-4th in Texas State history in receiving TDs (16) ... 6th in Texas State history in career average yards/catch (16.8).

2022
Phil Steele Preseason All-Sun Belt Third Team ... PFF Preseason All-Sun Belt Third Team.

2021
Started and played in 11 of 12 games, catching 36 passes for 548 receiving yards and 5 touchdowns … Led the team in receiving yards and yards per catch (15.2) … Tied for the team lead in receiving touchdowns … 11th in the Sun Belt in receiving yards … T-9th in receiving touchdowns … 11th in the Sun Belt in yards per catch (15.4) and receiving yards per game … Three straight games of 80+ receiving yards from Oct. 9-23 … Season-high 104 receiving yards on 4 catches against South Alabama on Oct. 9 … Caught 2 touchdown passes at Eastern Michigan on Sept. 25 ... Season-high 11 targets in 2 games: Sept. 18 vs. UIW and Oct. 23 at Georgia State ... 0 drops on 65 targets.

2020
Played in 9 contests and started the last 4 games ... Caught 16 passes for 299 yards and 4 TDs ... Caught a 75-yard TD pass against App State ... Caught a 59-yard TD pass against Georgia Southern ... Had a 40-yard TD reception against Arkansas State ... season-high 5 catches for 38 yards and a TD against Coastal Carolina.

2019
Played in 10 games and made 4 starts ... 20 catches for 367 yards ... Team-leading 5 receiving TDs ... had the longest reception for the Bobcats with a 77-yard touchdown catch against Nicholls State ... averaged 18.4 yards per catch ... 5 receptions for 82 yards and a TD against App ... registered 5 catches for 66 yards and a TD against Troy ... caught 4 passes for 63 yards and a TD against South Alabama.

2018
Played in 11 games … 10 receptions for 161 yards and 3 TDs … had a 42-yard TD catch and a 1-yard rushing TD at South Alabama … also caught TD passes against Georgia State and New Mexico State.
 
High School
Attended Hirschi High School in Wichita Falls, Texas … three-sport athlete (football, basketball, track and field) ... garnered All-District 4-4A D1 First-Team honors as a wide receiver and Second-Team as a cornerback … earned All-State Honorable Mention recognition from the Texas Sports Writers Association as a utility player …was a Red River 22 football selection as a senior and a two-time honoree in basketball … tabbed All-District Second-Team as a wide receiver in his junior year ... hauled in a school-record 43 receptions for 962 yards and 15 touchdowns as a senior … competed in the state track and field meet in the long jump (fourth-place finish), the 4x100m relay (sixth-place finish) and the 4x200m relay (seventh place).
 
Personal
Born Jan. 19, 2000 ... son of Brandy Eaden and Donald Banks, Jr.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2018Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    6'2" 170 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2019Sophomore

    Wide Receiver
    6'2" 170 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2020Junior

    Wide Receiver
    6'2" 170 lbs
    12
  • 1

    2021Junior

    Wide Receiver
    6'2" 175 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2022Senior

    Wide Receiver
    6'1" 175 lbs
    1